# Poštová banka

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/postova-banka
> research date 2026-05-30 · extracted at 2026-10-07
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [Poštová banka — official](https://www.postovabanka.sk/)

## Overview

**Poštová banka** is **Slovak postal bank** + **J&T Finance Group SE Czech-Slovak parent controlling** + **one of Slovakia's largest retail banks by branch + post office network** <sup>[1][1], [Slovakia report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/SK)</sup>.

## History

**1992 — Poštová banka founded as Slovak postal bank** distinctive Slovak banking heritage.

**2009 — J&T Finance Group SE Czech-Slovak parent acquires controlling stake in Poštová banka**.

**2015 — Poštová banka mobile banking app launch**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Poštová banka a.s.** (Slovak postal bank; J&T Finance Group SE Czech-Slovak parent controlling).

**Major shareholders**: **J&T Finance Group SE (Czech-Slovak financial group; PSE: JTFG) controlling + Slovenská pošta Slovak national postal operator minority**.

**Regulators**: **NBS + ECB**.

## Technical integration

Poštová banka mobile app (iOS + Android) + postovabanka.sk online + Poštová banka branch network across Slovakia + Slovenská pošta national postal operator post offices nationwide + Poštová banka Visa + Mastercard cards; SEPA + SEPA Instant + EPC-QR + Pay by Square (Slovak national QR payment standard).

## Implementations & partners

**Major Slovak banking + payments competitors**: [Slovenská sporiteľňa / George Slovakia](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/slovenska-sporitelna) (Slovenská sporiteľňa; Erste Group Austrian parent; Slovakia's largest commercial bank by retail customers) + [VÚB Banka (Slovakia)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/vub-banka) (VÚB Banka; Intesa Sanpaolo Italian parent ~97% controlling; Slovakia's #2 commercial bank by assets) + [ČSOB Slovakia](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/csob-sk) (ČSOB Slovakia; KBC Group Belgian parent fully owned post-2008 split) + [Tatra banka](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/tatra-banka) (Tatra banka; Raiffeisen Bank International Austrian parent ~78.78% controlling) + mBank Slovakia (mBank Slovakia; Polish Commerzbank-owned mBank Slovak branch).

**Regulators**: NBS + ECB.

## Status

**Active, Slovak postal bank + J&T Finance Group SE Czech-Slovak parent controlling + one of Slovakia's largest retail banks by branch + post office network** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.postovabanka.sk/ "Poštová banka — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Po%C5%A1tov%C3%A1_banka "Poštová banka — Wikipedia"
[sk-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/SK

- [1] [Poštová banka — official][1]
- [2] [Poštová banka — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[Slovakia report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/SK)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/SK-slovakia.md`

## Source

Biography extracted from [postova-banka.md](https://docs.barcoder.ai/source/wallets/postova-banka). See `matrix.md` for standards-support matrix if present.