Private company

Bank of Athens

Former Greek bank

The Bank of Athens (Greek: Τράπεζα Αθηνών, French: Banque d'Athènes), colloquially known as Athinaiki, was a Greek bank based in Athens, Greece, from where it took its name. Founded in 1893 and long affiliated with France's Banque de l'Union Parisienne (BUP), it was Greece's second-largest bank in the mid-20th century behind the National Bank of Greece (NBG).2 It ceased to exist in 1953.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1893Founded1
  • HeadquartersAthens1
  • Founded inAthens1
  • Legal formAnonymi Etaireia1

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Old building of National bank of Greece
Photo: athenswalk, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Bank of Athens (Greek: Τράπεζα Αθηνών, French: Banque d'Athènes), colloquially known as Athinaiki, was a Greek bank based in Athens, Greece, from where it took its name. Founded in 1893 and long affiliated with France's Banque de l'Union Parisienne (BUP), it was Greece's second-largest bank in the mid-20th century behind the National Bank of Greece (NBG).2

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by National Bank of Greece1

Timeline

  1. 1953Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1893Founded Founded in Athens1

Sources

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