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Idea Bank

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Polish commercial bank serving micro, small and medium enterprises

Data Confidence: 72% · Sources: 1 · Last Updated: Sep 18, 2026

Net Worth ▲: Undisclosed — estimated significant wealth
Reach ▲: 1.0M people
Power ▲: As a bank controlled by Getin Holding and Getin Noble Bank, with Leszek Czarnecki as its main shareholder, Idea Bank directed capital and lending services to hundreds of thousands of small and medium enterprises across Poland.
Influence ▲: Its loan portfolio shaped financing conditions for the Polish SME sector and its former subsidiaries in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus and Romania affected local credit markets in those countries.
Network ▲: Key connections include Getin Holding, Getin Noble Bank, Leszek Czarnecki, Bank Pekao SA and Dragon Capital Investments Limited.
Legacy ▲: The institution evolved from Polbank and Opel Bank, was rebranded as GMAC Bank Polska in 2001 and became Idea Bank in 2010 before being merged into Bank Pekao in 2021.
Trajectory ▲: Rising ↑ — first assessment on record.

About

Idea Bank Spółka Akcyjna was a Polish bank focused on SME financing, operating since 1991 under various names before adopting the Idea Bank brand in 2010. Controlled by Getin Holding and Getin Noble Bank, with Leszek Czarnecki as the principal shareholder, it served micro, small and medium enterprises across Poland and had subsidiaries in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Romania. The bank was compulsorily restructured and taken over by Bank Pekao on 3 January 2021.