About Us

The Bank has been present in the Serbian market since 2008 and was established as greenfield investment in the banking sector of Serbia. With a change in ownership structure since 2018, the Serbian company AZRS INVEST d.o.o. became the 100% owner of the Bank.

Focused on providing quality products and services, the Bank’s business network includes two branches in Belgrade and one branch in Novi Sad.

API Bank sees its key to success in creating a business model with personalized solutions for clients, tailored to their needs. Being flexible and dynamic in business, keeping up with changes in technology and regulations, and maintaining stability in risk management are key priorities for the development of API Bank.

The name of the Bank – API (Application Programming Interface) reflects a vision of the future that will bring technological progress and integration of practical solutions in everyday business. The bank is focused on modernization and is committed to applying quality and innovative solutions using the latest financial technologies, digitalization, and expanding e-services that play a vital role for further development.

API Bank is developing and improving a portfolio of banking services for legal entities, with an emphasis on individual approach and a focus on providing modern financial products and services tailored to the needs of businesses. For individuals, API Bank offer and a wide range of products and services with an individual approach and constant improvement of Bank’s services. API Bank also offers specialized services and comprehensive support for non-resident clients, available in multiple languages. Thanks to its educated and professional team of experts, API Bank successfully responds to all the challenges and financial needs of the modern era.

Sustainable development and Corporate social responsibility are integral parts of the Bank’s business strategy. The Bank actively supports projects and initiatives within the local community in which it successfully operates.
API Bank is a member of relevant associations and organizations including the Association of Serbian Bank’s, the Chamber of Commerce of Serbia, ICA etc. The Bank provides continuous support to the most vulnerable groups of the society – children and youth, people with disabilities, and makes additional efforts to raise awareness about the importance of the environmental protection and health care.

OUR VALUES
API Bank is guided by values such as transparency, responsibility, understanding, teamwork, quality, trust, and efficiency.

Management

Executive Board

Valentina Keiša – President of the Executive Board
On March 17, 2022, Valentina Keiša was appointed to the position of the President of the Executive Board of the Bank by the decision of the Board of Directors. From November 2018 until the moment of her appointment, Valentina was a member of the Executive Board of the Bank. Valentina has significant work experience in the banking sector, gained in various areas of banking over more than twenty-five years. In 2005, from the position of Director for International Projects at the Latvian Lateko Bank, Valentina was appointed a member of the Bank's Board of Directors. In 2013 and for the next five years, Valentina was a member of the Executive Board of Norvik Asset Management, and then served as senior vice president of Meridian Trade Bank, in charge of lending.
Radomir Stevanović – Member of the Executive Board
Radomir Stevanović is a Member of the Executive Board since December 2018. Radomir has more than 20 years of working experiences in domestic banking sector, most of all on manager positions in Treasury business, where he has worked in the Bank as Head of Treasury since 2008. He started his career in Societe Generaly Yugoslav Bank AD Belgrade in Corporate Division, but soon he stared to manage Treasury Back Office. After that, he continued his career at managing positions in various banks in Serbia, as the person in charge of Treasury. “I always had an interest in professional development and growth, and I am glad that modern technologies and globalization are offering more and more opportunities for it.”

Members of the Board of Directors:

Vladislav Shlyakhovoy – President of the Board of Directors
Alexei Golubev – member of the Board of Directors
Goran LjubiÄŤić – member of the Board of Directors
Zoran Mitrović  – member of the Board of Directors
Vladimir Shlyakhovoy – member of the Board of Directors

Organizational structure of the Bank