Pasha Bank (Azerbaijan)

Overview

Pasha Bank (Azerbaijan) is Azerbaijan's largest commercial bank by assets + Pasha Holding parent + Mehriban Aliyeva controlling via Pasha Holding + First Lady of Azerbaijan + daughter of Pasha Holding founder Arif Pashayev ownership + Azerbaijan + Georgia + Turkey operations [1, az-cro]. 2025 baseline: Pasha Bank Azerbaijan's largest commercial bank by assets.

History

2007 — Pasha Bank OJSC founded by Pasha Holding (Pashayev family Azerbaijani conglomerate) distinctive Azerbaijani banking heritage.

2014 — Pasha Bank Mobile Banking app launch distinctive Azerbaijani mobile banking strategy.

2017 — Pasha Bank Georgia subsidiary + 2014 Pasha Yatırım Bank Turkey subsidiary distinctive Azerbaijani regional banking expansion.

Ownership & operator

Operating entity: Pasha Bank OJSC (Azerbaijan's largest commercial bank by assets; Pasha Holding parent + Mehriban Aliyeva controlling via Pasha Holding).

Major shareholders: Pasha Holding (Pashayev family Azerbaijani conglomerate; First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva + daughter of founder Arif Pashayev + Pasha Construction + Pasha Insurance + Pasha Property + Pasha Travel) majority controlling + minority Azerbaijani institutional investors.

Regulators: CBAR (Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan).

Technical integration

Pasha Bank Mobile Banking app (iOS + Android) + pashabank.az online + Pasha Bank branch network across Azerbaijan + Georgia + Turkey + Pasha Bank Visa + Mastercard cards; Azerbaijan IBAN + AziPay (Azerbaijani national payment network).

Implementations & partners

Pasha Holding ecosystem: Pasha Bank + Pasha Holding (Pashayev family Azerbaijani conglomerate; Pasha Construction + Pasha Insurance + Pasha Property + Pasha Travel) + Pasha Bank Georgia + Pasha Yatırım Bank Turkey distinctive Azerbaijani Aliyev family conglomerate-bank ecosystem.

Major Azerbaijani banking competitors: [[kapital-bank-az]] (Kapital Bank Azerbaijani commercial bank + Birbank mobile banking) + [[international-bank-az]] (International Bank of Azerbaijan ABB; Azerbaijani state-owned commercial bank; Azerbaijan's largest bank by assets historically) + [[abb-bank]] (Azerbaijan ABB International Bank of Azerbaijan) + [[unibank-az]] (Unibank Azerbaijani commercial bank) + [[expressbank-az]] (Expressbank Azerbaijani commercial bank).

Regulator: CBAR.

Status

Active, Azerbaijan's largest commercial bank by assets + Pasha Holding parent + Mehriban Aliyeva controlling + Azerbaijan + Georgia + Turkey operations [1, 2]:

• Pasha Bank OJSC since 2007 Pasha Bank OJSC founded by Pasha Holding + 2014 Pasha Bank Mobile Banking app launch + 2014 Pasha Yatırım Bank Turkey subsidiary + 2017 Pasha Bank Georgia subsidiary.
• CBAR regulated.

Sources

• 1 Pasha Bank — official
• 2 Pasha Bank — Wikipedia
• az-cro In-corpus: reports/countries/AZ-azerbaijan.md

Source

Biography extracted from pasha-bank.md. See matrix.md for standards-support matrix if present.