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PKO Bank Polski is 90 years old

8 February 1919	Pocztowa Kasa Oszczędności (PKO) is founded
1920	PKO becomes a legal entity as a state-owned institution
1939	the War hinders the Bank's operations
1945	the Bank resumes its operations
1949-1950	Pocztowa Kasa Oszczędności is transformed into Powszechna Kasa Oszczędności
1974	a new service is introduced: savings-giro accounts (ROR) for retail customers
1975	PKO is included in the structures of NBP, its separate identity being maintained
1987	PKO becomes an independent bank once again
1992	The statute conferred to the Bank by the Council of Ministers officially contains the name Powszechna Kasa Oszczędności - Bank Państwowy, abbreviated as PKO BP.
12 April 2000	the Bank is transformed into a joint-stock company wholly owned by the State Treasury, under the name PKO Bank Polski Spółka Akcyjna
10 November 2004	successful IPO
10 December 2007	PKO BP opens its first foreign branch in London
14 September 2008	Completion of implementation of an Integrated IT System O-ZSI network in the Bank