Unicaja Banco, S.A. (trade name: Unicaja) is a Spanish bank based in Málaga. It was created by the savings bank Unicaja in 2011, to develop its financial activity, being initially the shareholder of 100% of the bank.
Unicaja Banco 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.[2][3]
History
The savings bank Monte de Piedad y Caja de Ahorros de Ronda, Cádiz, Almería, Málaga y Antequera (Unicaja) was founded 18 March 1991 with the merger of five similar institutions, each of which contributed its location to the corporate name of the merged entity:
In 2011, the savings bank Unicaja created a bank called Unicaja Banco to develop its financial activity and, in 2014, the savings bank became a foundation.
On 30 December 2020 it was announced Unicaja Banco is buying Liberbank. The new merged company would be the fifth largest of Spain.[4]