What should happen if a bank questions an employee’s credibility? And what should customers know when a person whose name is mentioned in an alleged bank privacy breach scandal exercises executive function in another bank? These questions take weight after Gazeta’s discovery the signal that Albion Ferati, former Raiffeisen Bank employee, currently holds the Head of Accounting position at TEB Bank.
The case relates to allegations of unauthorized access and distribution of Pristina chairman Progress Rama’s bank records, for which the State Prosecutor has already authorised preliminary actions.
According to the Pristina municipality, an employee of Raiffeisen Bank had entered Rama’s account without authorization and had distributed data on his financial situation and transactions.
The municipality has declared that the bank had identified the officer responsible and fired him. Raiffeisen has confirmed the review of the complaint and announcement of competent authorities, but has not made public the identity of employees or the details of the taken measures.
Meanwhile, the Signal newspaper has discovered that Albion Ferati, whose name has been linked to the case, currently operates the Head of Accounting at TEB Bank.
And that’s where the questions the public deserves answers to begin.
Was TEB aware of the circumstances of Ferat’s departure from Raiffeisen? Has his professional references been verified and the case ever assessed within the bank’s internal procedures?
It is equally important to explain the chronology of his employment – when he is engaged in TEB, and what have been the circumstances of his commitment?
These are not questions that violate an individual’s right to work. They are questions about standards of integrity and control in a sector where citizens trust institutions not only with money but also with the most private financial information.
If it happened with Pristina chairman, who protects ordinary citizens?
Rama’s case of progress has highlighted a concern that goes beyond one name and two banks.
If the bank records of a senior public official can become the object of an unauthorized suspect approach, what guarantees does a common citizen have that transactions, savings, and personal information remain confidential?
Banks cannot seek customer confidence only through security and professionalism advertising. Faith is also built through verifiable standards, internal controls, and responsibility when serious doubts arise about privacy.
The TEB Bank remains to clarify the procedures followed for Ferat’s engagement, the eventual verification of the professional past and mechanisms guaranteeing respect for information safety standards.
So far, there is no confirmed evidence that Ferati committed any violations during the work at TEB. Also, his criminal responsibility for the case in Raiffeisen has not been proven, and it is unknown whether the TEB was aware of claims before his employment.
However, the lack of proven criminal responsibility does not rule out public interest in transparency on the standards of recruiting and internal control in commercial banks.
The question remains: If banks require citizens to trust their savings and privacy, do they not at least owe them clear answers to how they defend this belief?
Source Layer: Signal