Czechia · Financial institution
Ceska Sporitelna A.S.
Legal name in the LEI recordČeská spořitelna, a.s.
Česká spořitelna, a.s. is a Czech joint-stock company with its registered office in Prague 4. It is registered with the Municipal Court in Prague under file B 1171. The bank has been part of Erste Group since 2000, and Erste Group Bank AG of Vienna is its parent company. It serves individuals, small and medium-sized enterprises, towns and municipalities. It also finances large corporations and provides financial markets services. It traces its origins to the Böhmische Sparkasse, founded in Prague in 1825.
Licences and registrations
Matched by LEI on the 22 tracked registers
None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers.
- The tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
European registers
ECB · monetary financial institutions
List as at 2026-09-25
- Category
- Credit institution
- Minimum reserves
- Not on the ECB reserve list
- Listed as
- Česká spořitelna, a.s.
- RIAD code
- CZ45244782
ESMA · MiFID II register
Register as at 2026-09-28
| Entry | Competent authority | Authorised | Services or instruments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Investment services (MiFID II) | Czech National Bank (CNB) | 1991-12-30 | A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 B1 B4 B5 B6 |
Service codes follow MiFID II Annex I: A for investment services, B for ancillary services. Hover a code for its meaning.
Entries are matched on the LEI. Each register is quoted as its publisher lists it.
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- BIC
- GIBACZPXXXX head office
- Connection to Swift
- Connected to SwiftThis BIC is registered as a live address on the Swift network. The institution sends and receives Swift messages under GIBACZPX directly.
- Swift GPI
- Not on the member list
- Payment schemes and systems
- SCT
- Branch codes
- None: head-office BIC only
- BIC first registered
- 1993-09-06
- Last updated
- 2026-08-01
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Employees
Not published
Ownership
Group subsidiary
Erste Group Bank AG
Institution type
Universal bank
Trades as Česká spořitelna
- Ownership
- Erste Group Bank AG of Vienna is the parent company, and the bank has belonged to Erste Group since 2000.
- Direct parent
- Erste Group Bank AG, Austria
- Head office
- Olbrachtova 1929/62, 140 00 Praha 4, Czechia
- Company register
- B 1171, Municipal Court in Prague (Městský soud v Praze); IČ 45244782
- Former name
- Česká spořitelna, akciová společnost
Business lines
The bank serves retail, small and medium-sized business, municipal and large corporate clients. Its subsidiaries provide leasing, factoring, building savings and pension products.
Online
- Websites & references
- csas.cz ↗
Wikipedia ↗
Wikidata Q341100 ↗ - Official social accounts
- None found
Sources · 11 pages consulted
- csas.cz/
- csas.cz/cs/o-nas/nasi-lide
- csas.cz/cs/o-nas/kdo-jsme
- csas.cz/cs/kontaktni-cisla-adresy
- csas.cz/en/business-and-companies/downloadable-documents/ostatni
- cdn.erstegroup.com/content/dam/cz/csas/www_csas_cz/Dokumenty-korporat/DokumentyEN/List%20of%20Main%20Corresp
- csas.cz/cs/o-nas/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/2025/08/01-1/norbert-hovancak-a-attila-santa-se-stavaji
- csas.cz/cs/o-nas/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/2026/02/26/ceska-sporitelna-v-roce-2025-posilila-obchod
- zpravy.kurzy.cz/869453-rust-uveroveho-portfolia-spolecne-se-silnou-poptavkou-po-investicnich-produktech-p
- csas.cz/cs/o-nas/hospodarske-vysledky
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%8Cesk%C3%A1_spo%C5%99itelna
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
-
Tomáš Salomon
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer
- Chair
- Peter Bosek Chairman of the Supervisory Board
- Chief financial officer
- Attila Sánta Member of the Board of Directors responsible for financial management
- Executive
- Karel Mourek Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors (risk management)
- Executive
- Norbert Hovančák Member of the Board of Directors responsible for corporate banking
Supervisors & regulators
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Czechia
- Czech National Bank Central bankPrudential supervisorAML supervisorConductSecuritiesResolution
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
-
Leadership
Norbert Hovančák (corporate banking) and Attila Sánta (finance) joined the Board of Directors on 1 August 2025. They replaced Pavel Kráčmar and Ivan Vondra.
csas.cz ↗
Compliance-relevant events of the last three years, newest first: fines and enforcement, investigations, incidents, leadership changes, mergers and licence changes. Each links to its source.
