OREANDA-NEWS. NOMOS-BANK, Otkritie Bank and Khanty-Mansiysk Bank have combined their ATM networks across their service area. The combined ATM network now totals more than 2,000 units in more than 125 cities in Russia.

With the merger of the ATM networks, cardholders can withdraw cash, deposit funds in cash, pay for services, and receive balances and mini-statements commission-free.

"Combining ATM networks is a logical step in the integration of NOMOS-BANK Group into Otkritie Financial Corporation. This will give our customers even more options for quality and multi-functional service in a large, reliable corporation. Holders of bank cards of all three banks will now find it much easier and cheaper to use our ATMs, both in terms of cash withdrawals and other common banking operations without commission. We plan to further develop our remote banking services and their convenience and accessibility for our customers," said Elena Budnik, Deputy Chairman of the Board of NOMOS-BANK.

NOMOS-BANK Group is the 6th largest Russian banking group by assets and second-largest Russian private universal bank. Consolidated assets of the Group under IFRS as of December 31 2012, totaled RUB 899.9 billion and its net worth was RUB 90.4 billion.

NOMOS-BANK Group has a broad regional network, which as of December 31 2012, had approximately 300 offices in economically important Russian regions. A significant portion of the Group's business is concentrated in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Tyumen Region (including the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous District), Novosibirsk Oblast and Khabarovsk Krai.

NOMOS-BANK Group provides a wide range of banking services to corporate, retail, and small business customers. As of December 31 2012, NOMOS-BANK’s customer base totaled 13,500 corporate customers, 85,800 small business customers and approximately 1.5 million individuals, including private banking clients.

NOMOS-BANK holds a BB rating from Fitch and a Ba3 rating from Moody's rating agencies.

Khanty-Mansiysk Bank was founded in 1992, is one of the 30 leading Russian financial institutions and one of the 1000 largest banks worldwide. At the present time, the Bank has more than 170 offices in operation.

Khanty-Mansiysk Bank is the undisputed leader in the Urals Federal District in terms of the key financial indicators of assets, loan portfolio, capital, and deposits.

Khanty-Mansiysk Bank has the largest acquiring network in the region with about 900 ATMs and information-and-payment booths, and 8,000 POS-terminals.

More than 800,000 customers in the region and across the country use the organization’s bank cards.

Khanty-Mansiysk Bank has around 40,000 corporate customers with accounts, and 3.5 million people use the various services provided by the organization each year.

Otkritie Bank is a universal commercial bank which offers its customers a range of traditional banking products, as well as investment, retirement and insurance services. The Bank was formed through the merger of four banks under the Otkritie brand making it one of the top 30 Russian banks in terms of assets.

The Bank has a B international credit rating from Standard & Poor's with a Stable outlook, and a B long-term credit rating from Fitch with a Rating Watch Positive outlook.

The Bank’s main shareholders are: Otkritie Financial Corporation, Deposit Insurance Agency, and International Finance Corporation (IFC) which is part of the World Bank Group and invests in promising companies around the world.

The banking business is one of Otkritie Financial Corporation’s core areas of activity and the second biggest banking business in Russia*. When NOMOS-BANK joins the structure of Otkritie Financial Corporation the number of clients served by the unified bank will be over 3 million personal customers and 120,000 legal entities.