Citi Handlowy changes the profile
Citi Handlowy is planning focus on financing investments, Hence the sale of the retail segment to Velobank. – We announced the exit from the retail business opens the way to accelerate the development of corporate banking, which aims to support Poland's growth and economic development – said Elżbieta Czetwertyńska, president of the board of Citi Handlowy.
What does Velobank care?
According to the concluded contract, Velobank will take over retail banking from Citi, including: property management, brokerage services, credit cards, loans and loans retail and troops. In total, the transaction is covered by approximately PLN 6 billionPLN 22.1 billion of deposits and PLN 8.9 billion in management (based on balance sheet data at the end of the 1st quarter of 2025). Retail assets moved they will not cover portfolio given by Citi Handlowy denominated loans in foreign currencies, whose participation in the portfolio bank is marginal.
Velobank will enter the TOP10 largest banks?
“Citi commercial assets are PLN 77 billion, of which they fall on the retail part PLN 23 billion” – notes Maciej Samcik, an economist running a blog subjectively finance. These amounts mean that after taking over the retail segment from Citi, Velobank may rub the top ten of the largest banks in Poland. Currently, the assets of the institution are about PLN 55 billion, and to enter the top10 you have to have about PLN 80 billionwhich Velobank will be very close.
What about employees and clients?
To Velobank All employees will pass retail banking (about 1650 people) and branches. “Thanks to this, customers will be able to continue working with the same advisers with whom they have built relations for years. The transition to Velobank will be smooth and automatic – customers will retain access to the same rich product offer” – we read in a press release. The combination of retail banking with Velobank along with customer migration will take place after receiving the required consents, including regulatory ones, and achieving the so -called operational readiness, which can be expected in mid -2026. “The intention of both banks is to carry out the process efficiently so that it has the least impact on customers. Along with the migration of IT systems, Citi Handlowy customers will become Velobank clients” – informs the bank.
What will shareholders gain?
“The value for shareholders related to the transaction will be up to PLN 1.1 billionwhich translates into a p/BV indicator in the amount of about 0.85x. The value for shareholders consists of a permanent component priceswhose amount is estimated at PLN 432 million; variable price component up to PLN 100 million, payable depending on the business volumes achieved retail activities on the day of closing the transaction, as well as the value of released capital and profits generated by retail banking until the date of closing of the transaction, estimated at the level PLN 570 million “ – says Citi Handlowy. In addition, in the second quarter of 2025, the bank will recognize a one -off net loss from a transaction of approximately PLN 380 million.
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Sources: Commercial citi, Subjectively about finances