Identifiers
Head-office record
- BIC
- GIBACZPXXXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- GIBABank
- CZCountry · Czechia
- PXLocation
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI
- 9KOGW2C2FCIOJQ7FF485
- LEI record
- View on GLEIF ↗
- How the LEI was matched
- BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.
- National bank code
- Kód banky 0800
Profile
- Type
- Financial institutionClassified as a financial institution in Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, with no licence on a tracked register. This includes banks that neither the ECB nor the FSB lists, as well as brokers, fund managers, insurers and market infrastructure.
- Regulation
- Not on a tracked registerNo licence or registration was found for this entity on the registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
- Register licences
- None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registersThe tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
- Country · region
- Czechia · Europe & Central Asia
- Trading venues (MIC)
- Operates MIC CSAS list of 2026-09-17
- OFAC sanctions
- No listing cites this BIC
- EU sanctions
- No listing matched this BIC or its LEI
- Country sanctions
- No country programme
- Founded
- 1823
Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet.
No licence or registration was found for this entity on the 22 registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
Ownership and group
GLEIF relationship records
- Direct parent
- Erste Group Bank AG · AustriaPQOH26KWDF7CG10L6792 ↗
The Erste Group Bank AG group has 68 institutions in the directory, in 15 countries: 67 hold a BIC and 1 does not.
Including Erste Bank der Oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG, Sparkasse Oberosterreich Bank AG, Sparkasse Eferding- Peuerbach- Waizenkirchen, Kaerntner Sparkasse Aktiengesellschaft, Erste Steiermaerkische Bank D.D..
See the Erste Group Bank AG group →Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Registered address
- OLBRACHTOVA 1929/62 PRAGUE, 4 140 00 CZECHIA
- Operational address
- OLBRACHTOVA 62 PRAGUE 14000 PRAGUE CZECHIA
ISO 20022 identification
As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)
A CBPR+ message identifies this institution by its BIC, and may add its LEI or a clearing code. CBPR+ does not allow a name and postal address next to a BIC.
- Identified by
- BIC, with its LEI
- Roles in CBPR+
- Any agent, including the instructing and instructed agents
CBPR+
For cross-border payments on Swift: the BIC, with the LEI and clearing code where known
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>GIBACZPXXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>9KOGW2C2FCIOJQ7FF485</LEI>
</FinInstnId>Full record
Every ISO 20022 element the directory holds. Base ISO 20022 allows them together. CBPR+ does not allow a name and address next to a BIC
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>GIBACZPXXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>9KOGW2C2FCIOJQ7FF485</LEI>
<Nm>CESKA SPORITELNA A.S.</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>PRAGUE</TwnNm>
<Ctry>CZ</Ctry>
<AdrLine>OLBRACHTOVA 1929/62 PRAGUE, 4 140 00</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>The BIC, name and address are as published in Swift’s BIC directory. The LEI comes from the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. Check them against your own records before use.
Payment schemes and systems
EPC registers of 2026-09-11 · ECB T2 list of 2026-07-02 · ECB TIPS list of 2026-09-01 · SIX Bank Master valid on 2026-09-28
| Scheme or system | Since | Registered with | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEPA Credit TransferISO 20022 messages | 2008-01-28 | Head office | — |
SEPA dates are when the institution became ready for the scheme.
An institution missing from T2 may still be reachable through an indirect participant.
“ISO 20022 messages” marks a scheme or system whose rulebook or operator specifies ISO 20022 for messages between participants.
Market identifiers
One trading venue or reporting service run under this LEI list of 2026-09-17
| MIC | Market | Kind | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSAS | CESKA SPORITELNA, A.S. | Operating MIC | Systematic internaliser |
National bank codes
Kód banky · Czechia
1 code file of 2026-09-25
| Code | Routes to BIC | Name in the national file |
|---|---|---|
| 0800 | GIBACZPX | Česká spořitelna, a.s. |
Each code shows the name in the national file. Smaller banks often route through a central institution’s BIC. A code can therefore belong to a different bank than the one on this page.
Network
Correspondent banking
The bank publishes 39 accounts at other banks, across 4 regions. 7 other banks publish 8 accounts held with this bank.
