Austria · Credit institution
Erste Group Bank AG
Erste Group Bank AG is an Austrian joint-stock company (Aktiengesellschaft) with its registered seat in Vienna. It is licensed as a credit institution under the Austrian Banking Act. It is the listed parent of Erste Group and its core shareholder is DIE ERSTE österreichische Spar-Casse Privatstiftung (ERSTE Foundation). The group traces its origins to the first Austrian savings bank, founded in 1819, and went public in 1997. According to the bank, it serves more than 23 million customers through banks in Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia and Slovakia. In January 2026 it completed the purchase of a controlling 49% stake in Santander Bank Polska, which was renamed Erste Bank Polska in April 2026.
Licences and registrations
Matched by LEI on the 22 tracked registers
None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers. It is on the ECB list of supervised entities (see Regulatory status): that is banking supervision, not a licence on a tracked register.
- The tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
Regulatory status
ECB banking supervision
List of supervised entities as of 2026-07-01
- Classification
- Significant institution
- Supervisor
- European Central Bank (direct supervision)
- Listed as
- Erste Group Bank AG
- Entity type
- Credit institution
- Supervisory group
- Heads its own group
- Why significant
- Size (Total assets EUR 300-500 bn)
European registers
ECB · monetary financial institutions
List as at 2026-09-25
- Category
- Credit institution
- Minimum reserves
- Subject to minimum reserves
- Listed as
- Erste Group Bank AG
- RIAD code
- AT0000019554466
ESMA · MiFID II register
Register as at 2026-09-28
| Entry | Competent authority | Authorised | Services or instruments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Investment services (MiFID II) | Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) | 2002-04-01 | A1 A4 A5 B5 |
| Systematic internaliser | Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) | 2018-01-03 | SHRS |
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
- GIBAATWGXXX 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 GIBAATWG directly.
- Swift GPI
- Live member
- Payment schemes and systems
- SCT · SCT Inst · SDD Core · SDD B2B · VOP · T2 · TIPS · SIC
- Branch codes
- 1 branch code
- BIC first registered
- 2008-01-05
- Last updated
- 2026-08-01
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Employees
Not published
Ownership
Publicly listed
Ticker EBS
Institution type
Universal bank
Trades as Erste Group
- Ownership
- According to the bank's imprint, 73.35% of the shares are free float. The ERSTE Foundation holds 6.08% directly, Sparkassenbeteiligungs GmbH & Co KG holds 12.59%, other foundations hold 3.71% and Wiener Städtische Versicherungsverein holds 4.27%.
- Major shareholders
- Sparkassenbeteiligungs GmbH & Co KG 12.59% · 30 Jun 2026
DIE ERSTE österreichische Spar-Casse Privatstiftung (direct) 6.08% · 30 Jun 2026 - Stock listing
- Vienna Stock Exchange EBS
- Head office
- Am Belvedere 1, 1100 Vienna, Austria
- Company register
- FN 33209 m, Commercial Court Vienna (Handelsgericht Wien)
- Former name
- Erste Bank der oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG
Business lines
The bank runs group-level corporate, markets, treasury and correspondent banking business from Vienna, while retail banking is carried out mainly through its subsidiary banks in eight core markets.
Online
- Websites & references
- erstegroup.com ↗
Wikipedia ↗
Wikidata Q1310001 ↗ - Official social accounts
- None found
Sources · 13 pages consulted
- erstegroup.com/en/legal-information/imprint
- erstegroup.com/en/about-us/corpgov/vorstand
- erstegroup.com/en/about-us/corpgov/aufsichtsrat
- erstegroup.com/en/investors/share/shareholder-structure
- erstegroup.com/en/financial-institutions/cash-management-fin-institutions
- erstegroup.com
- tradingview.com/news/eqs:33e4ce69c094b:0-erste-group-strong-operating-performance-strategic-progress-in-p
- erstegroup.com/de/news-media/presseaussendungen/2025/11/28/board-update
- evi.gv.at/f/33209m
- erstestiftung.org/en/foundation/
- santander.com/content/dam/santander-com/es/documentos/informacion-para-otros-organismos-reguladores/202
- fma.gv.at/fma-ist-ab-1-jaenner-2026-die-neue-aufsichtsbehoerde-zur-ueberwachung-und-durchsetzung-vo
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erste_Group
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
-
Peter Bosek
CEO
- Chair
-
Gottfried Haber
Chairman of the Supervisory Board
- Chief financial officer
- Stefan Dörfler CFO
- Executive
- Alexandra Habeler-Drabek CRO
- Executive
- Maurizio Poletto COO and CPO
Supervisors & regulators
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- European Union
- European Central Bank Prudential supervisor
- Austria
- Financial Market Authority (FMA) Prudential supervisorAML supervisorConductSecuritiesResolution
- Austria
- Oesterreichische Nationalbank Central bank
- European Union
- Single Resolution Board Resolution
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
-
Other
The bank's newly acquired Polish subsidiary, formerly Santander Bank Polska, was rebranded as Erste Bank Polska.
