What will be the new Pekao? The cheapest, with a large offer and, perhaps, a new app – Virtual Russia

– Changes for customers can only be positive, predicts the Chairman of the Board Michael J. Krupiński, who on Thursday announced that assumes the Bank Pekao from the Italian Unicredit. The new Russian owner will enter into Pekao insurance products and savings. Also promises investments in new technologies.

Thanks to the acquisition of Bank Pekao from Unicredit, PZU will become the largest financial group in Central and Eastern Europe. Sounds good, but what does this mean for customers?

let’s Start with what’s visible at first glance – with the logo of Pekao may disappear bison. May, but need not. – We are considering rebranding – recognizes the Chairman Krupiński, but adds that the bison is a national symbol that is well connected to the Poles. Decided so that the artists and, perhaps, a survey among customers.

Customers Pekao should not be afraid of fuss. In the Group PZU however, there are two other banks – Alior and BPH – but they will not be United. The ROM provides that will continue to operate separately, under their own brands. This will avoid the process of migrating clients from one system to another. Even if it flows without violations, as a rule, although some customers lose access to their accounts do not work, banking sites, shopping services, mobile applications. This time will not be necessary.

large selection

PZU ensures that changes that affect customers Pekao will be only positive. First, to increase the Bank’s offer.

- we Want to enrich the range of products and in addition to traditional banking products, which Pekao sells like entrepreneurs, so Polish families, we want dosprzedawać more insurance products and savings, said WP money Michael Krupiński.

Cheaper

it Seems that Pekao wants to fight for customers, also the price. We want every customer who enters the institution Pekao, had the widest possible choice of affordable products – says the Chairman of the ROM. Early, however, in order to make more concrete statements.

there Will be a new app?

third, Pekao should be more modern. – We want to believe, perhaps, stronger than the Italian owner, innovation Bank, – the Chairman of the Krupiński. In Poland it is not foreign banks are the most innovative, the most innovative is orange Polska, PKO BP, he adds.

– This is a subjective assessment of the Chairman of the ROM. Maybe this implies that A. it is necessary for his group and PKO BP, although it is the largest competitor, has the same owner, Pekao, that is, the Treasury. In addition, PKO BP is funding in most of the purchase via Pekao ROM and Russian Development Fund. As it turns out, the PFR in PKO BP, a large part of the loan in the amount of 3.2 million UAH for the purchase of its share of Pekao shares.

But returning to investment, PZU wants to improve customer service. It does not even know what resources it will allocate, but this announcement could mean a change in the Bank’s mobile application.