CEO rules out any interest in bidding for a business in IrelandBankinter's CEO, Gloria Ortiz, during a press conference at Bankinter's headquarters on October 23, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The Spanish lender said growth in the Ireland business was significantly faster than its other markets, albeit from a lower base. The bank’s growth here has sparked speculation it could look to buy PTSB, though the Spanish lender has previously played down any such interest. On Thursday, CEO Gloria Ortiz went further, saying her bank has no interest in buying any banking business here – where PTSB has been put on the market. The bank first entered the Irish market in 2018 by buying what was then AvantCard from the Apollo investment group.

Source: Irish Independent January 22, 2026 11:10 UTC