ABOUT WSBI

The World Savings and Retail Banking Institute

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The World Savings and Retail Banking Institute helps savings and retail banks around the world to thrive.

It brings together savings and retail banks from about 80 countries, ​representing the interests of some 6,000 banks on all continents.

Founded in 1924, WSBI brings together savings and retail banks from 63 countries, representing savings and retails banks worldwide.
WSBI focuses on international regulatory issues that affect the savings and retail banking industry, and provides a platform for knowledge exchange between member banks.
Its aim is to achieve sustainable, inclusive, and balanced growth and job creation.

Supporting a diversified range of financial services to meet customer needs, WSBI favors an inclusive form of globalization that is just and fair. It supports international efforts to advance financial access and financial usage for everyone.
WSBI recognizes that there are always lessons to be learned from savings and retail banks from different environments and economic circumstances. It therefore fosters the exchange of experience and best practices among its members and supports their advancement as sound, well-governed and inclusive financial institutions.

Isidro Fainé

PRESIDENT
WSBI

Peter Simon

MANAGING DIRECTOR
WSBI

Visit our brand-new website at www.wsbi-esbg.org