Raiffeisen Teams Up with Bitpanda to Offer Digital Asset Purchases to 18 Million Customers in Central and Eastern Europe

According to Bloomberg, Raiffeisen Bank International will collaborate with brokerage firm Bitpanda to provide digital asset purchasing services to approximately 18 million customers in the Central and Eastern European region, gradually rolling out the service to local subsidiaries. Bitpanda has previously offered similar services to banks such as Germany's N26. This initiative is one of the first major moves announced by Raiffeisen Bank International's newly appointed CEO, Michael Hoellerer. He is expected to unveil the bank's new strategy by the end of this month.