• Erste Group Bank
• History of Erste Group - movie
• Shareholders structure
• Board of Directors of Slovenská sporiteľňa
• Supervisory Board
• Ratings of Slovenská sporiteľňa
• Subsidiaries and partner companies

Profile of the bank Slovenská sporiteľňa, a. s., ranks among the most important financial institutions in Slovakia. It has the longest tradition in providing the services of a savings bank, a tradition spreading over more than 190 years. Branches of Die Erste oesterreichische Spar-Casse were providing services since 1819 in Bratislava (Pressburg), Trnava (Tyrnau), Banská Bystrica (Neusohl) a Levoča (Leutschau). The branches transformed to separate savings banks in: Bratislava (Pressburg) 1842, Trnava (Tyrnau) 1844, Košice (Kaschau) 1844. Slovenská sporiteľňa, a. s., is a commercial bank engaged in banking and financial business activity providing bank services characteristic for modern international banks.

The position of the bank is documented by the fact that it administers over 30 percent of retail deposits and over 20 percent of total deposits in the Slovak Republic. The retail network of the bank consists of 300 branches and 10 commercial centers covering the entire territory of the Slovak Republic. A widening network of self-service zones and electronic banking services also corresponds with the position of Slovenská sporiteľňa, a. s. In line with the decision of the Government of the Slovak Republic on December 20, 2000, Erste Bank has become the majority owner of Slovenská sporiteľňa. Since January 2005, Erste Bank is a 100 percent owner of Slovenská sporiteľňa.

International activities of the bank and its clients are supported by membership of Slovenská sporiteľňa, a. s., in the international payment association S.W.I.F.T. and through correspondent banks directed practically to the whole world. Slovenská sporiteľňa, a. s., was the first bank in the Slovak Republic to receive a license to issue and accept all bank cards of VISA International. At present the bank also has a license of EUROPAY International and MASTERCARD International. As the second country in the world following Great Britain we are gradually shifting in the EUROPAY International system to EMV technology for chip cards and terminals.