Who owns Bank of Georgia?
Bank of Georgia is owned by Lion Finance Group (Georgia, LSE: BGEO).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Lion Finance Group PLC - Annual Report 2025 (ESEF report). Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Lion Finance Group PLC reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇬🇪 Georgia, Tbilisi
- Origin
- 🇬🇪 Georgia, Tbilisi
- Founded
- 1994
- Category
- Finance & insurance › Banks › Retail & commercial banks
- Parent ticker
- LSE: BGEO
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Bank of Georgia
Bank of Georgia is a leading Georgian universal bank, incorporated in Tbilisi in October 1994 and now wholly owned by Lion Finance Group after it bought the last 0.44% from minority holders in March 2025. It had over 1.8 million digital monthly active users at the end of 2025, and runs sCoolApp, a banking app for school pupils with about 185,700 monthly users.
Ownership timeline of Bank of Georgia
- Current owner Lion Finance Group [1] reported
Where Bank of Georgia sits in Lion Finance Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
- Ameriabank (90%)
- Bank of Georgia
- Belarusky Narodny Bank (99.98%)
- Biletebi.ge (93.94%)
- Galt & Taggart
- Optimo
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See the full Lion Finance Group brand portfolio (6) →
Other brands owned by Lion Finance Group
Lion Finance Group controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in finance & insurance.
Also in finance & insurance
- Ameriabank (1992)
- Belarusky Narodny Bank (1992)
- Galt & Taggart (1995)
Other brands in retail & commercial banks, and who owns them
The 37 brands in retail & commercial banks on Brandtree belong to 18 owners. The largest is OTP Bank, with 8; Lion Finance Group has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| CKB | OTP Bank | 🇭🇺 Hungary |
| Banco AV Villas | Grupo Aval | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| Banco Agrícola | Grupo Cibest | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| Banco de Crédito del Perú | Credicorp | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| Banco de Chile | Banco de Chile | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Banco Macro | Banco Macro | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| Freedom Bank | Freedom Holding | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan |
| Banco Galicia | Grupo Galicia | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
About the owner: Lion Finance Group
Lion Finance Group is a publicly listed company headquartered in Tbilisi, Georgia. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control, and it is listed as LSE: BGEO.
Lion Finance Group is the London-listed holding company of Bank of Georgia and Armenia's Ameriabank, and a constituent of the FTSE 100. It was called Bank of Georgia Group PLC until 6 February 2025, when it changed its name to reflect the March 2024 purchase of Ameriabank; the two banks kept their own names in their markets. It is incorporated in England and Wales, but its business is retail and corporate banking in Georgia and Armenia, with smaller operations in brokerage, leasing, a Belarusian bank and a Georgian digital business.
Lion Finance Group: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇬🇪 Bank of Georgia and other Georgian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 15 brands that began in Georgia. All of them are controlled from Georgia.
- TBC Bank — TBC Bank Group 🇬🇪
- Georgian Airways — Georgian Airways 🇬🇪
- Georgian Railway — Georgian Railway 🇬🇪
- Metable — Nikora 🇬🇪
- TBC Capital — TBC Bank Group 🇬🇪
- TBC Insurance — TBC Bank Group 🇬🇪
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Bank of Georgia?
The parent company of Bank of Georgia is Lion Finance Group, a publicly listed company headquartered in Georgia.
Is Bank of Georgia Georgian?
Yes. Bank of Georgia originated in Georgia in 1994 and its owner, Lion Finance Group, is also headquartered in Georgia.
Is Bank of Georgia still owned by Lion Finance Group?
Yes. As of 27 October 2026, Bank of Georgia is still owned by Lion Finance Group. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Lion Finance Group PLC - Annual Report 2025 (ESEF report) — Lion Finance Group PLC, Annual report; retrieved 27 October 2026.
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