Erste Group is the leading banking group in Central Europe. Since its founding in 1819 as the first Austrian savings bank
, it has been committed to financial inclusion and the promotion of economic prosperity
.

Today, the Group serves approximately 23 million customers in eight core markets: Croatia,
Austria, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Hungary.
, Erste Group offers private, corporate, and institutional clients a wide range of banking and financial services—from retail and private banking to corporate and transaction
banking and asset management. In doing so, Erste Group combines digital
innovations with a strong branch network.

More than 55,000 employees contribute to the Group’s success. The Group’s total assets amount to
450.0 billion euros.