Banks in Belarus

There are 24 banks in Belarus and depending on what services you are interested in you need to find the right one. If you want to open a bank account, receive or send money by transferring it to a natural or legal person, replenish the balance of a plastic or credit card, get a credit or pay for goods and services, you will inevitably find yourself in one of the Belarusian banks.

Banks in Belarus offer the following services for individuals, corporate clients and financial institutions:

• crediting;
• deposit;
• factoring;
• leasing;
• settlement services;
• currency exchange transactions;
• operations with banks' securities;
• remote servicing;
• issuance of payment cards and other types of services.

Small and medium business

1. Settlement and cash services:

• service packages for milking corporate clients;
• fees for banking and other transactions;
• international bank transfers;
• online banking.

2. Credit operations:

• loans for small business;
• loans for current operations;
• microcredits;
• credits for agroecotourism;
• overdraft crediting;
• factoring;
• export credits;
• credits for implementation of investment projects;
• financing of foreign trade contracts.

3. Salary projects
4. Currency exchange operations
5. Acredits
6. Guarantees of a surety
7. Instruments of free cash placement:

• deposits;
• certificates of deposit;
• bonds.

8. Other operations:

• fiduciary management of cash and securities;
• comprehensive depositary services;
• custody of valuables;
• operations in the securities market;
• collection services;
• acquiring services.

Large business

1. Deposits
2. International payments
3. Business support:

• consulting services;
• lending for the purchase of goods by individuals.

4. Settlement and cash services:

• opening and maintenance of accounts;
• encashment;
• foreign exchange operations and foreign exchange control;
• issuance of salary cards.

5. Instruments of financing:

• business plan development;
• consulting services;
• lending to legal entities;
• trade financing;
• investment project financing;
• leasing.

6. Investment banking:

• brokerage service;
• depositary services;
• attraction of financing by placement of bonds and shares;
• syndicated lending;
• business purchase or sale;
• mergers and acquisitions;
• fiduciary management.

Financial institutions

1. Trade financing and organization of documentary operations:

• opening of import letters of credit;
• organization of confirmation, financing of import letters of credit by foreign banks;
• execution of export letters of credit;
• authenticity check of documents to receive payment under guarantees of banks-counterparties;
• execution of full complex of operations on documentary collection.

2. Maintenance of correspondent accounts
3. Depositary services:

• account opening and maintenance;
• depositary services for issuers;
• registration of transactions with securities;
• depositary service of the account.

Foreign companies

1. Settlement and cash services:

• account opening and maintenance;
• encashment;
• currency transactions and currency control;
• issuance of salary cards.

2. Business support:

• consulting services;
• lending for the purchase of goods by individuals.

3. Depository services:

• account opening and maintenance;
• depositary services for issuers;
• registration of transactions with securities;
• depositary service of the account.

Banks of the Republic of Belarus

Analysts of benefit.by conducted analysis of statistical indicators of Belarusian banks and compiled their rating. Here are TOP-5 banks from this rating:

1. Belarusbank
2. Belagroprombank
3. BPS-Sberbank
4. BelVEB
5. Belgazprombank

Bank branches

Branches of all banks in Belarus can be seen at: https://finance.tut.by/banks/.

Opening time

1. Absolutbank: 9 am to 7 pm, Saturday, Sunday off
2. Alfabank: Monday to Thursday from 9 am to 5.30 pm, Friday from 9 am to 4.15 pm, Saturday, Sunday - day off
3. Paritetbank: Monday-Thursday from 8.30 am to 5.30 pm, Friday from 8.30 am to 4.15 pm, Saturday, Sunday - day off
4. BelWeb: Monday-Thursday from 9:30 am to 6 pm, Friday from 9:30 am to 5 pm, Saturday, Sunday off
5. VTB: Monday-Thursday from 8.30 am to 5.30 pm, Friday from 8.30 am to 4.15 pm, Saturday, Sunday - day off
6. Dabrabyt: 9 am to 7 pm, Saturday, Sunday off
7. TK Bank: Monday-Thursday from 9 am to 4 pm, Friday from 9 am to 3 pm, Saturday, Sunday - day off
8. Belagroprombank: Monday to Thursday from 9 am to 7 pm, Friday from 9 am to 6 pm, Saturday, Sunday - day off
9. Belarusbank: Monday-Thursday from 9 am to 7pm, Saturday, Sunday - day off
10. Belgazprombank: Monday to Thursday from 9 am to 6.30 pm, Friday from 9 am to 6 pm, Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm, Sunday off
11. Belinvestbank: Monday to Thursday from 9 am to 7 pm, Friday from 9 am to 5 pm, Saturday, Sunday - day off
12. BNB-Bank: 9 am to 7 pm, Saturday, Sunday off
13. BPS-Sberbank: from 9 am to 7 pm, Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm, Sunday off
14. BSB Bank: from 9 am to 7 pm, Saturday from 9 am to 4 pm, Sunday off
15. BTA Bank: from 9 am to 7 pm, Saturday from 9 am to 4 pm, Sunday off
16. Delta Bank: 9 am to 8.45 pm, Saturday, Sunday - day off
17. Ideabank: from 9 am to 6 pm, Saturday, Sunday is a day off
18. MTBank: 9 am to 8 pm, Saturday 10 am to 6 pm, Sunday off
19. National Bank of the Republic of Belarus: Monday-Thursday from 8.30 am to 5.30 pm, Friday from 8.30 am to 4.15 pm, Saturday, Sunday - day off
20. Priorbank: Monday-Thursday from 8.30 am to 5.30 pm, Friday from 8.30 am to 4.15 pm, Saturday, Sunday - day off
21. RRB-Bank: from 9 am to 8 pm, Saturday from 10 am to 3 pm, Sunday off
22. Statusbank: from 9 am to 7 pm, Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm, Sunday off
23. Technobank: from 9 am to 7 pm, Saturday from 9 am to 4 pm, Sunday is a day off
24. Fransabank: from 9 am to 7 pm daily, on the last working day of the month from 9 am to 4.30 pm

