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Alpha Bank Approves €148 Million Dividend After Strong 2025 Payout

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

Alpha Bank has confirmed a cash dividend for shareholders following approval at the lender’s annual general meeting held on June 26, 2026.

The board approved a total distribution of €148,005,238.21 from internal dividend reserves and other non-taxed profits. Based on the bank’s share count, shareholders will receive a gross dividend of €0.0655980839 per share, excluding the 59,018,043 treasury shares held by the bank.

A Full-Year Payout Built On Stronger Capital Returns

The latest payment follows an interim dividend of €111,388,046.88 distributed in December 2025. Combined, the total profit distribution for the 2025 financial year stands at €259,393,285.09, underscoring Alpha Bank’s intent to return capital to investors in a structured, predictable way.

The dividend will be subject to a 5% withholding tax under Greek tax law, leaving a net cash payment of €0.0623181797 per share.

Key Dates For Investors

The bank has set July 1, 2026, as the ex-dividend date. From that session onward, shares will trade on the Euronext Athens without the right to the payout. The record date for identifying eligible shareholders is July 2, 2026, while payment is scheduled to begin on July 8, 2026.

Distributions will be processed through the bank’s designated paying agents and the participants in the Dematerialised Securities System.

Special Cases And Unclaimed Dividends

Alpha Bank also noted that legal heirs of deceased shareholders, as well as holders of securities linked to institutions under liquidation, should contact the bank directly to complete the necessary procedures.

The right to collect the dividend will expire five years after the end of the year in which the entitlement was established. Any unclaimed amounts will then revert to the Greek State.

Alpha Bank’s announcement reflects the disciplined capital-return approach increasingly favored by European lenders as they balance profitability, regulatory requirements and shareholder expectations.

For more information, visit Alpha Bank.

A New Twitter-Inspired Social Network Is Taking Shape

by News Editor

A new social network called Twitter.now is entering the market, with a founding team that includes former Twitter trademark counsel Stephen Coates. The service is being developed by startup Operation Bluebird.

As Ars Technica reported, X sued the company last year and asked a Delaware judge to block the launch. Operation Bluebird argued in a petition that X had abandoned trademarks including “Twitter” and “Tweet.”

Coates has said the project is not an attempt to recreate the original Twitter. In a LinkedIn post, he described the platform as a new public space focused on trust, transparency and user choice.

AI System To Rate Posts

Twitter.now is currently being tested, with early access priced at $20. Its main feature is VERA, an AI system designed to evaluate posts, verify claims and provide sources and context.

Posts receive a trust score, with users eventually able to set a minimum score to filter their feeds. The company says this approach will give people more control over what they see instead of leaving those decisions entirely to an algorithm.

Moderation Remains A Challenge

Scaling moderation will be one of the platform’s biggest tests. Social networks have repeatedly struggled with content moderation as their communities grow, and newer platforms such as Bluesky have faced similar criticism.

Operation Bluebird says VERA will form the basis of its moderation and verification system. A second version is already planned, with expanded tools that would let users set a specific trust threshold for the posts appearing in their feeds.

For now, Twitter.now remains in an early testing phase, combining the familiarity of the Twitter name with an AI-driven approach to evaluating online information.

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