Headquartered in Athens, with approximately 12.1th employees, Piraeus Bank Group offers a full range of financial products and services to approximately 5.3mn customers in Greece. Νet loans of the Group in Greece amounted to €37.5bn and customer deposits to €44.5bn on December 31, 2018.
WHAT THEY DO
Piraeus Bank today leads a group of companies covering all financial activities in the Greek market (universal bank). Piraeus Bank, the largest bank in Greece, provides a wide range of financial products and services to approximately 5.3mn customers.
Today, we rank first in business financing, with a market share of 32% and balances of c.€31bn. Additionally, we maintain a customer relationship with 85% of the most important small and medium-sized businesses in Greece. Piraeus Bank possesses particular know-how in the areas of medium-sized and small enterprises, agricultural banking, consumer and mortgage credit, green banking, capital markets and investment banking, as well as leasing and factoring.
These services are offered through nation-wide network of approximately 550 branches and 1,950 ATMs, and also through its innovative digital banking platform winbank.
Piraeus Bank aiming to differentiate itself with the provision of superior standards of customer service, adopts the most modern international innovations and technological solutions. In this context, an automated electronic branch, known as "e-branch", was set up and operates since 2016. This is a completely new concept for the Greek market. Piraeus Bank currently has 6 e-branches in which transactions are carried out with speed, convenience and security.
WHAT THEY STAND FOR
Piraeus Bank established a unified culture and collective mindset based on the principles of accountability, meritocracy and transparency, aiming to be a pillar of stability for the Greek economy, to fuel growth and to promote innovation. Focusing to have a positive and lasting footprint in society, with benefits for our customers, our people, our shareholders and society at large, Piraeus Bank is committed to constantly create value, to challenge the frontiers, to enthuse its customers and to build relationships of trust.
Piraeus Bank Group acknowledging the basic role held by human resources in the achievement of its corporate strategic goals and the management of challenges, invests in the creation of strong relations with its employees, constantly improving the working environment and minimizing risks. It works towards a modern working environment that promotes open communication, high performance and personal development for its people. At the same time, the Group makes sure to establish and implement policies that promote issues of ethics, trust, devotion, team spirit and acceptance of diversity in the workplace. Piraeus Bank employs 12,097 employees, being one of the largest employers in Greece.
Piraeus Bank is committed to including social, environmental, and cultural aspects into its business practices and assumes initiatives over and above the legal obligations with the aim of enhancing social welfare and sustainable development.
In the framework of its activities and operations, the Group promotes regular communication with stakeholders, in order to fulfill their needs and expectations and to promptly and effectively respond to issues concerning them. The exploitation of new technologies, respect of human rights, employability, protection of the environment, promotion of culture, as well as issues related to corporate governance, financial performance and risk management, are priorities for the Group.
Piraeus Bank, as the first bank in Greece, innovates and offers solutions and outlets to help our economy and businesses recover their pace and open up sustainable paths to create value for the coming future.
