Raisin Bank

Raisin Bank AG
Founded1973
Headquarters
Frankfurt am Main,
Berlin (Raisin SE)
,
Germany
Websitewww.raisin.bank

Raisin Bank AG, (formerly Mitteleuropäische Handelsbank AG Deutsch-Polnische Bank (MHB)) is a German Credit institution headquartered in Frankfurt am Main. The fully licensed company specializes in corporate clients and acts as a cooperation partner for third-party companies. The bank is part of Raisin SE, based in Berlin.

History

Founded in 1973

Raisin Bank was founded in 1973 in Frankfurt, under the name "Mitteleuropäische Handelsbank AG Deutsch-Polnische Bank" by Hessische Landesbank and the Polish Bank Handlowy. The credit institution primarily operates as a service provider in the business-to-business sector. In 2005, the bank became been a subsidiary of the US investment company Lone Star Funds.

Raisin SE 2019

In March 2019, it was announced that Raisin SE, based in Berlin (owner of the "Raisin" brand), had acquired the bank.[1] In August 2019, the bank was renamed to Raisin Bank.[2][3] In June 2022, Raisin Bank expanded its business to include payment services (electronic payments and cash solutions) by acquiring the Payment Services division of Bankhaus August Lenz & Co.[4] Raisin offers credit services to businesses in Ireland.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ Katharina Schneider (2019-03-07). "Expansion in Europa: Fintech Weltsparen kauft MHB-Bank – und damit die Banklizenz". Handelsblatt. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
  2. ^ "Umfirmierung: MHB heißt jetzt Raisin Bank" (in German). Raisin Bank. 2019-08-28. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  3. ^ Nicole Scheplitz (2019-08-28). "MHB-Bank wird zur Raisin Bank: Geschärfter Fokus auf Banking-as-a-Service für Fintechs". weltsparen.de (Pressemitteilung) (in German). Raisin GmbH. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  4. ^ Mathias Paul (2022-06-23). "Raisin Bank AG steigt ins Zahlungsgeschäft ein: Banking-as-a-Service-Anbieter kauft Payment-Services-Sparte" (Pressemitteilung) (in German). Raisin Bank. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  5. ^ "Regulator warns public that fraudsters are attempting to clone Raisin Bank". Retrieved 2026-06-08.
  6. ^ "Want more interest on your savings right now? This new account will help". 24 April 2026.

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