The story
In 1966 Privredna banka Zagreb d.d. (PBZ) was founded and is the legal successor of the Bank of the National Republic of Croatia, founded in 1962.
In the year 1989 the bank became a joint-stock company.
After the successful privatization in December 1999, Banca Commerciale Italiana (BCI) bought 66.3% of the shares of Privredna banka Zagreb d.d., and the State Agency for Insurance of Savings Deposits and Rehabilitation of Banks retained a share of 25% plus two shares.
In 2000, Banca Commerciale Italiana (BCI) became part of Gruppo Intesa.
In 2000, PBZ started implementing internet banking.
In the year 2000, Krapinsko – zagorska banka was annexed to Privredna banka Zagreb
During 2002, a minority share (20.88%) owned by Privredna banka Zagreb d.d. was acquired by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
In the 2004, Privredna banka Zagreb d.d. and Riadria Bank were merged.
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In 2005, Privredna banka Laguna banka was added to the bank.
In January 2006, card operations of Privredna banka Zagreb d.d. and PBZ American Express were integrated into a new company called PBZ Card d.o.o. which is today the leading card institution in the country.
With the merger of two large Italian banks in 2007, Banca Intesa and Sanpaolo IMI, Privredna banka Zagreb d.d. becomes a member of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group.
In 2012, Međimurska banka d.d. was merged with Privredna banka Zagreb d.d.
In June 2015, by acquiring a stake (20.88%) from the EBRD, Intesa Sanpaolo increases its majority ownership stake in Privredna banka Zagreb d.d. to 97.47%.
In July 2015, Privredna banka Zagreb d.d. took over the majority share package of Intesa Sanpaolo Banka d.d. Bosnia and Herzegovina, and in 2017 takes over 51% of the share capital of Bank Intesa Sanpaolo d.d. in Slovenia (former Banka Koper d.d.).
In 2018, Privredna banka Zagreb d.d. took over and merged Veneto banka d.d.
In 2022, PBZ stambena štedionica was merged with its parent bank Privredna banka Zagreb d.d.
From Wikipedia’s article on Privredna Banka Zagreb, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5