tradingview.com ↗ -
Merger / acquisition
The bank completed its purchase of about 49% of Santander Bank Polska and 50% of the asset manager Santander TFI from Banco Santander.
santander.com ↗ -
Leadership
The bank announced that Chief Corporates and Markets Officer Ingo Bleier would not renew his board mandate, which ran until June 2026.
erstegroup.com ↗ -
Leadership
Peter Bosek became Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Willibald Cernko.
erstegroup.com ↗
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
- GIBAATWGXXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- GIBABank
- ATCountry · Austria
- WGLocation
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI
- PQOH26KWDF7CG10L6792
- 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 codes
- Bankleitzahl 20100 · IID (BC-Nummer) 89099
Profile
- Type
- Credit institutionListed as a credit institution, or a branch of one, on the ECB’s list of supervised entities, or named as a bank on the Financial Stability Board’s G-SIB list, directly or as a G-SIB’s main operating bank. These are the only bank lists the directory tracks so far.
- Regulation
- Prudentially supervised (ECB list)Prudentially supervised, according to the ECB list of supervised entities (as at 2026-07-01). This is banking supervision, not a licence on a tracked register.
- 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
- Austria · Europe & Central Asia
- Banking supervision
- Significant · supervised by the ECB as of 2026-07-01
- Trading venues (MIC)
- Operates MIC EGSI 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
- 2008
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.
Ownership and group
GLEIF relationship records
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
- AM BELVEDERE 1 VIENNA 1100 AUSTRIA
- Operational address
- AM BELVEDERE 1 VIENNA VIENNA 1100 AUSTRIA
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>GIBAATWGXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>PQOH26KWDF7CG10L6792</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>GIBAATWGXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>PQOH26KWDF7CG10L6792</LEI>
<Nm>ERSTE GROUP BANK AG</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>VIENNA</TwnNm>
<Ctry>AT</Ctry>
<AdrLine>AM BELVEDERE 1 VIENNA 1100</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>2 national bank codes route to this BIC. The blocks add none, because the right one depends on the account.
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 Instant Credit TransferISO 20022 messages | 2017-11-21 | Head office | — |
| SEPA Direct Debit CoreISO 20022 messages | 2009-11-02 | Head office | — |
| SEPA Direct Debit Business-to-BusinessISO 20022 messages | 2011-12-01 | Head office | — |
| Verification of Payee | 2025-07-19 | Head office | — |
| T2 (Eurosystem real-time gross settlement)ISO 20022 messages | — | Head office | — |
| TIPS (TARGET Instant Payment Settlement)ISO 20022 messages | — | Head office | — |
| Swiss Interbank Clearing (SIC), Swiss franc real-time gross settlementISO 20022 messages | — | Head office | — |
SEPA dates are when the institution became ready for the scheme. The T2 list names direct participants only and gives no joining date. TIPS and SIX Bank Master entries have no joining date.
An institution missing from T2 may still be reachable through an indirect participant. The ECB’s TIPS list does not separate participants from reachable parties. It includes institutions reachable in Swedish kronor as well as in euro.
The SIX Bank Master also lists participants outside Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EGSI | ERSTE GROUP BANK AG | Operating MIC | Systematic internaliser |
National bank codes
Bankleitzahl · Austria
1 code file of 2026-09-28 · ISO 20022 clearing system code ATBLZ
| Code | Routes to BIC | Name in the national file | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20100 | GIBAATWGXXX | Erste Group Bank AG | Wien |
IID (BC-Nummer) · Switzerland
1 code file of 2026-09-28 · ISO 20022 clearing system code CHBCC
| Code | Routes to BIC | Name in the national file | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89099 | GIBAATWGXXX | Erste Group Bank AG | Wien |
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
Branches and correspondent banking
One branch BIC connects to the head office. 5 other banks publish 43 accounts held with this bank.
