Bank Burgenland Carinthia takes over Hypo's past in opening

The interest of the 42,000 customers, who are no longer Anadi customers, but Bank-Burgenland-Kärnten customers, was great on the Monday after the changeover. So great that even the website was sometimes overloaded. However, in time for the festive opening, everything was running smoothly again, as Gunnar Zechner, head of the private and business customer area, emphasized at the branch on Domgasse in Klagenfurt.

In addition to the new logo, as in the new Carinthian locations, the yellow paint has been replaced with blue. “With the takeover of the Anadi Bank branches, we are clearly committed to the branch business. The personal contact between customers and advisors remains a key success factor for us,” emphasized Christian Juck, Chairman of the Board of Bank Burgenland Kärnten and CEO of the Grawe Banking Group. As was the case after the takeover of Bank Burgenland, no branches will be closed. All employees will be taken over.

Bring the old Hypo savings book.

Supervisory Board Chairman Othmar Ederer also spoke of an “emotional path” after Grawe's involvement in Carinthia in the form of a stake in Hypo Alpe Adria that ended in nationalization. State Governor Peter Kaiser surprised the guests with a personal banking deal: “I had not written down my old savings book and now I want to exchange it for a new one.”

But what will customers call their new bank with the longer name? “I think the short form of BBK. The name has been officially considered, but it is already a protected trademark in Germany.”

They were also welcomed by the city's mayor, Christian Schieder. Among the many long-standing customers were WAC chairman Dietmar Riegler, KFV chairman Martin Mutz as well as the managing directors and board directors of Grazer Wechselseiten, Klaus Schettigel and Paul Swoboda. The cathedral's dean, Peter Almeyer, gave the blessing.