The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) facilitates access to financing for the Romanian parcel delivery operator Sameday, through a risk-sharing agreement with Banca Transilvania. Through the EBRD’s Risk Sharing Framework (CPR), Banca Transilvania grants a loan of 25.3 million euros to support its medium-term investment plan. Under this agreement, EBRD assumes 65 percent of Banca Transilvania’s credit risk in this transaction.

The EBRD and Banca Transilvania investment will allow the expansion of the Sameday ATM network in Romania, Hungary and Bulgaria, adding more than 2,500 new ATMs in urban and rural areas.

The demand for contactless delivery to easybox machines has increased recently due to the convenience that automated parcel delivery offers, and people’s preferences for delivery services have changed over time. According to the latest studies carried out by Sameday in Romania, the easybox delivery and return service is used by 86 percent of online shoppers in urban areas. In terms of preferences for delivery methods, 48 percent of respondents indicate easybox, compared to 28 percent home delivery.