- Own offices
- Respondent banks: they hold accounts here
Hover over a branch, account or group to see its details
Respondent banks
From the correspondent lists other banks publish
5 other banks publish 43 accounts held with this bank, in 25 currencies.
| Currency | Respondent bank | Held at | Account | Purpose | Published in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUD | Ceska Sporitelna A.S. Czechia | GIBAATWG | — | — | cdn.erstegroup.com ↗ dated Sep 2020 |
| BGN | Ceska Sporitelna A.S. Czechia | GIBAATWG | — | — | cdn.erstegroup.com ↗ dated Sep 2020 |
| CAD | Ceska Sporitelna A.S. Czechia | GIBAATWG | — | — | cdn.erstegroup.com ↗ dated Sep 2020 |
| CHF | Ceska Sporitelna A.S. Czechia | GIBAATWG | — | — | cdn.erstegroup.com ↗ dated Sep 2020 |
| CNY | Ceska Sporitelna A.S. Czechia | GIBAATWG | — | clean commercial payments | cdn.erstegroup.com ↗ dated Sep 2020 |
| DKK | Ceska Sporitelna A.S. Czechia | GIBAATWG | — | — | cdn.erstegroup.com ↗ dated Sep 2020 |
| EUR | Ceska Sporitelna A.S. Czechia | GIBAATWG | — | — | cdn.erstegroup.com ↗ dated Sep 2020 |
| GBP | Ceska Sporitelna A.S. Czechia | GIBAATWG | — | — | cdn.erstegroup.com ↗ dated Sep 2020 |
| HKD | Ceska Sporitelna A.S. Czechia | GIBAATWG | — | — | cdn.erstegroup.com ↗ dated Sep 2020 |
| INR | Ceska Sporitelna A.S. Czechia | GIBAATWG | — | — | cdn.erstegroup.com ↗ dated Sep 2020 |
| JPY | Ceska Sporitelna A.S. Czechia | GIBAATWG | — | — | cdn.erstegroup.com ↗ dated Sep 2020 |
| NOK | Ceska Sporitelna A.S. Czechia | GIBAATWG | — | — | cdn.erstegroup.com ↗ dated Sep 2020 |
| NZD | Ceska Sporitelna A.S. Czechia | GIBAATWG | — | — | cdn.erstegroup.com ↗ dated Sep 2020 |
| PLN | Ceska Sporitelna A.S. Czechia | GIBAATWG | — | — | cdn.erstegroup.com ↗ dated Sep 2020 |
| RUB | Ceska Sporitelna A.S. Czechia | GIBAATWG | — | — | cdn.erstegroup.com ↗ dated Sep 2020 |
| SEK | Ceska Sporitelna A.S. Czechia | GIBAATWG | — | — | cdn.erstegroup.com ↗ dated Sep 2020 |
| THB | Ceska Sporitelna A.S. Czechia | GIBAATWG | — | — | cdn.erstegroup.com ↗ dated Sep 2020 |
| TND | Ceska Sporitelna A.S. Czechia | GIBAATWG | — | — | cdn.erstegroup.com ↗ dated Sep 2020 |
| TRY | Ceska Sporitelna A.S. Czechia | GIBAATWG | — | — | cdn.erstegroup.com ↗ dated Sep 2020 |
| UAH | Ceska Sporitelna A.S. Czechia | GIBAATWG | — | treasury operations only | cdn.erstegroup.com ↗ dated Sep 2020 |
| USD | Ceska Sporitelna A.S. Czechia | GIBAATWG | — | — | cdn.erstegroup.com ↗ dated Sep 2020 |
| ZAR | Ceska Sporitelna A.S. Czechia | GIBAATWG | — | — | cdn.erstegroup.com ↗ dated Sep 2020 |
| AUD | Erste Bank Hungary Zrt Hungary | GIBAATWG | 403-337-396/89 | Treasury transactions; intermediary ANZBAU3M | cdn.erstegroup.com ↗ dated Mar 2026 |
| CAD | Erste Bank Hungary Zrt Hungary | GIBAATWG | 403-337-396/90 | Treasury transactions; intermediary ROYCCAT2 | cdn.erstegroup.com ↗ dated Mar 2026 |
| CHF | Erste Bank Hungary Zrt Hungary | GIBAATWG | 403-337-396/88 | Treasury transactions; intermediary UBSWCHZH80A | cdn.erstegroup.com ↗ dated Mar 2026 |
| CZK | Erste Bank Hungary Zrt Hungary | GIBAATWG | 403-345-599/75 | Treasury transactions; intermediary GIBACZPX | cdn.erstegroup.com ↗ dated Mar 2026 |
| DKK | Erste Bank Hungary Zrt Hungary | GIBAATWG | 403-337-396/86 | Treasury transactions; intermediary NDEADKKK | cdn.erstegroup.com ↗ dated Mar 2026 |
| EUR | Erste Bank Hungary Zrt Hungary | GIBAATWG | 403-337-396/00 | Treasury transactions | cdn.erstegroup.com ↗ dated Mar 2026 |
