Founded in 1819 as the first Austrian savings bank, Erste Group went public in 1997 with a strategy to expand its retail business into Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Since then Erste Group has grown through numerous acquisitions and organic growth to one of the largest financial services providers in the Eastern part of EU in terms of clients and total assets.
- Erste Group's key business is the retail business, covering the entire spectrum from lending, deposit and investment products to current accounts and credit cards.
- Besides the traditional strength in serving private individuals, Erste Group's core activities include advisory services and support for corporate clients in financing, investment and access to international capital markets, public sector funding and interbank market operations.
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Useful links for your business:
Erste Group research – Market Intelligence
Products and services:
- Cash
Accounts - Cash Pooling
- Local product support
- EBICS.GATE
- FIT Payments
- e-banking
- SWIFT
- Guarantees
- Lending
- Intracompany payments
- Payment conversion
- Export financing
Please contact
Nicole Fischer
+43 (0) 5 0100 - 16692
internationaldesk@erstegroup.com
Peter Wendecker
+43 (0) 5 0100 - 16655
internationaldesk@erstegroup.com
A separate contact covers Styria / Steiermark. Please address such requests to Steiermärkische Bank und Sparkassen AG:
Daniel Kozel-Reumüller
+43 (0) 5 0100 - 35575
internationaldesk@steiermaerkische.at
Marija Lonjak Götzhaber
+43 (0) 5 0100 - 35634
internationaldesk@steiermaerkische.at
For banking assistance outside the geographical location of Erste Group please contact the Customer Referral Desk.