In 2022, the bank started the process of establishing a neobank, the first Romanian project of this kind, and is currently starting works to make future activities operational and to launch the new bank.
In this context, the bank’s team is undergoing an expansion and consolidation process, therefore, 50 new colleagues – tech, business, risk and operations experts – have joined the team over the last months.
Before joining Idea::Bank, Viorel Ruse had been Director of Marketing and Communications at First Bank for almost four years. Previously, he had been part of the ING Bank Romania team for 12 years, as a Marketing Manager.
Viorel Vasile boasts a vast experience in banking in the cards segment, for over 15 years. Before joining Idea::Bank, he had developed projects in the cards segment for Alpha Bank Romania and for BRD Finance.