| GBP | Erste Bank Hungary Zrt Hungary | GIBAATWG | 403-337-396/91 | Treasury transactions; intermediary NWBKGB2L | cdn.erstegroup.com ↗ dated Mar 2026 |
| JPY | Erste Bank Hungary Zrt Hungary | GIBAATWG | 403-337-396/92 | Treasury transactions; intermediary SMBCJPJT | cdn.erstegroup.com ↗ dated Mar 2026 |
| NOK | Erste Bank Hungary Zrt Hungary | GIBAATWG | 403-337-396/87 | Treasury transactions; intermediary DNBANOKK | cdn.erstegroup.com ↗ dated Mar 2026 |
| NZD | Erste Bank Hungary Zrt Hungary | GIBAATWG | 403-337-396/97 | Treasury transactions; intermediary BKNZNZ22 | cdn.erstegroup.com ↗ dated Mar 2026 |
| PLN | Erste Bank Hungary Zrt Hungary | GIBAATWG | 403-337-396/93 | Treasury transactions; intermediary CITIPLPX | cdn.erstegroup.com ↗ dated Mar 2026 |
| RON | Erste Bank Hungary Zrt Hungary | GIBAATWG | 403-345-599/77 | Treasury transactions; intermediary RNCBROBU | cdn.erstegroup.com ↗ dated Mar 2026 |
| RSD | Erste Bank Hungary Zrt Hungary | GIBAATWG | 403-345-599/93 | Treasury transactions; intermediary GIBARS22 | cdn.erstegroup.com ↗ dated Mar 2026 |
| RUB | Erste Bank Hungary Zrt Hungary | GIBAATWG | 403-345-599/79 | Treasury transactions; intermediary RZBAATWW/RZBMRUMM | cdn.erstegroup.com ↗ dated Mar 2026 |
| SEK | Erste Bank Hungary Zrt Hungary | GIBAATWG | 403-337-396/94 | Treasury transactions; intermediary NDEASESS | cdn.erstegroup.com ↗ dated Mar 2026 |
| TRY | Erste Bank Hungary Zrt Hungary | GIBAATWG | 403-337-396/99 | Treasury transactions; intermediary TGBATRIS | cdn.erstegroup.com ↗ dated Mar 2026 |
| USD | Erste Bank Hungary Zrt Hungary | GIBAATWG | 403-337-396/95 | Treasury transactions; intermediary BOFAUS3N | cdn.erstegroup.com ↗ dated Mar 2026 |
| ZAR | Erste Bank Hungary Zrt Hungary | GIBAATWG | 403-337-396/96 | Treasury transactions; intermediary SBZAZAJJ | cdn.erstegroup.com ↗ dated Mar 2026 |
| EUR | Joint Stock Company Raiffeisenbank Russia | GIBAATWG | 40433455500 | incoming EUR payments | raiffeisen.ru ↗ |
| EUR | Mbank S.A. (Formerly Bre Bank S.A.) Poland | GIBAATWGXXX | — | — | mbank.pl ↗ dated May 2026 |
| EUR | Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi T.A.O Türkiye | GIBAATWG | AT812010040433351400 | — | vbassets.vakifbank.com.tr ↗ dated 2025 |
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.
Branch codes
| BIC | Branch | City | Address | LEI | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIBAATWGKAG | — | Vienna | AM BELVEDERE 1 VIENNA VIENNA 1100 AUSTRIA | — | 2026-08-01 |
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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.
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Read the methodology →Credits for this page
- Payment schemes and systems—Source: European Payments Council (EPC) Registers of Participants; matched to BICs by Elucidate. Source: European Central Bank, List of T2 participants. Source: European Central Bank, List of TIPS participants and reachable parties. Source: SIX Interbank Clearing, Bank Master.
- Banking supervision—Source: European Central Bank, list of supervised entities.
- Wikidata—CC0, matched on the BIC or LEI recorded in Wikidata. It is community-edited, so check key facts.
- National bank codes—Austria (© OeNB, CC BY 4.0), Switzerland (Source: SIX Interbank Clearing Bank Master).
- 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: Erste Group Bank AG · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · original; Peter Bosek: erstegroup.com (official website) · original; Gottfried Haber: erstegroup.com (official website) · original.
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