Illustrative photo, bank notes. (source: Unsplash)
As of January 9, clients of all banks in Slovakia can use instant payment services, reports the Živé.sk website, as the 365.bank and Poštová Banka were the last to start providing it.
However, not all banks provide the service at the same time, with some saying that it will be available on the last possible day allowed by EU regulation concerning instant payments, which allow for sending and receiving credit transfers in seconds no matter the time of day and even on weekends. They are now considered a standard service in banks.
The following banks offer both the instant sending and instant receiving service: Slovenská Sporiteľňa, VÚB Banka, Tatra Banka, Raiffeisen Bank, Fio Banka, Oberbank, J&T Banka and Prima Banka.
Unicredit Bank will start providing them 'in the near future', while mBank as 'soon as possible'.
ČSOB states that the service will be available in autumn of 2025.
Štátna Pokladnica will start providing the instant payment sending service on October 6, while Privatbanka, 365.bank and Poštová Banka will make it available on October 9.
