About us
Founded in 1819 as the first Austrian savings bank, Erste Group went public in 1997 with a strategy to expand its retail business into Central and Eastern Europe. Since then Erste Group has grown to become the largest financial services providers in the Eastern part of Europe in terms of clients and total assets.
Today we shift our focus from being a financial services provider to building Financial Health throughout our regions.
In our business activities, we are committed to social, ecological and ethical principles. With binding guidelines such as the Code of Conduct, we ensure that fairness, respect and sustainability are observed in all our activities and thus ensure a positive environment.
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Corporate Archives
Corporate Archives – Erste Group's historical corporate archive – preserves, researches, and communicates the history of one of Europe's oldest financial institutions. From the founding of Erste österreichische Spar-Casse in 1819 to the present day, we document economic, social, and cultural developments in the context of banking and everyday life.