Banca Transilvania is launching the BT online platform for the Diaspora, as part of its strategy to expand its international digital presence through Romanian communities in other countries. The platform initially includes information about everyday banking solutions, recommendations, news, articles on macroeconomics, information on online safety, as well as access to the FIT (Finance for Everyone) financial education program. Visitors to the website can subscribe to the newsletter to receive BT updates by email. Banca Transilvania Group has over 600 branches in Romania, Italy, and the Republic of Moldova, and approximately 700,000 of its nearly 5 million clients are from the diaspora. Thanks to the BT Pay app, most of the bank’s services – as well as those of other BT Group companies – aimed at individuals can be accessed anytime, anywhere in the world. The bank helps Romanians easily manage their money in the countries where they live, offering: Accounts (in various currencies) Digital cards (in RON, EUR, USD) Physical cards (in RON, EUR) BT Pay app Consultancy in Romanian, Hungarian, Italian, English, and French This ensures comfort and continuity for clients using the same banking solutions – most of them free – via the BT Pay app, whether they are abroad or in Romania: 100% online account opening; clients in Italy, thanks to the BT Pay Italy app, benefit from an Italian IBAN Phone payments (using the digital card) Adding cards issued by banks or fintechs from over 30 countries Funding BT cards via money transfers from other cards enrolled in BT Pay Sending/requesting money to/from family or friends Currency exchange in approximately 15 currencies Bill payments (for utilities in Romania) Issuance of a digital card (available for immediate use) and ordering a physical card, which can be delivered anywhere in the world Card management Transaction tracking Issuance of travel insurance Banca Transilvania also facilitates the financial connection between the diaspora and Romania, their families, and friends. Additionally, for those in the diaspora returning to Romania, BT offers solutions to support their personal and professional plans, making the transition as smooth as possible.
Every year, on the third Thursday of November, France celebrates the arrival of the Beaujolais Nouveau — the first wine of the harvest, young, fresh, and full of life. This joyful tradition has become a global symbol of conviviality, elegance, and the French art de vivre. In Bucharest, the celebration continues this year with an […]
The Romanian Football Federation (FRF) announced Bucharest’s candidacy to host the Europa League final in 2028 or 2029 at the National Arena, according to the FRF official website. The Europa League final represents a high-profile sporting event on a European scale. Istanbul will host the Europa League final in 2026, followed by Frankfurt in 2027. […]
Three cats from Romania received the top distinctions during the 2025 World Cat Championship held in Bucharest. Wild Forest’s Nordri, an imposing white Norwegian Forest Cat born in Romania, conquered the supreme title of 2025 World Champion, defeating over 750 cats from 35 countries. Nordri’s son, Wild Forest’s Quasar, aged 7 months, was also named […]
A report by the Romanian Court of Accounts, conducted between April and November 2024, which analyzed the organization and functioning of communes and small towns in relation to the population served, shows that, depending on the number of inhabitants, many towns and communes no longer meet the criteria for inclusion in their respective categories. According […]
An association of construction companies from Romania and Bulgaria has won the contract for building the first section of the A8 Târgu Neamț – Iași – Ungheni highway, with a bid of 4.76 billion (EUR 936 million). The contract for the 27-kilometer road can be signed within ten days if no appeals are filed. “The […]
The organizer of the march commemorating 10 years since the Colectiv club fire tragedy, Marian Rădună, was fined RON 3,000 (EUR 600) by the gendarmes because the demonstration exceeded 11:00 PM, the time set in the authorization. Approximately 200 people participated on Thursday, October 30, in the march commemorating 10 years since the tragedy at […]
