ALTA-BANK ZAO was founded in January, 1993.

On January 29, 1993 the Articles of Association were registered in the Central Bank of Russian Federation . For 12 years of its existence Alta-Bank has survived the bank crisis of 1995 and the general financial crisis of 1998,  has completely restored turns and assets and continued further development in all directions of  bank activity. ALTA-BANK ZAO acts on the basis of the General license of the Central Bank of Russian Federation № 2269 for performing banking operations and the license of a professional participant on the securities market. On the 1st of September the Bank was acceted to the Deposit insurance System.

The Bank is:

-         the member of the Association of Russian Banks;
-         the member of the System of Deposit Insurance;
-         the member of  the Moscow Bank Union;
-         the member of  the Moscow Inter-bank Currency Stock Exchange;
-         the member of the National Fond Association;
-         the associated member of the Europay International;
-         the associated member of the Visa International;
-         the principal member of STB Card;
-         the member of the Deposit Insurance System.

Alta-Bank has the status of an authorized bank of the Government of Moscow.  During existence of the Bank the network of correspondent relations with foreign banks has been created with:

-         VTB Bank ( Deutschland) AG
-         Commerzbank AG (Frankfurt-am-Main , Germany )
-         and other leading Russian banks        

Membership in the international system S.W.I.F.T and co-operation with foreign banks allows Alta-Bank carry out clients’ payment assignments surely, efficiently and conveniently.

Together with the Moscow Fund of the Support of small business and with the Department of the Support of small business of the Government of Moscow Alta-Bank actively works with small Moscow and near Moscow enterprises. According to the program of development of leasing as one of the most effective ways of the financial and proper support of small enterprises, the Bank participates in leasing mechanisms of the equipment to small organizations.

Having won the niche in the system of Moscow banks, Alta-Bank puts the aim for the years – to become some kind of "financial supermarket” – a  bank with understanding of the international financial establishment. It means a wide range of bank services, a variety of  divisions and branches,  an extensive network of correspondent relations, a transition to the international  financial reporting standards, crediting real sector of economy, the development of communications systems,  up-to-date understanding of safety and legitimacy of activity of the bank and its clients. The on-line communication is carried out with all structural divisions of the Bank. Clients actively use “Bank-Client” as one of  the ways of the distant service.
Now the Bank is serving in OPERU of the Moscow GTU of the Bank of Russia as one of the 60 constitutive banks of Russia .