Nationality Serbian — Banking / Alta Group / Alta Banka

Davor Macura

Serbian business executive and owner of Alta Group and Alta Banka.

Davor Macura controls Alta Group and Serbia’s Alta Banka. After the lender lost its licence in 2026, he was arrested over allegations involving some 45 billion dinars. He was remanded in custody, denies wrongdoing and had not been convicted as of 9 November 2026.

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Profile No. 6134 · Updated on 9 November 2026

2Documented controversies

4Sources

0Formal charge · all time

0Conviction

§ Legal statuses reflect the documented sources as of the date shown; they replace neither court decisions nor the presumption of innocence. Counts are not a rating. Methodology

I. Documented controversies

Late October–early November 2026

Licence revoked and resolution proceedings initiated

Civil / administrative proceedings — against Alta Banka

Protagonist not prosecuted — these proceedings are not counted in their formal charges or convictions.

Serbia’s central bank revoked Alta Banka’s licence and initiated winding-up procedures after its liquidity deteriorated. Macura owned the bank, but the licence action is not a personal criminal conviction.

State of the evidence: AP, N1 and bne IntelliNews report the revocation and regulatory grounds.
Legal status — source text: Administrative action against the bank, not a criminal conviction of its owner.
Attribution: Governance of a troubled bank, without automatically attributing a criminal offence to the owner.
Person targeted by the proceedings: Alta Banka
Role of the person profiled: Protagonist not prosecuted

Sources · 2

[1]
N1 SerbiaAlta Bank owner Macura arrested2 November 2026MediaMedium reliability
[2]
bne IntelliNewsSerbia arrests Alta Bank owner over alleged €383mn embezzlement3 November 2026MediaMedium reliability

Last verified: 9 November 2026

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2 November 2026

Suspected improper withdrawals of around 45 billion dinars

Investigation

Serbia’s organised-crime prosecutor announced the arrest of Macura and two colleagues. Investigators suspect he abused his authority to access the bank vault and remove funds valued at about 45 billion dinars, allegedly assisted by two employees.

State of the evidence: Prosecutor’s statement reproduced by Euronews Serbia and AP.
Legal status — source text: Arrested and questioned as a suspect in a criminal investigation; no final indictment established.
Attribution: Alleged abuse of managerial authority and unauthorised cash withdrawals.

Sources · 2

[1]
Euronews Srbija / public prosecution statementDavor Macura priveden posle pretresa u Alta banci2 November 2026MediaMedium reliability
[2]
Euronews SrbijaSaslušan Davor Macura: Vlasnik Alta banke izneo odbranu4 November 2026MediaMedium reliability

Last verified: 9 November 2026

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Controversia profile, updated 9 November 2026. Latest version: https://controversia.info/en/fiche/davor-macura