# Tatra banka

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

Specifications:
- [Tatra banka — official](https://www.tatrabanka.sk/)

## Key details

- **Parent:** assets

## Overview

**Tatra banka** is **Slovak commercial bank** + **Raiffeisen Bank International Austrian parent WBAG: RBI ~78.78% controlling** + **Slovakia's first private commercial bank post-1989 Velvet Revolution** <sup>[1][1], [Slovakia report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/SK)</sup>.

## History

**1990 — Tatra banka founded as Slovakia's first private commercial bank post-1989 Velvet Revolution** distinctive Slovak banking heritage.

**1994 — Raiffeisen Bank International Austrian parent acquires controlling stake in Tatra banka**.

**2012 — Tatra banka mobile banking app launch**.

**2018 — Tatra banka first Slovak bank to launch Apple Pay**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Tatra banka a.s.** (Slovak commercial bank; Raiffeisen Bank International Austrian parent ~78.78% controlling).

**Major shareholders**: **Raiffeisen Bank International (WBAG: RBI; Austrian banking group; CEE focus) ~78.78% controlling + Slovak retail + institutional + foreign investors**.

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

## Technical integration

Tatra banka mobile app (iOS + Android) + tatrabanka.sk online + Tatra banka branch network across Slovakia + Tatra banka Visa + Mastercard cards; SEPA + SEPA Instant + EPC-QR + Pay by Square (Slovak national QR payment standard).

## Implementations & partners

**Raiffeisen Bank International parent**: [Raiffeisen Bank International (RaiPay + myRaiffeisen + CEE Digital Hub)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/raiffeisen-bank) (Raiffeisen Mobile Banking Austria; Raiffeisen Bank International; Austrian banking group; CEE focus).

**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; one of Slovakia's largest commercial banks by assets) + [Poštová banka](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/postova-banka) (Poštová banka; Slovak postal bank) + mBank Slovakia (mBank Slovakia; Polish Commerzbank-owned mBank Slovak branch).

**Regulators**: NBS + ECB.

## Status

**Active, Slovak commercial bank + Raiffeisen Bank International Austrian parent WBAG:RBI ~78.78% controlling + Slovakia's first private commercial bank post-1989 Velvet Revolution** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.tatrabanka.sk/ "Tatra banka — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatra_banka "Tatra banka — Wikipedia"
[sk-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/SK

- [1] [Tatra banka — official][1]
- [2] [Tatra 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 [tatra-banka.md](https://docs.barcoder.ai/source/wallets/tatra-banka). See `matrix.md` for standards-support matrix if present.