ALTA BANK UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE FOR ORGANIZED CRIME: Suspicious Money Transfers Abroad Being Examined!

The Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime (TOK) announced that it had sent a request to the National Bank of Serbia (NBS) on October 27 to collect the necessary information and data on all transactions made by Alta Bank to foreign destinations from September 27 until the date the report is submitted.

They added that today they received a criminal complaint from the NBS against Alta Bank and several individuals responsible for the bank’s operations.

According to TOK, following its request, the National Bank of Serbia submitted the data available in its quarterly reports on October 30, 2026, covering the period up to September 20, 2026. However, the NBS stated that it would only be able to submit a report for the requested period after November 4, 2026.

The statement also says that on October 29, 2026, a new request was sent to the NBS to collect data concerning the conversion and outflow of funds from the accounts of Alta Bank a.d. Belgrade to foreign destinations.

“On October 30, 2026, the Public Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime submitted a request to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, specifically the Service for Combating Organized Crime, to examine the operations of Alta Bank a.d. Belgrade, as well as those of responsible individuals within the National Bank of Serbia, in connection with potential outflows from the accounts of Alta Bank a.d. Belgrade and transfers of funds abroad,” the TOK statement reads.

In addition, TOK said that today it received by email a criminal complaint from the National Bank of Serbia against the legal entity Alta Bank a.d. Belgrade and several individuals responsible for the bank’s operations.

“The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, through the Service for Combating Organized Crime, has been requested to act urgently and examine the bank’s entire operations, as well as all circumstances that led to the revocation of its operating license,” the statement concludes.