Wielkopolski Bank Kredytowy
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Wielkopolski Bank Kredytowy SA (Greater Poland
Credit Bank) was a Poland
-based commercial bank
, which offered the normal range of retail and commercial financial services
through its branch network. Allied Irish Banks
, its owners, merged it with Bank Zachodni
to form BZ-WBK.
Greater Poland
Greater Poland or Great Poland, often known by its Polish name Wielkopolska is a historical region of west-central Poland. Its chief city is Poznań.The boundaries of Greater Poland have varied somewhat throughout history...
Credit Bank) was a Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
-based commercial bank
Commercial bank
After the implementation of the Glass–Steagall Act, the U.S. Congress required that banks engage only in banking activities, whereas investment banks were limited to capital market activities. As the two no longer have to be under separate ownership under U.S...
, which offered the normal range of retail and commercial financial services
Financial services
Financial services refer to services provided by the finance industry. The finance industry encompasses a broad range of organizations that deal with the management of money. Among these organizations are credit unions, banks, credit card companies, insurance companies, consumer finance companies,...
through its branch network. Allied Irish Banks
Allied Irish Banks
Allied Irish Banks p.l.c. is a major commercial bank based in Ireland.AIB is one of the so called "big four" commercial banks in the state. The bank has one of the largest branch networks in Ireland; only Bank of Ireland fully rivals it. AIB offers a full range of personal and corporate banking...
, its owners, merged it with Bank Zachodni
Bank Zachodni
Bank Zachodni S.A. was a Poland based commercial bank that offered the normal range of retail and commercial banking services. Its owners, Allied Irish Banks, merged it with Wielkopolski Bank Kredytowy in 2001 to form BZ-WBK....
to form BZ-WBK.