Raiffeisen Bank International to Offer Crypto to 18 Million CEE Customers Through Bitpanda

Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) will let its network banks across Central and Eastern Europe offer crypto investments to around 18 million customers using infrastructure from Vienna-based broker Bitpanda, the companies announced on Sept. 23.

The agreement sets up a group-wide framework for RBI to integrate digital asset services across all of its markets in the region. Bitpanda will supply the technology through Bitpanda Enterprise, its white-label B2B arm formerly known as Bitpanda Technology Solutions.

According to a Bitpanda blog post on the deal, each RBI network bank will decide its own offering based on local market conditions and regulation, while Bitpanda runs the infrastructure underneath.

"We are seeing growing demand for crypto assets in our markets, which we are addressing with a strong, reputable partner," said RBI CEO Michael Höllerer.

The rollout will be phased to reflect local market needs in each jurisdiction. Neither company said which of RBI's markets will go first, which assets will be available, or when customers can expect access. RBI operates subsidiary banks in 11 CEE markets with about 1,300 branches, according to the release.

The deal scales up a relationship Höllerer started himself. As head of Raiffeisenlandesbank Niederösterreich-Wien (RLB NÖ-Wien), he signed up for Bitpanda's investment-as-a-service product in 2023, and the bank went live in January 2024 as what Bitpanda describes as the first traditional EU bank to offer crypto inside its existing banking app. The service expanded to 55 more Raiffeisen banks in Lower Austria and Burgenland that May, and Raiffeisen banks in Tyrol began offering Bitcoin and Ethereum in May 2026.