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We follow the rhythm of your business

Are you an entrepreneur looking for an easy way to open your business account? Discover what sets us apart and how simple it is to become a client.

Get a 3,000 Lekë welcome bonus

Open a business account online and invest more time in growing your business.

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Don’t let complicated procedures hold you back

Discover the new way of banking with Raiffeisen Bank SME Start. Sign up today and see how easy it can be to open your online business account.

Why Raiffeisen Bank?

We make your financial journey easier with advanced digital solutions, so you can invest in the progress of your business.

What you need

To open a business account, prepare these documents:

Personal information

  • Nationality/Citizenship: Albanian
  • Personal details: Passport or ID card, full name, date of birth, email address, phone number, residential address (country, city, postal code, street)

Business Data

  • Legal Form: Entrepreneur
  • Historical Extract QKB: Historical extract downloaded from E-albania within the last 5 days

Packages for your business

We have designed 3 new small business packages which are available to both new and existing customers

BASIC Package

350 Lek

/ Month

It is one of the main packages for new customers who have started their first bank operations, self-employed, traders and new companies.

  • Free current account in LEK
  • Free Mastercard debit card in LEK
  • Raiffeisen ON no monthly fee
  • Internal payment for free from Raiffeisen ON
  • Payroll free of charge
  • Withdrawal in branches – No commission up to 5.000 EUR 
Recommended

DIGI Package

550 Lek

/ Month

This package is suitable for customers whose preferred way of making transactions and other actions is digital (without visiting branches).

  • Free current account in LEK & EUR
  • Free Mastercard debit card in LEK
  • Raiffeisen ON no monthly fee
  • Internal payment for free from Raiffeisen ON
  • Payroll free of charge
  • 30% discount of outgoing ALL from Raiffeisen ON
  • 20% discount of outgoing FCY from Raiffeisen ON
  • POS – Not more than 2.00% commission
  • QR Code – Not more than 1.00% commission
  • 20% Discount of Administration fee from Loans/Overdraft
  • 0.1% decrease of Interest Rate from Loans/Overdraft

 

PREMIUM Package

1,250 Lek

/ Month

This package offers convenience, benefits in banking processes and preferential conditions for financing products, for customers who prefer digital channels and/or branches.

  • All current account free in all currencies
  • Free Mastercard debit card in LEK
  • Raiffeisen ON no monthly fee
  • Internal payment for free from Raiffeisen ON
  • Payroll free of charge
  • 30% discount of outgoing ALL from Raiffeisen ON
  • 20% discount of outgoing FCY from Raiffeisen ON
  • POS – Not more than 2.00% commission
  • QR Code – Not more than 1.00% commission
  • 20% Discount of Administration fee from Loans/Overdraft
  • 0.1% decrease of Interest Rate from Loans/Overdraft
  • Transactions in braches 100 ALL / 0.80 EUR / 0.80 USD
  • 15% Discount of outgoing ALL payments in branches
  • 10% Discount of outgoing FCY payments in branches
  • Withdrawal in branches – No commission up to 20.000 EUR
  • PI Silver offer - YES

Frequently asked questions

On this page you can find the most frequently asked questions about SME Start

You can apply for an account opening by accessing the online application platform https://digihub.raiffeisen.al/SME/SignUP, in a few quick steps, you will be able to apply for opening your business account by completing the application from the business owner with the owner's personal data and information about the business.

The online application for opening a business account is only available for businesses with one owner, registered as a PF. For other business categories and in cases with more than one owner, customers are instructed to visit the nearest bank branch.

  • Standard Current Account in Lek - 200 Lek/month
  • BASIC Package - 350 Lek/month
  • DIGI Package - 550 Lek/month
  • PREMIUM Package - 1,250 Lek/month

Personal data of the business owner, residential address of the business owner, and data on the business.

Clients who can apply online for an account are residents of Albania, individual business owners or business owners registered as “Entrepreneur”.

The account will be activated after visiting the branch and verifying/signing the documents. If the branch is not visited within the 5-day period to activate the account - the account will be closed.

  • Identification document (passport or ID card)
  • Business certificate, business information and statute for businesses. (Historical Extract downloaded from e-albania within the last 5 days)

  • Businesses with more than one owner
  • American citizens
  • Customers who wish to reactivate a closed account