- Own offices
- Correspondent banks: it holds accounts there
- Respondent banks: they hold accounts here
Hover over a branch, account or group to see its details
Correspondent accounts
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
39 accounts at other banks, in 25 currencies, as the bank publishes them: cdn.erstegroup.com ↗ dated Sep 2020
| Currency | Correspondent | BIC | Account | Purpose | Directory check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUD | National Australia Bank Ltd., Melbourne Australia | NATAAU33033 | — | — | Matches the Swift directory |
| AUD | Erste Group Bank AG, Vienna Austria | GIBAATWG | — | — | Matches the Swift directory |
| BGN | Erste Group Bank AG, Vienna Austria | GIBAATWG | — | — | Matches the Swift directory |
| CAD | Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto Canada | ROYCCAT2 | — | — | Matches the Swift directory |
| CAD | Erste Group Bank AG, Vienna Austria | GIBAATWG | — | — | Matches the Swift directory |
| CHF | UBS AG, Zürich Switzerland | UBSWCHZH80A | — | — | Matches the Swift directory |
| CHF | Erste Group Bank AG, Vienna Austria | GIBAATWG | — | — | Matches the Swift directory |
| CNY | Erste Group Bank AG, Vienna Austria | GIBAATWG | — | clean commercial payments | Matches the Swift directory |
| DKK | Nordea Bank Danmark A/S, Copenhagen Denmark | NDEADKKK | — | — | Matches the Swift directory |
| DKK | Erste Group Bank AG, Vienna Austria | GIBAATWG | — | — | Matches the Swift directory |
| EUR | Erste Group Bank AG, Vienna Austria | GIBAATWG | — | — | Matches the Swift directory |
| EUR | Commerzbank AG, Frankfurt Germany | COBADEFF | — | — | Matches the Swift directory |
| GBP | Barclays Bank PLC, London United Kingdom | BARCGB22 | — | — | Matches the Swift directory |
| GBP | Erste Group Bank AG, Vienna Austria | GIBAATWG | — | — | Matches the Swift directory |
| HKD | Erste Group Bank AG, Vienna Austria | GIBAATWG | — | — | Matches the Swift directory |
| HRK | Erste and Steiermaerkische Bank d.d., Zagreb Croatia | ESBCHR22 | — | — | Matches the Swift directory |
| HUF | Erste Bank Hungary Rt, Budapest Hungary | GIBAHUHB | — | — | Matches the Swift directory |
| INR | Erste Group Bank AG, Vienna Austria | GIBAATWG | — | — | Matches the Swift directory |
| JPY | The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd., Tokyo Japan | BOTKJPJT | — | — | Directory name differs MUFG BANK, LTD. |
| JPY | Erste Group Bank AG, Vienna Austria | GIBAATWG | — | — | Matches the Swift directory |
| NOK | DnB Bank ASA, Oslo Norway | DNBANOKK | — | — | Matches the Swift directory |
| NOK | Erste Group Bank AG, Vienna Austria | GIBAATWG | — | — | Matches the Swift directory |
| NZD | Erste Group Bank AG, Vienna Austria | GIBAATWG | — | — | Matches the Swift directory |
| PLN | mBank SA, Warszawa Poland | BREXPLPW | PL14 1140 0000 0000 1099 4300 1020 | — | Matches the Swift directory |
| PLN | Erste Group Bank AG, Vienna Austria | GIBAATWG | — | — | Matches the Swift directory |
| RON | Banca Comerciala Romana SA, Bucharest Romania | RNCBROBU | — | — | Matches the Swift directory |
| RUB | Erste Group Bank AG, Vienna Austria | GIBAATWG | — | — | Matches the Swift directory |
| SEK | Svenska Handelsbanken, Stockholm Sweden | HANDSESS | — | — | Matches the Swift directory |
| SEK | Erste Group Bank AG, Vienna Austria | GIBAATWG | — | — | Matches the Swift directory |
| THB | Erste Group Bank AG, Vienna Austria | GIBAATWG | — | — | Matches the Swift directory |
| TND | Erste Group Bank AG, Vienna Austria | GIBAATWG | — | — | Matches the Swift directory |
| TRY | Erste Group Bank AG, Vienna Austria | GIBAATWG | — | — | Matches the Swift directory |
| UAH | Erste Group Bank AG, Vienna Austria | GIBAATWG | — | treasury operations only | Matches the Swift directory |
| USD | Bank of America, New York United States | BOFAUS3N | — | — | Matches the Swift directory |
| USD | The Bank of New York Mellon, New York United States | IRVTUS3N | — | — | Matches the Swift directory |
| USD | JP Morgan Chase Bank NA, New York United States | CHASUS33 | — | — | Matches the Swift directory |
| USD | Erste Group Bank AG, Vienna Austria | GIBAATWG | — | — | Matches the Swift directory |
| ZAR | The Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd, Johannesburg South Africa | SBZAZAJJ | — | — | Matches the Swift directory |
| ZAR | Erste Group Bank AG, Vienna Austria | GIBAATWG | — | — | Matches the Swift directory |
This is a PDF titled 'List of Main Correspondent Banks', dated September 2020 and linked from the Correspondence Banking section of the English business documents page. All 39 rows were extracted. The PDF prints BICs with spaces (e.g. 'GIBA AT WG'); they are recorded here without spaces. Only the PLN account at mBank has a published account number (an IBAN). The list is six years old and may be out of date. The HRK line is obsolete because Croatia adopted the euro in 2023. 'The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ' has since been renamed. The page also links to further documents that were not reviewed. Each correspondent BIC is checked against the Swift directory: a BIC missing from it, or registered to a differently named bank, may be a typo or out of date. Confirm settlement instructions with the bank before relying on them.
