- CEO
- Przemyslaw Gdanski
- Full Time Employees
- 7,575
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Regional banks
- Address
- Marcin Kasprzak Street 2 Warsaw MZ Poland 01-211
- IPO Date
- May 27, 2011
- Business
- BNP Paribas Bank Polska S.A. (BNP.WA) operates as a universal commercial bank in Poland, providing a comprehensive range of retail, corporate, and institutional banking products and services to individual clients, microbusinesses, small and medium-sized enterprises, corporates, financial institutions, and public sector entities; core offerings include current and deposit accounts, term deposits, mortgage loans, cash loans, car loans, instalment loans, overdrafts, revolving and investment loans, agribusiness financing products, debit and credit cards, wealth management, brokerage services, cash management, global trade finance services such as import/export letters of credit, documentary collections, supply chain and export financing, financial market products including derivatives, leasing, factoring, real estate and structured financing, investment banking, cross-border cash transfers, foreign exchange transactions, online/mobile/telephone banking, and insurance products through group subsidiaries; the bank also emphasizes solutions for the food, agriculture, and green transition sectors.
A subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA, the bank traces its origins to 1919 with predecessor entities such as the Polish Agricultural Bank and Société Générale De Banque, formalizing as BNP Paribas Bank Polska S.A. following mergers including the 2015 combination with Bank Gospodarki Żywnościowej (BGŻ) and the 2018-2019 integration of Raiffeisen Bank Polska's core assets, which expanded its presence in large cities, wealthy client segments, private banking, and SMEs; headquartered in Warsaw, it maintains approximately 362 branches and nearly 8,000 employees serving over 4 million clients across Poland.
Recent developments include the 2019 rebranding from Bank BGŻ BNP Paribas S.A. to BNP Paribas Bank Polska S.A., enhancing brand alignment with its parent; in 2023, the bank faced a fine for limiting credit holiday applications; the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development reduced its stake from 4.5% to 2.9% in July 2025 via a share sale on the Warsaw Stock Exchange to improve free float and liquidity while retaining long-term partnership, including green financing initiatives like a €100 million guarantee for residential projects; additionally, BNP Paribas Bank Polska provided financing in 2024 for Qemetica's acquisition of PPG assets and announced a new strategy for 2026-2030 in late 2025.