Bank of Valletta

Bank of Valletta p.l.c.
Company typePublic limited company
MSEBOV
IndustryBanking
Financial services
PredecessorNational Bank of Malta
Founded1974 (1974)
HeadquartersBOV Centre,
Cannon Road,
Zone 4, Central Business District,
Santa Venera, CBD4060,
Malta
Area served
Maltese Islands
Key people
Dr Gordon Cordina (Chairman)
Kenneth Farrugia (Chief Executive Officer)[1]
ProductsRetail banking
Commercial banking
€89.20 mln (2019)[2]
Total assets€10.6 bln (2019)[2]
Number of employees
1,843 (2017)
SubsidiariesBOV Asset Management/BOV Fund Services
Websitewww.bov.com

Bank of Valletta plc (BOV) is a Maltese bank and financial services company headquartered in Santa Venera. It is the oldest established financial services provider in Malta and one of the largest. As of 2014, the bank had 44 branches, 6 regional business centres, a head office, and a wealth management arm located around the Maltese Islands.[3] It has representative offices in the United Kingdom, Australia, Belgium and Italy.

BOV has been designated as a Significant Institution since the entry into force of European Banking Supervision in late 2014, and as a consequence is directly supervised by the European Central Bank.[4][5]

  1. ^ "BOV selects Kenneth Farrugia as its new CEO". 15 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b "BOV announces results for 2019". Bank of Valletta. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  3. ^ "BoV up, inaugurates new centre". timesofmalta.com. 12 February 2006.
  4. ^ "The list of significant supervised entities and the list of less significant institutions" (PDF). European Central Bank. 4 September 2014.
  5. ^ "List of supervised entities" (PDF). European Central Bank. 1 January 2023.