Poland

A recent survey of the Polish banking sector concerning the Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) of the European Union (EU) was published by KPMG. Specifically, the survey found that Polish …

With open banking growing in popularity across the globe and the Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) coming into full force, many Polish banks are reluctant to embrace open banking. Leaders …

In a recent interview, Mariusz Zabrocki, managing director of iwoca Poland, spoke about online lending to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Mr. Zabrocki noted that SMEs are changing thanks to …

Bank BGZ BNP Paribas is leading the way in working with fintech innovations and startups in Poland. Bank BGZ BNP Paribas believes that banks and fintech should go hand-in-hand in …

Poland’s Alior Bank has adopted the ‘Digital Disrupter’ strategy through 2020. As part of this strategy, the bank intends to increase cooperation with fintech companies, especially in terms of getting …

Polish-based mBank has begun licensing its mobile and online banking system to other financial institutions outside Poland, with France’s La Banque Postale (LBP) being the first to sign up. mBank …

Raiffeisen Polbank in Poland has launched a mobile banking application for factoring, the first such mobile app on the Polish market. The application allows users to submit invoices for funding, …

Due to an era of low interest rates, banks in Poland found it difficult to compete with prices and, thus, began competing with innovations. Unlike in other markets, Polish Fintech …

Idea Bank, a specialized bank for SMEs known for its creative ideas such as mobile automatic teller machines (ATMs) and co-working branches, is launching another unprecedented concept, the Idea Hub …

Poland’s Idea Bank has launched the world’s first ‘pay-as-you-drive’ car leasing model. The “Happy Miles” model calculates payments for leased cars based on the distance a car travels. A GPS …