 Citadele was the exclusive cooperation partner of American Express in Latvia and Lithuania, possessing the right to issue American Express payment cards, from December 1st 2016 Citadele is not issuing AMEX cards.Citadele banka is the parent company of a Group offering banking, financial and private capital management services in its home market and through its international presence.Citadele is one of two institutions created in 2010 from a state administered split of Parex Bank into viable and distressed banking assets.