BNP Paribas Bank Polska

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BNP Paribas Bank Polska SA
Company type Spółka Akcyjna
Industry Finance and Insurance
Founded2011;14 years ago (2011)
Headquarters,
Key people
Przemysław Gdański CEO
Products Financial services
Parent BNP Paribas
Website https://www.bnpparibas.pl/

BNP Paribas Bank Polska is a Polish bank, majority-owned by Paris-based BNP Paribas. It originates in the acquisition by BNP Paribas of BGZ Bank in 2015.

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Overview

The legal merger of Bank Gospodarki Żywnościowej (BGZ Bank) and BNP Paribas Bank Polska took place on April 30, 2015 by transferring all the assets of BNP Paribas Bank Polska S.A. to Bank BGŻ S.A. After the merger, the bank operated under the name of Bank BGŻ BNP Paribas S.A. [1] [2]

In 2019, the BGŻ brand was finally phased out and replaced with BNP Paribas Bank Polska. [3]

In 2023 the bank was fined for restricting applications for the credit holidays, a program allowing Polish loan holders to postpone payment installments to help them with the rising cost of living, to a maximum of two months instead of the required eight. [4]

As of April 2025, BNP Paribas held an 81 percent stake in BNP Paribas Bank Polska, directly and indirectly through its Belgian subsidiary BNP Paribas Fortis. [5]

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References

  1. "Historia | BNP Paribas Bank Polska S.A." BNP (in Polish). Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  2. "France's BNP Paribas gets go-ahead for Polish bank merger". Polskie Radio dla Zagranicy. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  3. Borciuch, Marcin (2018-11-16). "Bank BGŻ BNP Paribas zmieni nazwę. Zrezygnuje z członu "BGŻ"". finanse.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  4. "BNP Paribas i Bank Pocztowy z karami od UOKiK. Chodzi o wakacje kredytowe". www.money.pl (in Polish). 2023-01-18. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  5. "Shareholders and Share Capital". BNP Paribas Bank Polska. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  6. Agata Mówińska (2015-08-28). "Nowy prezes BGŻ BNP Paribas". Wiadomości Rolnicze Polska (in Polish). Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  7. "Jest nowy prezes BGŻ BNP Paribas". Rzeczpospolita (in Polish). Retrieved 2022-11-17.