Slovenská sporiteľňa, a.s. Slovenská sporiteľňa headquarters in Bratislava
Company type Public Industry Financial services Founded 1819, 1925 Headquarters Bratislava , Slovakia Key people
Peter Krutil (CEO ) Products Banking, insurance, asset management, leasing and factoring Number of employees
3,540 (2023) Parent Erste Group
Slovenská sporiteľňa is the largest commercial bank in Slovakia . It provides comprehensive banking services to more than 2 million clients via the largest distribution network with 400 retail outlets. It administers almost 6 million accounts, which proves its stable position in the Slovak banking sector.[ 1]
In 2001, the bank became part of Erste Group .[ 2] [ 3]
History
Branch of Slovenská sporiteľňa in Košice , August 2019 Slovenská sporiteľňa has the longest tradition out of all the banking institutions in Slovakia , which dates back to the 19th century.[ 4]
1819 – first branches of Die Erste oesterreichische Spar-Casse in Pressburg (Bratislava), Trnava, Banská Bystrica and Levoča
1841/42 – first savings banks in Pressburg – Pressburger Spar-Casse
1844 – savings banks in Košice and Trnava
1845 – savings banks in Komárno, Prešov and Zvolen
1846 – 1848 – savings banks established in majority of the cities, Banská Štiavnica, Kremnica, Lučenec, Nové Zámky, Spišská Nová Ves
1953 – part of Štátna banka československá súčasť Štátnej banky československej
1969 – active as Slovenská štátna sporiteľňa, š.p.ú. (Slovak State Savings Bank)
1990 – universal banking license
1991 – entered the money and capital market
1994 – transformation to Slovenská sporiteľňa, a.s. (Slovak Savings Bank join-stock company)
1998 – 2000: transformation process for privatization of the bank
2000 – privatization of majority of the shares 87,18 %
2001 – became a member of financial group - Erste Bank der oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG
Ratings
Fitch Ratings Fitch Ratings
[ 5]
Long-term rating A-
Short-term rating F1
Support rating 1
Viability rating bbb+
Outlook stable
Awards
2005, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015: Euromoney Awards for Excellence – Best Bank in Slovakia
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2014: The Banker – Bank of the Year
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016: TREND – TREND TOP Banka roka[ 6]
The Prestigious Smart Bank award in 2024
Headquarters
References
^ [1] Slovenská sporiteľňa's Fact sheet^ "Bank profile" . www.slsp.sk . Retrieved 2018-08-27 .^ "Slovakia" . Erste Group. Archived from the original on 2020-12-05. Retrieved 2020-12-05 .^ [2] Slovenská sporiteľňa's - Bank profile^ [3] Slovenská sporiteľňa's Press Release^ [4] Slovenská sporiteľňa's Annual reports^ [5] Slovenská sporiteľňa's Contacts
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