Annual report 2019

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The History

Bank BGŻ BNP Paribas was established in 2015, by merging BNP Paribas Polska and Bank Gospodarki Żywnościowej – two entities with a long, nearly one hundred year old history of presence on the Polish banking market.

Since then, the Bank has been strengthening its position by successfully combining innovation with the tradition of its presence in Poland. In 2018, BGŻ BNP Paribas took over the core business of Raiffeisen Bank Polska. This way, our organization joined the group of Polish banks with assets of over PLN 100 billion.

On March 29, 2019, upon receipt of an entry in the National Court Register, Bank BGŻ BNP Paribas S.A. changed its name to BNP Paribas Bank Polska S.A.

On April 1, 2019, the Bank’s brand was standardized. A new, global brand – BNP Paribas – appeared in the Bank’s branches, systems and applications, as well as on payment cards and marketing materials. The Bank’s website operates under a new address: www.bnpparibas.pl. On November 9-11, 2019, Bank BNP Paribas carried out the final stage of taking over the core business of Raiffeisen Bank Polska. All products and services of the customers of the former Raiffeisen Bank Polska, run in online banking systems and mobile applications, have been transferred to the target online banking systems and mobile applications of Bank BNP Paribas. The unification of banking systems has ensured not only more effective but also safer functioning.

2019

Introduction of the BNP Paribas Bank Polska S.A. brand

Unification of the IT systems

2018

Acquisition by Bank BGŻ BNP Paribas S.A. of the core business of Raiffeisen Bank Polska S.A.

Announcement of the new "Fast Forward" strategy

2016

Merger with Sygma Bank Polska S.A.

2015

Bank BGŻ BNP Paribas was established

2014

The control stock of Bank BGŻ shares was taken over by the BNP Paribas Group

2011

Fortis Bank Polska changed its name to BNP Paribas Bank Polska

Debut on the WSE

2009

Fortis merged with Dominet Bank

The BNP Paribas Group has bought Fortis Bank Polska

2004

Rabobank and Ebor became strategic investors at Banku BGŻ

1999

Fortis acquires PPA Bank

Fortis Bank Polska was established

1994

PPA Bank debuten on the WSE

Bank BGŻ has been transformed into a joint-stock company

1991

The Polisk-American Enterprise Fund became the strategic shareholder of KTB

thus the first Polish-American Bank was established in Cracow

1990

The Krakow Banking Society (KTB) was created

1975

Bank BGŻ was established

1919

Société Générale De Banque, later BNP Paribas Fortis, began operationing in Poland

The Polish Agricultural Bank was also established

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