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The milestones we've reached

• 2024

  Bigbank launches term deposits for private customers in Lithuania, savings deposits for private customers in Latvia and Bulgaria, and expands credit card offerings to private customers in Latvia and Lithuania. It also introduces savings deposits for corporate customers in both Latvia and Lithuania. The bank is designated a systemically important credit institution by Eesti Pank, launches current accounts for private customers in Estonia, and becomes a direct member of the SEPA instant payments system. Additionally, Bigbank issues public T2 and private AT1 instruments.

• 2023

  Bigbank launches its savings deposit product in Finland, Estonia, and Lithuania for private customers. Additionally, the bank successfully raises capital multiple times through both public T2 and private AT1 bond issues.

• 2022

  Moody’s assigns Bigbank a long-term deposit rating of Baa3. Additionally, Bigbank launches a public offering of subordinated bonds (T2) in the Baltic States, which is oversubscribed by more than two times and listed on the Nasdaq Baltic Bond List. The bank also introduces its first-ever credit card in Estonia.

• 2021

  Bigbank launches its housing loan product in Latvia and Lithuania. Additionally, services for private customers are expanded with car leasing in Lithuania and consumer loans in Bulgaria. In the corporate segment, the bank begins offering agricultural and forest land loans in Estonia and Latvia.

• 2020

  Bigbank obtains permits to establish and operate a branch in Bulgaria. The bank launches digital customer identification and contract signing in Latvia and Lithuania, corporate car and equipment leasing in Estonia and Lithuania, savings deposits for private customers in Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands, digital revolving loans for private customers in Sweden, refinancing and collateralised car loans for private customers in Finland, and housing loans in Estonia.

• 2019

  New banking platform Nest is launched in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.

• 2018

  New banking platform Nest is launched in Finland and Sweden.

• 2017

  Bigbank celebrates its 25th anniversary by hosting an annual conference for all Bigbankers in Riga.

• 2016

  Bigbank introduces an innovative new product in Estonia - mobile credit card.

• 2015

  Bigbank's international trademark is changed together with launch of new branding from BIGBANK with capital letters to Bigbank with only first capital letter.

• 2012

  BIGBANK opens a branch and starts issuing loans in Sweden. BIGBANK begins offering deposits as a cross-border service in the Netherlands.

• 2011

  BIGBANK opens a branch and starts issuing loans in Spain.

• 2010

  BIGBANK begins offering deposits as a cross-border service in Austria. BIGBANK starts issuing loans in Finland.

• 2009

  The business name is changed to BIGBANK AS. Bigbank begins offering term deposits as a cross-border service in Germany. BIGBANK opens a branch in Finland.

• 2008

  The bank, which had been operating under the name BIG, also starts using the unified international trademark BIGBANK in Estonia and Latvia. In addition to its subsidiary, Bigbank opens a branch in Latvia. BIGBANK begins offering term deposits as a cross-border service in Finland.

• 2007

  BIG opens a Lithuanian branch – the first to operate under the Bigbank trademark. The international rating agency Moody's Investor Service issues BIG with a credit rating for the first time. BIG conducts its first international issue of debt instruments and lists the bonds on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. The balance sheet total and loan portfolio of the bank reach 2.5 billion and 2 billion Estonian kroons respectively by the end of the year. The number of active credit contracts reaches 100,000.

• 2006

  BIG begins offering term deposits on the Estonian market. The balance sheet total of BIG exceeds 1 billion kroons for the first time. By the end of the year the loan portfolio also reaches this mark.

• 2005

  BIG is issued with an activity licence as a credit institution. Since then it has operated in Estonia as a bank. The new business name of the enterprise becomes Balti Investeeringute Grupi Pank AS.

• 2004

  BIG submits an application for an activity licence as a credit institution. BIG lists its bonds on the Tallinn Stock Exchange for the first time.

• 1997

  The enterprise adopts the trademark BIG (an acronym from its business name AS Balti Investeeringute Grupp).

• 1996

  The company founds a subsidiary in Latvia.

• 1993

  The first branch is opened in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia.

• 1992

  What is now Bigbank launches operations, opening its first branch in Tartu, Estonia.