Erste Bank is a retail bank in based in Vienna, Austria and operates in eight countries including Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Ukraine. One of the largest financial services providers in Central and Eastern Europe, Erste Bank’s customer base has grown from 600,000 to over 16 million in seven years, with a network of 3,000 branches. With a dedicated focus to the region, Erste Bank Group is solidly positioned to capture the growth potential of some of the fastest developing countries in Europe. Over the last ten years, Erste has bough 10 banks across Central and Eastern Europe, where it as so far acquired 10 banks. With customers in Central and Eastern Europe becoming increasingly affluent, further growth is guaranteed as they banking penetration deepens. Erste bank offers straightforward banking products, such as savings, payment transfers and debit cards – as well as more sophisticated banking products such as mortgages, credit cards, consumer loans and wealth management products. Erste Bank is listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange, Prague Stock Exchange and Bucharest Stock Exchange.