ING Bank Śląski SA (English: ING Silesian Bank, ING BSK), known until 2001 as Bank Śląski (lit. 'Bank of Silesia'), is a bank based in Katowice, Poland. Established in 1989, it has been majority-owned by ING Group since 1996.
 Headquarters in Katowice | |
| ING Bank | |
| Type | Spółka Akcyjna |
| WSE: ING | |
| Industry | Financial services |
| Founded | 1988 in Katowice, Poland |
| Founder | National Bank of Poland |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Michał Bolesławski President of the Management Board |
| PLN 4.6 billion (2024)[1] | |
| Total assets | PLN 282 billion (2024)[1] |
| Total equity | PLN 21.3 billion (2024)[1] |
| Owner | ING Group (75%) |
| Website | ing |
By 2023 it was the fifth bank in Poland by total assets.[2] In Q2 2021, the bank served over 4.3 million retail customers and over 504 000 corporate clients.[3]
History
editBank Śląski was legally established in 1988 and started operations on 1 January 1989 as one of nine banks spun off in the late 1980s from the National Bank of Poland, the culmination of a sequence of reforms during the 1980s that brought an end to the country's single-tier banking system.[4]: 18 In 1991, it was transformed from a state bank into a joint-stock company. In 1994 it debuted on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
The Amsterdam-based ING Group acquired a 54-percent stake of Bank Śląski in 1996.[5]: 23 In 2001, ING merged Bank Śląski with its own branch in Warsaw, and the merged entity has operated since then under the name ING Bank Śląski.
In 2019, the bank established a specialist mortgage bank under the name ING Bank Hipoteczny.[6]
On 17 November 2025, ING Bank Śląski announced an agreement with Goldman Sachs to acquire a 55% stake in Polish asset management company Goldman Sachs TFI and therefore take full control of the company (ING Bank Śląski already hold a 45% stake in Goldman Sachs TFI).[7] The purchase was approved by the European Commission in February 2026.[8]
Foundations
editCorporate foundations include the ING Children's Foundation and the ING Polish Art Foundation.[9]
The collection of the Art Foundation includes works created after 1990 by Polish living artists. As of 2023, the collection includes over 250 works by such artists as Stefan Gierowski, Edward Dwurnik, Leon Tarasewicz, Stanisław Fijałkowski, Jerzy Nowosielski, Wilhelm Sasnal, Aneta Grzeszykowska, Wojciech Bąkowski, Rafał Milach, Agnieszka Polska, and Agata Ingarden.[10][11]
According to the statute, if the Foundation ceases to operate, the entire collection will be transferred to the Zachęta National Gallery of Art. An exhibition of the collection and the Foundation's Award are organized during the Warsaw Gallery Weekend.[12]
Shareholders
edit- ING Bank N.V. – 75%
- Allianz Otwarty Funudusz Emerytalny – 9,65% (2023)[13]
ING Bank Śląski in Praga Koneser Center
Presidents
edit- 1988–1994: Marian Rajczyk
- 1995–2000: Brunon Bartkiewicz
- 2000–2004: Marian Czakański
- 2004–2009: Brunon Bartkiewicz
- 2010–2016: Małgorzata Kołakowska
- 2016–2025: Brunon Bartkiewicz
- Since 2025: Michał Bolesławski[14]
Polish subsidiaries of ING Group
editSee also
editReferences
edit- 1 2 3 "ING Bank Śląski Annual Report Factsheet". Retrieved 2026-03-24.
- ↑ "Raporty finansowe | ING Bank Śląski". ING Bank (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-08-08.
- ↑ "O Banku". ING Bank (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-08-08.
- ↑ Thomas Smith Mondschean & Timothy Opiela (February 1997), Banking reform in a transition economy: The case of Poland, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
- ↑ Marc Farnoux, Marc Lanteri & Jérôme Schmidt (June 2004), Foreign direct investment in the Polish financial sector (PDF), Bank for International Settlements
- ↑ "Relacje inwestorskie". ING Bank Hipoteczny (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-08-08.
- ↑ "Poland's ING Bank Slaski agrees to acquire remaining 55% stake in Goldman Sachs TFI". 18 November 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ↑ "Zielone światło od Brukseli. Komisja Europejska zgadza się na przejęcie Goldman Sachs TFI przez ING". Bankier.pl (in Polish). 2026-02-18. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
- ↑ ING.com. "Spolki i Fundacje". ING.com (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-08-08.
- ↑ "ING Raport Roczny 2022". raportroczny.ing.pl. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
- ↑ studio@pineum.com. "Fundacja - O kolekcji - Fundacja Sztuki Polskiej ING". ingart.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-08-08.
- ↑ studio@pineum.com. "Fundacja - O Fundacji - Fundacja Sztuki Polskiej ING". ingart.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-08-08.
- ↑ "Akcjonariat". ING Bank (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-07-28.
- ↑ "Zmiana prezesa w ING Banku Śląskim". pb.pl (in Polish). 2026-02-18. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
- ↑ "Faktoring online (factoring)". ING Commercial Finance. Retrieved Sep 21, 2020.
- ↑ "ING Lease - Leasing pojazdów, maszyn, sprzęt i nieruchomości dla firm". ING Lease. Retrieved Sep 21, 2020.
- ↑ "ING Usługi dla Biznesu S.A." ingdlabiznesu.pl. Retrieved Sep 21, 2020.
- ↑ "Landing Page - Sprzedaż domen". Archived from the original on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ↑ "SOLVER . z o.o. ul. Klimczoka 4, 40-857 Katowice Kontakt: 32/4479078". www.solverszkolenia.pl. Retrieved Sep 21, 2020.
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