Santander Bank Polska joins Erste Group
Santander Group and Erste Group have confirmed the sale of 49% of shares in Santander Bank Polska (SBP) and 50% of shares in Santander TFI to Erste Group. This means that, as of today, Santander Bank Polska has a new main shareholder – Erste Group.
Santander Group and Erste Group have confirmed the completion of the transaction for the purchase of 49% of shares in Santander Bank Polska and 50% of shares in Santander TFI. Thus, SBP has joined the Austrian financial group Erste, which boasts over 200 years of tradition. Santander Bank Polska will be the eighth market in Erste Group and the largest bank in terms of the number of clients.
Our main shareholder, Erste Group, is a strong, stable European bank. From today, we will build the future for our clients together. Erste knows and understands the realities of our region very well. Like us, it focuses on building long-term relationships and the best customer experiences. Joining Erste Group opens up many new opportunities for us – our new shareholder brings excellent knowledge of the European market and modern technological solutions, which will support us in the further dynamic development of services for our clients.
By joining Erste Group, the bank will benefit from the experience and know-how of one of the largest financial groups in Central and Eastern Europe. This will expand the organization’s development opportunities and open the bank to new clients from all segments.
On January 22 of this year, an Extraordinary General Meeting of Santander Bank Polska is planned, which will decide, among other things, on changing the bank’s name to Erste Bank Polska. The rebranding will also cover the companies of the Santander Bank Polska Capital Group that have “Santander” in their name (excluding Santander Consumer Bank in Poland, with its subsidiaries, which now belongs entirely to Santander Group).
Santander Bank Polska is the third largest bank in Poland in terms of asset value and the largest private-capital bank in Poland. It provides financial services to over 6 million clients every day.
We have been operating in the Polish market for almost 40 years. During this time, we have built one of the largest banks in Poland, serving over 6 million individual clients, entrepreneurs, and international corporations. We take care of our clients’ finances, helping them grow and achieve success. By combining the achievements of our long-standing tradition with our competencies, we want to support Polish families, businesses, and the entire economy even better. And these priorities will not change. With the new shareholder, we will create new opportunities for our clients,
The bank’s strong and stable position remains unchanged – both in terms of liquidity and capital. The bank demonstrates excellent profitability and cost efficiency. According to data for Q3 2025, net profit from continuing operations amounted to PLN 4,892 million. The Group’s Tier I ratio was 17.38%, the total capital ratio was 18.06%, ROE for continuing operations was 21.6%, the Group’s C/I ratio was 30.0%, and the consolidated LCR ratio exceeded 203%.
