ArmInfo. At the 5th international banking conference "Caucasus'19" organized by the SME Banking Club in Tbilisi, Ameriabank presented a scoring system for issuing online business credits for SMEs and achievements achieved over 5 months from the moment of its introduction on May 17.
The press service of Ameriabank told ArmInfo that over 5 months the growth of the clientele-SMB subjects was 60%. In the same period, in the retail portfolio of Ameriabank SMEs, the volume of online loans provided through the scoring system was 89%, and their number was 94%.
The conference organizers awarded certificates to the most innovative banks in 2018, including Ameriabank.
According to the source, for obtaining automatically approved online business loans in the amount of 1 million to 10 million drams (https://sme.ameriabank.am/?utm_source=SME- Online & utm_medium = Media) you can apply without interrupting your business and not visiting the Bank. Moreover, when applying for such loans, there is no charge for the provision and no collateral in the form of real estate is required. To submit an application, you must go to the Bank's website, fill out an online application and get an answer within 5 minutes. Bank customers, who also have accounts here, are also given the opportunity to sign a loan agreement online, thereby transferring communication with the Bank entirely to an online platform.
It should be noted that Ameriabank, which has been operating in the Armenian market since October 31, 1996, is a universal bank providing investment, corporate and retail banking services in the form of a comprehensive package of banking solutions. The shareholders of the bank on January 1, 2019 are the Ameria Group CY Ltd. - 56.6%, EBRD - 17.8%, Asian Development Bank - 13.98%, ESPS Holding Limited - 11.62%.