Raiffeisen Bank
is Austria's largest banking group by total assets, organized as a cooperative (Genossenschaft) with an extensive network of regional banks and branches across all nine federal states.
Austrian Banking and Financial Services| Entity Type | Founded | Structure | Headquarters | Branches (Austria) | Customers (Austria) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooperative Banking Group | 1886 | Cooperative (Genossenschaft) with regional banks | Vienna, Austria (Raiffeisen Bank International) | ~1,400 | ~3.7 million |
Raiffeisen Bank Pricing
Raiffeisen has no single national fee schedule since each regional Raiffeisenbank sets its own pricing. As an example, Raiffeisen Stadtbank Wien lists Bonus Smart at EUR 2.99 per month (waived in year one), Bonus Komfort at EUR 14.19 per month, and Bonus Premium at EUR 24.63 per month.
Other regional Raiffeisenbanken show Online-tier accounts from roughly EUR 7.25 to 12.22 per month and Komfort-tier accounts from roughly EUR 13.65 to 18.39 per month, reflecting genuine regional variance rather than a data gap. Student and youth accounts are largely free.
Overview
Raiffeisen Bank: TL;DR
Raiffeisen Bank Company Overview
The Austrian Raiffeisen system traces to 1886, when the country's first Raiffeisenkasse was founded in Muhldorf an der Donau, following the cooperative banking model pioneered by Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen in 19th-century Germany. It operates as a three-tier structure: local Raiffeisenbanken feed into regional Raiffeisenlandesbanken, which in turn hold Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI), the internationally listed top entity headquartered in Vienna.
Johann Strobl has led RBI as CEO, with Michael Hollerer confirmed in December 2025 to succeed him effective 1 July 2026. The Austrian Raiffeisen group reported roughly 26,800 employees in 2025; RBI group-wide (including its Central and Eastern European operations) employed approximately 42,564 people in 2024, down from 44,887 in 2023.
Raiffeisen's private-banking arm in Austria, Kathrein Privatbank, serves wealthier clients, though its assets under management were not found in accessible sources.
Raiffeisen Bank Product & Network Features
Raiffeisen's retail lineup spans standard current-account tiers, savings, mortgages, and credit cards, set individually by each regional Raiffeisenbank rather than as one national price list.
Its digital banking app, Mein ELBA, offers multibanking (viewing accounts held at other banks), biometric login, and savings tools, and placed second in the 2025 OGVS banking-app award behind Erste's George.
Raiffeisen reports roughly 1,500 branches nationally as of 2024, down from about 2,280 in 2005, which it markets as the largest physical branch network in Austria; this self-reported claim was not independently cross-checked against Erste or Bank Austria in official regulator data.
Raiffeisen Bank Target Market
Raiffeisen reports the largest claimed customer base of Austria's three major banks, at roughly 4.4 to 4.7 million, with particular historic strength in rural areas and agricultural banking given its cooperative origins.
It also serves SME and corporate clients through its regional bank network and private-banking clients through Kathrein Privatbank, alongside standard retail customers.
How Raiffeisen Bank compares
Raiffeisen Bank in Austria refers to the Raiffeisen banking cooperative network, NOT to Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI), which is the separately listed international subsidiary operating in Central and Eastern Europe. The Austrian Raiffeisen system consists of independent regional Raiffeisen Landesbanken and local Raiffeisenbanken. It is also distinct from Raiffeisen Switzerland or Rabobank (Netherlands), which share cooperative origins but are entirely separate organizations.
Comparison
Raiffeisen Bank Competitive Landscape
Raiffeisen Bank competes against Erste Bank and Bank Austria as one of Austria's three largest banking groups. Measured by combined cooperative-group assets, Raiffeisen claims the largest total at roughly EUR 400 billion, though at the single-legal-entity level, Erste Group Bank AG (EUR 108.11 billion) and UniCredit Bank Austria AG (EUR 101.63 billion) both individually exceed Raiffeisen Bank International AG (EUR 82.08 billion) in 2024 asset figures.
