The Serbian authorities on the night of October 31 revoked the license from Alta Bank, which actively approved the opening of accounts for divorces from Russia. The National Bank of Serbia (NBS) said that the index was taken as a result of "control measures designed to increase the bank's liquidity level". The regulator said that a significant deterioration in the financial condition of Alta Banca and the risks of damage to the condition, including the emergence of liquidity problems, which "threatened the interests of the bank's controllers" and the stability of the financial system. The owner of Alta is the businessman Davor Matasura, who is called close to the leadership of the Serbian Progressive Party (SPP) and former president of the country Aleksandar Wijcik. Alta was one of the most popular banks among Russian immigrants, who began moving to Serbia in large numbers after the outbreak of the war in Ukraine. According to reports for 2025, the number of active customers of the bank increased by 40% to 66.5 thousand, partly due to customers from the Russian Federation. Follow @moscowtimes ru buy a trusted VPN.