Slovenská Sporiteľňa

Slovenská sporiteľňa ("Slovak Savings Bank") 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]

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

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

• Slovenská sporiteľňa, a.s., Tomášikova 48, Bratislava, 832 37, Slovakia^[7]