The following list of banks in the Czech Republic is to be understood within the framework of the European single market, which means that the Czech Republic's banking system is more open to cross-border banking operations than peers outside of the European Union.
The Czech National Bank (ČNB) is the country's banking supervisor.
Systemically important banks
As of 2025, the following Czech banks were designated as systemically important, listed here by decreasing score of systemic importance:[1]
- Československá Obchodní Banka, a.s. (ČSOB), subsidiary of KBC Group 🇧🇪
- Česká Spořitelna, a.s., subsidiary of Erste Group 🇦🇹
- Komerční Banka, a.s., subsidiary of Société Générale 🇫🇷
- UniCredit Bank CZ and SK, a.s., subsidiary of UniCredit 🇮🇹
Other commercial banks
In addition to the above, the list of banks maintained by the ČNB indicated the following banks as of 2026-3-14:[2]
- Air Bank, majority-owned by PPF
- Banka Creditas
- Fio Banka
- Moneta Bank, 30-percent-owned by PPF
- Moneta Building Society, subsidiary of Moneta Bank
- Modra Pyramida Building Society
- Národní Rozvojová Banka, a.s., a state-owned policy bank
- Partners Banka
- Raiffeisen Building Society, subsidiary of Raiffeisenbank 🇦🇹
- Česká Spořitelna Building Society, subsidiary of Česká Spořitelna 🇦🇹
- Trinity Bank
Credit unions
Also as of 2026-3-14, the ČNB's list featured four credit unions :[3]
- Artesa Credit Union
- Citfin Credit Union
- NEY Credit Union
- Peněžní Dům Credit Union
Branches
EEA branches
Also as of 2026-3-14, the following credit institutions established in the European Economic Area (EEA) operated a branch in the Czech Republic:[2]
- 🇪🇪 AS Inbank
- 🇫🇷 BNP Paribas SA
- 🇦🇹 Bank Gutmann AG
- 🇭🇺 Bank of China (CEE) Ltd, subsidiary of Bank of China 🇨🇳
- 🇱🇺 Banking Circle SA, controlled by EQT AB
Defunct banks
- České Budějovice City Savings Bank (1856-1948)
- Böhmische Escompte-Bank (1863-1945)
- Czech Mortgage Bank (1865-1945)
- Economic Credit Bank for the Czechs (1867-1921)
- Živnostenská Banka (1868-1950)
- Prague Credit Bank (1870-1930)
- Böhmische Union Bank (1872-1945)
- Moravské Budějovice CIty Savings Bank (1875-1948)
- Zemská Banka (1890-1948)
- Böhmische Industriebank (1898-1943)
- Legiobanka (1919-1948)
- Czech Commercial Bank (1921-1930)
- Anglo-Czechoslovak Bank (1922-1930)
See also
- List of banks in Europe
References
- The EBA updates list of other systemically important institutions European Banking Authority, 2025-5-15^
- Banks and branches of foreign banks (at 14.03.2026) Czech National Bank, retrieved 2026-3-14^
- Credit unions (at 14.03.2026)