List of banks in Slovakia

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Slovenská Sporiteľňa head office, Bratislava
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VÚB head office, Bratislava
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Tatra Banka head office, Bratislava

The following list of banks in Slovakia is to be understood within the framework of the European single market and European banking union, which means that Slovakia's banking system is more open to cross-border banking operations than peers outside of the EU.

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Policy framework

European banking supervision distinguishes between significant institutions (SIs) and less significant institutions (LSIs), with SI/LSI designations updated regularly by the European Central Bank (ECB). Significant institutions are directly supervised by the ECB using joint supervisory teams that involve the national competent authorities (NCAs) of individual participating countries. Less significant institutions are supervised by the relevant NCA on a day-to-day basis, under the supervisory oversight of the ECB. [1] In Slovakia's case, the NCA is the National Bank of Slovakia. [2]

Significant institutions

As of 1 September 2025, the list of supervised institutions maintained by the ECB included no Slovak banking groups as SIs. [3] Instead, banking groups based in other euro-area countries have significant operations in the country. A study published in 2024 assessed that the largest banking group by assets in Slovakia (as opposed to total consolidated assets) at end-2023 were: [4] : 28–29 

Other euro-area banks that operate in Slovakia include: [3]

Crédit Mutuel (via Cofidis) and ING are also present via branches.[ citation needed ]

Less significant institutions

As of 1 September 2025, the ECB's list of supervised institutions included nine Slovak LSIs. [3]

High-impact LSIs

Of these, the following two were designated by the ECB as "high-impact" on the basis of several criteria including size:

Other Slovak LSIs

The remaining three domestic LSIs were:

Non-euro-area-controlled LSIs

Three other Slovak LSIs were branches of financial groups based outside of the euro area:

As of October 2025, there were no branches of banks located outside the European Economic Area ("third-country branches" in EU parlance) in Slovakia, based on data compiled by the European Banking Authority. [10]

Other institutions

The National Bank of Slovakia and EXIMBANKA SR  [ sk ] are public-sector credit institutions that do not hold a banking license under EU law.

Defunct banks

A few former Slovak banks, defined as having been headquartered in the present-day territory of Slolvakia, are documented on Wikipedia. They are listed below in chronological order of establishment.

Additional banks that left the Slovak market included, by chronological order of exit:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "What are less significant institutions?". European Central Bank. 2 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "Members and Observers". European Banking Authority. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 List of supervised entities - Cut-off date for changes in group structures: 1 September 2025 (PDF), European Central Bank, 24 October 2025
  4. ↑ Giulia Gotti, Conor McCaffrey & Nicolas Véron (October 2024), Banking union and the long wait for cross-border integration (PDF), European Parliament
  5. ↑ "." trend.sk. Retrieved on April 4, 2023. "Banky a ich vlastníci: Kto, s kým a od kedy...."
  6. ↑ "." trend.sk. Retrieved on April 4, 2023. "Banky a ich vlastníci: Kto, s kým a od kedy...."
  7. ↑ "." trend.sk. Retrieved on April 4, 2023. "Banky a ich vlastníci: Kto, s kým a od kedy...."
  8. ↑ "." hnonline.sk. Retrieved on May 21, 2022. "UniBanka a HVB Bank dokončujú zlúčenie."
  9. ↑ "." trend.sk. Retrieved on April 4, 2023. "Banka Slovakia zmenila obchodné meno na Privatbanka."
  10. ↑ "The EBA updates list of third-country groups and branches operating in the European Union and the European Economic Area", European Banking Authority, 13 October 2025
  11. ↑ "." sme.sk. Retrieved on May 21, 2022. "Ľudová banka mení názov na Volksbank Slovensko."
  12. ↑ "." Trend. Retrieved on May 21, 2022. "Značka Volksbank na Slovensku v budúcom roku skončí."
  13. ↑ "." Prima Banka. Retrieved on May 21, 2022. "Sberbank Slovensko sa zlúčila s Prima bankou Slovensko."
  14. ↑ "." Pravda. Retrieved on May 21, 2022. "Istrobanka končí, od júla sa zlúči s ČSOB."
  15. ↑ "." trend.sk. Retrieved on April 4, 2023. "Banky a ich vlastníci: Kto, s kým a od kedy...."
  16. ↑ "." sme.sk. Retrieved on May 21, 2022. "Poľnobanka začala oddnes pôsobiť pod novým názvom UniBanka."
  17. ↑ "." hnonline.sk. Retrieved on May 21, 2022. "UniBanka a HVB Bank dokončujú zlúčenie."
  18. ↑ "." zive.sk. Retrieved on May 21, 2022. "Slovenskú OTP Banku kupuje ČSOB."
  19. ↑ "." sme.sk. Retrieved on May 21, 2022. "Zuno banka na Slovensku skončila."
  20. ↑ "." sme.sk. Retrieved on February 25, 2023. "AG Banka ako prvá v SR skončila svoju činnosť odobraním bankovej licencie a čaká ju likvidácia."
  21. ↑ "." sme.sk. Retrieved on April 4, 2023. "Priemyselnou bankou sa zaoberá polícia."
  22. ↑ "." profini.sk. Retrieved on Retrieved on April 4, 2023. "Dopravná banka je štvrtou bankou v nútenej správe."
  23. ↑ "." sme.sk. Retrieved on February 25, 2023. "Slovenská kreditná banka."
  24. ↑ "." sme.sk. Retrieved on February 25, 2023. "Devín banka skrachovala."
  25. ↑ "." sme.sk. Retrieved on April 4, 2023. "IRB začne od 1. augusta pôsobiť pod novým nazvom OTP Banka Slovensko."
  26. 1 2 "." trend.sk. Retrieved on April 4, 2023. "Banky a ich vlastníci: Kto, s kým a od kedy...."
  27. ↑ "." sme.sk. Retrieved on May 21, 2022. "Britská banka HSBC odchádza zo Slovenska."
  28. ↑ "." Prima Banka. Retrieved on May 21, 2022. "Slovenská Dexia sa v novom roku zmení na Prima banka Slovensko, a.s.."
  29. ↑ "." sme.sk. Retrieved on February 25, 2023. "Axa Bank u nás končí, spoluprácu ponúkol UniCredit."
  30. ↑ "." teraz.sk. Retrieved on April 4, 2023. "Zo Slovenska odchádza pobočka zahraničnej banky Royal Bank of Scotland."
  31. ↑ "." finreport.sk. Retrieved on April 4, 2023. "Spoločnosť Cetelem na Slovensku končí. BNP Paribas, pod ktorú patrí, sa už stiahla aj z ďalších krajín."
  32. ↑ "." sk.kdbbank.eu. Retrieved on January 4, 2024. "Oznámenie o plánovanom ukončení činnosti a zatvorení KDB Bank Europe Ltd., pobočka zahraničnej banky na Slovensku."
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