Asbank is one of the oldest banks in North Cyprus, established in 1986. 34 years of successful work and trustworthy reputation has guaranteed Asbank a high position in North Cyprus’s banking sector. Recently Asbank has put a lot of energy to improve on expat banking and services. The last six months the bank, together with expat bank consultant Anna Inceer, has dedicated an immense amount of time and money to launch a new banking concept to please the expat community.

As a customer of Asbank you can get a whole range of quality services including assistance with monthly payments, insurance payments, government payments, deposits, loans and credit cards. Asbank’s personell also proud themselves of their friendly service and see it as they are making friendships with their customers. Face-to-face customer service essentials are highly rated here, as going to the bank should not just be a necessity and something boring but a pleasant experience.

Asbank is during 2020 providing new services such as English banking online, as well as opening up in new locations starting with a branch in Ozanköy, all around Kyrenia, and moving on to the other bigger cities in North Cyprus. Asbank differs from other banks in North Cyprus by following top bank innovation trends, always being available, providing competitive rates and being in the middle of the market and are proud of the customer service, which makes a huge difference.

The requirements to open a bank account here as an expat is a passport and local address, an income certification from the home country, a balance sheet and due to applications Asbank requires a guarantor for loans. The different currencies they offer are TR, USD, Euros and Pounds.

As a member of Card Plus, Asbank offers its customers the chance to collect points every time they travel, go shopping and dine at restaurants. The places where you can collect the points are growing in numbers rapidly. Each Plus Point you obtain is equivalent to 1TL and you can use your collected bonus for free shopping at any time in any Cardplus member merchant.

Asbank’s staff speaks English, Russian, Ukrainian and Turkish, and after 34 years in business the bank has managed to open ten branches all over North Cyprus, with more branches coming. If you are a customer with Asbank, you can withdraw money from any of the 62 ATMS around North Cyprus. Asbank’s vision is to be the undisputed leader among the finance sector in North Cyprus and to provide quality services to customers.