365.bank awarded, new director of PPSS and DSS and fraud

The banking sector is changing dynamically and Slovak bank news are announced relatively regularly. That’s why we come up with a regular monthly summary of the most important things that happened, this time in May 2021.

365.bank with an award from Mastercard

As part of the Mastercard Award 2020, 365 banka received the Advisors Special Mention award, which it received for the 365.specials project. It is a platform to increase client activity in the form of smart competitions related to non-cash transactions.

„365.bank has a long-standing cashless philosophy and focuses on improving the environment. The use of a digital paperless account, card payments, including digital or smart devices are the means. 365.specials has become an effective tool to motivate clients to use their account more intensively, but also to pay and banking modern, today and more environmentally friendly.“

Andrej Zatko, CEO 365.bank

As part of the Mastercard Award, Mastercard annually awards banks for specific projects focused on payment cards. The 365th bank also managed to receive the Special Mention award in 2019, when it was the first bank in Slovakia to offer all digital payments (Apple Pay, Google Pay, Fitbit Pay and Garmin Pay). Today, all these services are offered by several Slovak banks.

PPSS and DSS of Poštová banka with new management

Subsidiaries of Poštová banka have been managed by a new CEO since May 1, 2021. In the coming years, both PPSS and DSS will focus on increasing clientele, modernization, digitization and new products. Gabriel Balog has become the new CEO.

Until now, he has held the position of Director of Retail and Corporate Banking. He has been working in this field for almost 20 years. He worked in several banking houses in various managerial positions focused mainly on retail clients.

“I will use my experience and energy to the maximum and I look forward to my new team and work goals. Together we will work to strengthen the position of both companies, multiply the client database and reduce its average age structure, and we will, of course, also focus on financial indicators. I believe that we will move both of our daughters a bit again. ”

Gabriel Balog, new CEO of PPSS and DSS

Slovenská sporiteľňa draws attention to fraud

Fraudsters on the social network Facebook are trying to damage the reputation of the largest Slovak bank. A fake page was created that looks like SLSP. She deleted the first social network, but the fraudsters immediately created a new one.

“Our banking systems are secure, we do our best to protect our clients’ money. We actively communicate with Facebook, as well as neutralize fraudulent sites. However, it is also important that clients are prudent. Under no circumstances fill in the form with your personal data and sensitive information such as internet banking login details or payment card number. If you have accidentally done so, please contact our Client Center immediately on 0850 111 888. ”

Marta Cesnaková, spokeswoman for Slovenská sporiteľňa

How to detect a fraudulent page?

• The name of the bank is Slovenská_sporiteľňa, so instead of a space there is an underscore
• The number of followers is significantly lower, while the real site of Slovenská sporiteľňa has 155 thousand, only a few hundred fraudulent
• Missing Facebook verification character (blue badge next to page title)
• Comments on fake profiles are often under foreign names, but in Slovak and do not always make sense