Phones

1. Absolutbank: 7545
2. Alfabank: 198
3. Paritetbank: 171
4. BelWeb: 205.
5. VTB: 309-15-15
6. Dabrabyt: 5-222-111
7. TC Bank: +375 17 312-10-12
8. Belagroprombank: 136
9. Belarusbank: 147
10. Belgazprombank: 120
11. Belinvestbank: 146
12. BNB-Bank: 7309
13. BPS-Sberbank: 148
14. BSB Bank: 306-20-40
15. BTA Bank: +375 17 25 777 25
16. Delta Bank: +375 17 279-02-79
17. Ideabank: 7555
18. MTBank: +375 17 229-99-99
19. National Bank of the Republic of Belarus: +375 17 306-00-02
20. Priorbank: 487
21. RRB-Bank: 226
22. Status Bank: +375 17 303-00-00
23. Technobank: +375 17 388-57-57
24. Francabank: +375 17 389-36-36

Addresses on the map

Addresses of head offices of banks in Minsk.

1. Absolutbank: pr-t Nezavisimosti, 95
2. Alfabank: 43 Surganov Street
3. Paritetbank: 61a Kiseleva St
4. BelWeb: pr-t Pobeditelei, 29
5. VTB: 14 Moskovskaya St
6. Dabrabyt: 49 Kommunisticheskaya St
7. TK Bank: 65a Timiryazeva str
8. Belagroprombank: 3 Zhukova Ave
9. Belarusbank: 18 Dzerzhinsky Ave
10. Belgazprombank: 60/2 Pritytskogo str
11. Belinvestbank: pr-t Masherova, 60/2
12. BNB-Bank: pr-t Nezavisimosti, 87a
13. BPS-Sberbank: 6 Mulyavina Blvd
14. BSB Bank: pr-t Pobeditelei, 23/4
15. BTA Bank: 20/2 Vera Khoruzhey Street
16. Delta Bank: 72 Timiryazeva Street
17. Ideabank: 11 Zmitroka Byaduly Street
18. MTBank: 10 Tolstoy St
19. National Bank of the Republic of Belarus: pr-t Nezavisimosti, 20
20. Priorbank: 31a Vera Khoruzhey Street
21. RRB-Bank: 18 Krasnozvezdnaya St
22. Status bank: 8a Denisovskaya St
23. Technobank: 44 Kropotkin Street
24. Francabank:  pr-t Nezavisimosti, 95a

Currency in Banks

Money and foreign currency

After the denomination, the international designation of the Belarusian ruble and format of mony has changed. Previously, the calculation was in hundreds, thousands and millions, but after 2016, we started counting in rubles, hundreds and thousands. The largest banknote is 500 Belarusian rubles, while the smallest - a coin of 1 kopeck.

Currency exchange in our country is allowed only in banks, bank branches, as well as in hotels, casinos and shopping centers.

In Belarus, you can buy the US dollar, Euro, Russian ruble, Zloty, UAH and Yuan.

Currency Rates

Dollar exchange rate

March 10, 2020, the dollar rate in Belarus is 3.40 BYN.

RUB exchange rate      

As of March 10, 2020, the Russian ruble exchange rate is 3.26 BYN.

Money transfer

You can make a bank transfer using the following systems:

• EasyPay;
• WebPay;
• iPay;
• Qiwi;
• WebMoney;
• RBK Money;
• ICQMoney;
• Perfect Money;
• PayPal;
• Google Wallet;
• Softcard, etc.

Deposits

In all banks of the Republic of Belarus you can make a deposit. The banks offer different conditions and interest rates, which you can find here: https://finance.tut.by/vklady/.

Loans

All types of loans from banks of the Republic of Belarus and loan conditions can be found here: https://finance.tut.by/credits/.

Internet banking

Private Office

In your personal online banking cabinet you can make transfers from card to card, pay for housing and utilities services, mobile communications, loans and so on. You can also always view your card balance.

ATMs

On https://infobank.by/vse-bankomaty-minska-i-regionov-poisk-bankomatov/ you can find the address of the nearest ATM or ATM of a certain bank. Here you can find the addresses of ATMs all over Belarus.

Plastic card

Most banks have the right to issue plastic cards, and their choice is also wide: from the exclusively Belarusian payment system Belcard to international Mastercard and Visa of standard and premium class.

Banks in Minsk remain the only ones in Belarus that accept American Express cards through several ATMs located mostly in international hotel chains, such as Marriott Hotel or Double Tree by Hilton. Western Union is one of the fastest and easiest ways to transfer money without delay in Belarus. UnionPay also works with several ATMs that support this money transaction system.

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