Raiffeisen leads on both branch count (~1,500) and reported customer base (~4.4-4.7 million) among the three, reflecting its historically rural, decentralized cooperative structure.
| Raiffeisen Bank | Erste Bank | Bank Austria | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets, individual entity (2024) | EUR 82.08 billion (RBI AG); ~EUR 400 billion combined group (contested vs. entity-level ranking) | EUR 108.11 billion (Erste Group Bank AG) | EUR 101.63 billion (UniCredit Bank Austria AG) |
| Customers (Austria) | ~4.4-4.7 million | ~3.8-4.2 million | Not disclosed in recent sources |
| Branches (Austria) | ~1,500 | ~732-800 | ~104 |
| Digital app (OGVS 2025 rank) | Mein ELBA, 2nd (7.40 pts) | George, 1st (7.85 pts) | MobileBanking, 3rd (7.08 pts) |
| Ownership structure | Cooperative: regional Raiffeisenbanken and Landesbanken | Listed (Erste Group); ERSTE Foundation ~24% (2022 figure) | UniCredit S.p.A., ~99.996% |
| Founded | 1886 | 1819 | 1855 (as Bank Austria, 1991 merger) |
Comparison data as of 2026-04.
User sentiment
Raiffeisen Bank User Sentiment
No structured, site-wide user-sentiment comparison exists yet for Austrian bank accounts. The clearest independent signal found is the 2025 OGVS banking-app award, where Raiffeisen's Mein ELBA app ranked second among the three major banks' apps, behind Erste's George and ahead of Bank Austria's MobileBanking.
Company
Raiffeisen Bank Financial Performance
Raiffeisen Bank International's FY2024 consolidated profit was EUR 1,157 million, down sharply from EUR 2,386 million in 2023 due to Russia-related charges and a EUR 649 million provision tied to Polish foreign-currency mortgage loans; core profit excluding Russia and Belarus was EUR 975 million.
RBI's Q1 2026 core profit excluding Russia was EUR 209 million, down 19.6% year over year, with a CET1 ratio (excluding Russia) of 14.9%. Raiffeisen Banking Group Austria's combined assets were reported at roughly EUR 400.3 to 404.5 billion at end-2023/2024, a figure sourced from the group's own reporting rather than an independently audited consolidated statement.
Raiffeisen Bank Recent Developments
RBI confirmed in December 2025 that Michael Hollerer will succeed Johann Strobl as CEO effective 1 July 2026.
RBI's Russia loan book has shrunk roughly 78% and deposits roughly 41% since February 2022, as the bank continues a gradual exit. In parallel, RBI acquired Garanti BBVA Romania and launched a tender offer for Croatia's Addiko Bank in a bidding contest with Slovenia's NLB, raising its offer to EUR 26.50 per share in May 2026 against NLB's EUR 37.00 per share bid in June 2026; the outcome remained unresolved as of this research.
A domestic merger between Raiffeisenbank Wels and Raiffeisenbank Gunskirchen was announced in April 2026, creating a combined entity with roughly EUR 2.6 billion in assets, 16 branches, and more than 53,000 customers.
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Erste Bank
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Raiffeisen Bank: Core Facts
- Entity Type
- Cooperative Banking Group
- Founded
- 1886
- Structure
- Cooperative (Genossenschaft) with regional banks
- Headquarters
- Vienna, Austria (Raiffeisen Bank International)
- Branches (Austria)
- ~1,400
- Customers (Austria)
- ~3.7 million
- Coverage
- All 9 federal states, strong rural presence
- Online Banking
- Mein ELBA
- Account Opening Requirements
- Passport, Meldezettel
- Regulator
- FMA (Austrian Financial Market Authority)
- Country
- Austria
- Status
- Active Definition
- Verified
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Raiffeisen Bank: Frequently Asked Questions
What is Raiffeisen Bank in Austria?
Raiffeisen Bank is Austria's largest banking group by total assets. Raiffeisen Bank operates as a cooperative with approximately 1,400 branches across all nine federal states, giving it the most extensive branch network in Austria.
Is Raiffeisen Bank the same as Raiffeisen Bank International?
Raiffeisen Bank in Austria is NOT the same as Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI). RBI is a separately listed subsidiary focused on Central and Eastern Europe. Raiffeisen Bank in Austria refers to the domestic cooperative banking network.
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