Within just a few days, Serbia’s Alta Banka went from fast-growing lender to insolvency case, according to internet24: the National Bank of Serbia withdrew its licence, a Belgrade court opened insolvency proceedings and owner Davor Macura was taken into custody.
The German-language report traces the bank’s rise from a currency exchange office in Zemun, its customer base and the political questions the collapse raises right after Serbia’s October 2026 election.