Akcenta

Akcenta is a currency and payment operator. The Czech company offers foreign currency conversion, hedging and other payment services to small and medium-sized businesses in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Germany.

Activity indicators

2020

By the end of 2020, Akcenta had about 43 thousand customers, of which more than 20 thousand were in the Czech Republic. At the end of 2020, the company's total assets amounted to about 93 million euros, the total volume of client transactions for the year - a little less than 7 billion euros.

History

2021: Raiffeisen Bank bought Akcenta

In mid-February 2021, Raiffeisen Bank announced the purchase of Akcenta at a price that the parties to the transaction did not disclose. According to the terms of the agreement, Raiffeisen will buy 70% of Akcenta, and the remaining share will be acquired by the Czech "daughter" - Raiffeisenbank a.s. The deal is planned to be closed by the end of May 2021, previously companies need to get permission from regulators.

The acquisition of Akcenta in Raiffeisen was called one of the steps to implement the bank's strategy aimed at achieving a leading position in the foreign exchange market of Central and Eastern Europe. By February 2021, about 75% of its operations are accounted for by banks, the remaining 25% - by non-bank credit organizations such as Akcenta.

Raiffeisen Bank acquired Akcenta

Akcenta will work closely with Raiffeisen's existing currency and payment business, but the company will not be integrated into the group. This approach allows us to exploit synergies while maintaining Akcenta's flexibility and dynamic growth, said Lukasz Januszewski, RBI board member who oversees capital markets and investment banking.

The acquisition of Akcenta perfectly fits into our strategy both in terms of expanding the business and in the framework of developing our digital direction through the use of the experience of a successful, breakthrough market participant, "he said.[1]

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