ING Group: ING to leave Czech retail banking market by end-2021
Customers will receive a welcome offer from Raiffeisenbank Czech Republic
ING is announcing today that it intends to withdraw from the retail banking market in the Czech Republic. Raiffeisenbank Czech Republic has agreed to prepare a welcome offer for ING s retail customers in the Czech Republic.
In March, customers will receive an invitation from Raiffeisenbank to move to this bank over the coming months. The ambition is for ING to stop all its retail activities in this market by the end of 2021. ING will remain active in the Czech Republic as a provider of wholesale banking products and services.
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