Všeobecná úverová banka, a.s. (abbreviated as “VUB“ or “The Bank“) is a retail and commercial bank domiciled in Slovakia with its registered office at Mlynske Nivy 1, Bratislava. The Italian banking group Intesa Sanpaolo is the majority shareholder of VUB, holding a 96.97% stake.[2] The bank was acquired by the predecessor of Intesa Sanpaolo, Banca Intesa in 2001.
As of 31 December 2013, the bank had a network of 244 points of sale (including Retail Branches, Corporate Branches, and Mortgage Centres across Slovakia. The Bank has also one branch in the Czech Republic.[1]
Subsidiaries
VÚB Factoring was established as the first factoring company in Slovakia and presently is one of the largest in the market.[3]
VUB Generali d.s.s., a.s. was founded in 2005 by VUB and Generali Poisťovňa (insurance company) as a joint venture in pension saving.