Bitpanda Crypto Framework Could Reach Raiffeisen's 18.8 Million Clients

Raiffeisen Bank International and Bitpanda Enterprise have agreed on a common framework that will allow RBI’s subsidiary banks across Central and Eastern Europe to add digital-asset services to their existing customer platforms.

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RBI operates subsidiary banks in 11 CEE markets and reported 18.8 million customers at the end of June. That figure represents the potential reach of the agreement rather than the number of clients receiving crypto access from the outset.

Raiffeisen has not identified the first participating markets or provided a rollout timetable.

Austrian Integration Provides the Model

Bitpanda Enterprise will supply the crypto infrastructure, while participating banks will retain their own applications and customer relationships. This would allow clients to access digital assets through an existing banking platform without opening a separate Bitpanda account.

The arrangement builds on an earlier implementation at Raiffeisenlandesbank Niederösterreich-Wien, or RLB NÖ-Wien, the Austrian regional bank that introduced crypto access through its banking environment using Bitpanda’s technology in 2024.

Instead of developing separate crypto infrastructure internally, participating network banks would be able to adopt a shared technological framework.