Liquidity for your international trade transactions

€15,000 minimum
Get a credit facility starting at €15,000 to meet your short-term needs.
Repayment tailored to you
Repay the capital gradually, depending on your needs and transaction turnover.
Online management
Draw money and make payments whenever you want through our business digital banking.

Discover the features

Find out all the features of the Open Horizon credit facility.

How much is the credit facility

From €15,000

The credit limit depends on:

  • Your credit rating.
  • The transaction turnover of your business.
  • The number of international trade transactions you carry out.
  • The percentage of international trade transactions you carry out through Alpha Bank.

Online disbursement

Manage your credit facility and draw the amounts you want online, through your business digital banking.

With or without collateral

It is possible that we may request personal guarantees and/or collateral for the entire loan amount, according to our lending policy.

What’s the interest rate

Floating rate with 0.50%+ spread

The interest rate is floating based on the Alpha Preferential Rate for Businesses (APRB) + 0.50% to 1.50% spread.

The APRB is lower than the basic price list and the interest rate spread depends on:

  • Your credit rating
  • The collateral you are offering

When the loan is secured by 100% cash collateral, the interest rate is floating based on the 3m Euribor + 2.50% to 2.75% spread. 

Law 128/1975 levy

According to Law 128/1975, all loans are subject to a levy that is paid to the Greek State.

For the Open Horizon credit facility, the levy currently stands at 0.60%.

Have a look at the deposit and loan interest rates.

How you repay it

No maturity date

The Open Horizon credit facility is open-ended.

It is a type of revolving loan, i.e. any time you pay an amount, your available credit limit increases by the same amount.

Depending on your needs

Repay your credit facility with:

  • Interest payments every 3 or 6 months for the amount of the credit limit you’ve used.
  • Gradual principal repayment, through your business transaction turnover.

You choose if you want to pay both interest and principal:

What are the other fees

For processing your request and renewing the credit facility

You pay a lump sum depending on the financing amount:

  • €300 for amounts up to €20,000 
  • €400 for amounts from €20,000.01 to €50,000
  • €450 for amounts from €50,000.01 to €100,000
  • €700 for amounts from €100,000.01 to €500,000
  • €1,200 for amounts from €500,000.01 to €1,000,000

Optional borrower insurance

You may also get the Business owner loan protection insurance plan we offer in cooperation with Generali, as an insurance intermediary (only in Greek). This way, if something unexpected comes up, your outstanding balance and accrued interest will be paid on time.

What else is in it for you

Find out what other benefits you enjoy with the Open Horizon credit facility.

Free sign-up

Book an appointment at one of our branches to expand and your operations abroad, by registering free of charge on the dedicated Alpha Web International Trade portal.

Get access to 3,000 online directories and 600 marketplaces to carry out international transactions from your computer. 

Through the platform you:

  • Get updates on market developments. 
  • Find useful tips to grow your activities.
  • Make the most of opportunities in the global market.

Favourable pricing

Benefit from favourable pricing for transactions through your business web banking:

  • Payments for simple imports up to €500,000 or the equivalent in foreign currency without currency conversion.
  • Online currency conversion in real time with Web FX, for amounts up to 300,000 USD.

Lower interest rate

If you are a Gold Business Banking client, you get a 50% discount on the interest rate spread. Meaning:

  • APRB + 0% to 1% spread
  • 3m Euribor + 2% to 2.25% spread

Lower processing fees

You get 20% discount off the annual management fees for the credit facility. Meaning:

  • €240 for amounts up to €20,000 
  • €320 for amounts from €20,000.01 to €50,000
  • €360 for amounts from €50,000.01 to €100,000
  • €560 for amounts from €100,000.01 to €500,000
  • €960 for amounts from €500,000.01 to €1,000,000

What you need to receive short-term financing

Have a look at the conditions for getting the Open Horizon credit facility.

Apply provided you...

  • Have a small business with an annual turnover below €10 million.
  • Have a business operating license in force.
  • Are the legal representative of the business.
  • Hold a business sight account with Alpha Bank.
  • Have booked an appointment at a branch near you.

Have at hand...

The required supporting documents for working capital.

You’ll also need the supporting documents to start banking with us or to update your details, if you:

New to Alpha Bank?

Find out how to start banking with us based on the legal form of your business.

For freelancers

Open a business account and get business digital banking credentials, provided you already have personal ones.

For registered companies with 1 representative

Open a business account and get business digital banking credentials, provided you already have personal ones.

For businesses with 2+ legal representatives

Schedule an appointment at a branch to start banking with us and sign up to business digital banking.

Any questions?

Find the answers you need about the Open Horizon credit facility.

What documents do I need to apply for working capital?

The documents verifying the details of your business.

We may ask for additional supporting documents, depending on the collateral you offer.

What kind of collateral may be required?

To offer you a business loan, we may ask for collateral.

In the form of a mortgage lien on:

  • Commercial property – office, retail store, hotel, warehouse
  • Home – house, apartment, housing estate

In the form of pledging:

  • Receivables
  • Equipment – mechanical or professional equipment, vehicles
  • Cash

What supporting documents do I need to bring to the branch to verify the details of my business?

For your business financial details

For businesses with class B accounting books:

  1. Copy of E3 tax form for the last 3 closed financial years. If the most recent year isn’t closed, submit periodic VAT returns instead. 
  2. Periodic VAT returns for the current financial year and the corresponding ones for the previous year.
  3. Copy of the latest E1 tax form, only for sole proprietorships.
  4. ENFIA (unified property tax) certificate for legal entities.

For businesses with class C accounting books:

  1. Balance sheets for the last 3 closed financial years, including income statements, related annex, and company stamp and signatures of representatives.
  2. Subsidiary ledger trial balance for December of the previous financial year, if not closed, listing stocktaking information, activity for the period, monthly activity and balances. 
  3. Subsidiary ledger trial balance for the current period and the corresponding one for the previous year, listing stocktaking information, activity for the period, monthly activity and balances.
  4. ENFIA (unified property tax) certificate for legal entities.

For the investor or legal representative

  1. Copy of valid ID card or passport
  2. Tax return statement for the last 2 years or copy of the E1 tax form for each partner / main shareholder / guarantor
  3. ENFIA (unified property tax) certificate for each partner / main shareholder / guarantor

Additional supporting documents

Get a credit facility for international trade transactions

Book an appointment today at a branch near you and secure financing for your import and export business.