Respondent banks
From the correspondent lists other banks publish
7 other banks publish 8 accounts held with this bank.
| Currency | Respondent bank | Held at | Account | Purpose | Published in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CZK | Alior Bank Spolka Akcyjna Poland | GIBACZPXXXX | — | — | aliorbank.pl ↗ |
| CZK | Banco Bpm SPA Italy | GIBACZPX | 2673452/0800 / IBAN: CZ8608000000000002673452 | CP and FX | gruppo.bancobpm.it ↗ dated Aug 2025 |
| CZK | DNB Bank ASA Norway | GIBACZPX | CZ6608009944040801237390 | — | content.dnb.no ↗ dated 2 Feb 2026 |
| CZK | Dsk Bank Ad Bulgaria | GIBACZPX | — | — | dskbank.bg ↗ |
| CZK | Mbank S.A. (Formerly Bre Bank S.A.) Poland | GIBACZPX | — | — | mbank.pl ↗ dated May 2026 |
| CZK | Mbh Bank Nyrt. Hungary | GIBACZPX | — | commercial transactions | mbhbank.hu ↗ dated 19 Dec 2025 |
| CZK | Mbh Bank Nyrt. Hungary | GIBACZPX | — | forex and money market | mbhbank.hu ↗ dated 19 Dec 2025 |
| CZK | OTP Bank Plc. Hungary | GIBACZPXXXX | CZ6508000000000500103022 | Global Markets – FX, MM, Derivatives, Commodities, Banknotes, Cash Collaterals | otpbank.hu ↗ dated 1 Jan 2026 |
Each row is an account the respondent bank lists as held with this bank, as published. Only banks that publish their correspondent accounts, and that Elucidate has researched, can appear, so the list is not complete. Confirm settlement instructions with either bank before relying on them.
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Sources & method
Every value comes from a public source, such as Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, GLEIF or the OFAC and EU sanctions lists. Most sources are matched on a BIC or an LEI, not on a name.
Swift GPI membership is matched on names and is indicative. A missing sanctions match does not mean that no listing applies. Always screen against the official lists.
The sanctions facts on this page cover the BIC and its LEI only.
An institution is one entry in the directory: a BIC8 in Swift’s directory, or a firm on a tracked register that holds no BIC. Licences held by an institution with a BIC are shown on its page.
Read the methodology →Credits for this page
- Payment schemes and systems—Source: European Payments Council (EPC) Registers of Participants; matched to BICs by Elucidate.
- Wikidata—CC0, matched on the BIC or LEI recorded in Wikidata. It is community-edited, so check key facts.
- National bank codes—Czechia (Source: Česká národní banka).
- Ownership and group—GLEIF Level 2 relationship records (accounting consolidation), matched by LEI.
- Overview, leadership, regulators and events—researched per institution by an AI model with web search, from the institution's own website and reports, regulators, company registers and news. Figures, people and events link to their source, and each card shows the research date. AI research can be wrong or out of date, so check key facts at the source.
- European registers—Source: European Central Bank (ECB), list of monetary financial institutions and list of institutions subject to minimum reserves. Source: European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), MiFID II/MiFIR register (investment firms, trading venues, systematic internalisers, data reporting services providers). Matched on LEI by Elucidate.
- Images—logos and photos from Wikimedia Commons (credited with their author and licence) or from the institution's own website, where Wikimedia has none. Elucidate keeps a copy of each; the links lead to the source and the original image. Logo: Česká spořitelna · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · original; Tomáš Salomon: Lukáš Kropík · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · original.
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