NOMOS-BANK was founded in 1992 and has developed into one of Russia’s leading banks. As at 01 January 2006 NOMOS-BANK was among the twenty banks in Russia in terms of total assets. NOMOS provides a range of corporate and retail banking services (including the provision of loans and deposit-taking), as well as engaging in securities and foreign exchange trading, trade and export credit agency finance, precious metals operations, investment banking and leasing.
As at 01 January 2006, NOMOS-BANKs network in Russia comprised the head office and two additional offices in Moscow and ten branch offices within Russia.
NOMOS-BANK is licensed and registered with the CBR under registration number 2209. NOMOS is also authorised by the CBR to carry out operations with precious metals. In addition, NOMOS-BANK is licensed by the Federal Commission for Securities Market to act as a broker, dealer, trust manager and a depository in the Russian securities market. NOMOS-BANK also holds a licence as a commodities exchange broker to trade futures and options issued by the Ministry for Antimonopoly Policy and Business Support of the Russian Federation and a licence issued by the Federal Security Service authorising NOMOS-BANK to conduct operations with the use of data containing state secrets.
NOMOS-BANK is a member of the Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange («MICEX»); the Russian Trading System («RTS»), a remote electronic stock trading systems; the Chamber of Commerce and Securities Market Participants; the National Stock Exchange Association; the Association of Participants in the Promissory Notes Market; the Association of Russian Banks; the Union of Moscow Banks; and the Association of Regional Banks of Russia.
NOMOS-BANK is licensed by the State Customs Committee of the Russian Federation to act as a guarantor to the Russian customs authorities in relation to the import and export activities of Russian companies. NOMOS-BANK is also one of the top five Russian banks licenced to work under the programmes of «Rosoboronexport», the only organisation in Russia having a licence to export armaments.
It has been a member of SWIFT since 2000 and a full (principal) member of the VISA International payment system since 2001.
NOMOS-BANK has been given a long-term rating of "B+" by Fitch Rating, Ltd («Fitch») and "Ba3" by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. («Moody’s»).
