esk branches of Sberbank remain closed, cards and e-banking are turned off
The bank stated that it was cooperating with its shareholder on this emergency situation and kept the Czech national bank informed. The central bank said that it was monitoring the situation around Sberbank and from a supervisory position.
The bank’s branches, which were closed on February 25 due to security reasons, will not be opened and will stop on Monday, as will card transactions and internet banking, the bank said.
Deposits of client banks, including Sberbank, are generally up to 100 thousand euros (approximately 2.5 million crowns) for one depositor at one bank or crusaders. The bank will publish information on the next steps on its website www.sberbank.cz.
I am very sorry about the situation that our clients, business partners and employees now have. Despite the trial cooperation with our shareholder, unfortunately we were still unable to provide services to our clients in full mode, said Marijana Vasilescuov, Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of Sberbank CZ.
Together with our employees, we will make every effort to overcome the consequences of the current geopolitical situation and find the most acceptable money for all our clients as soon as possible. I would like to thank them for their understanding of this extraordinary situation caused by external factors. We also informed the NB and we are working together, added Vasilescuov.
The Czech Republic also met Sberbank at a time when people were standing in line in front of branches in Prague, Brno and other cities. Pennmu’s state of banking internet fell out and at 2 pm Sberbank closed its branches with reference to security problems.
The first round of anti-Russian sanctions was avoided by Sberbank, but in the further case. Restriction imposed. Sberbank is especially important for the Russian economy, it is the largest financial institution there, which holds about a third of bank assets.