Hannes Schmid

Operates holding company with interests in banks

Raiffeisen-Kundengarantiegemeinschaft Österreich is closely linked to the Raiffeisen Banking Group, Austria's largest cooperative banking network, which consists of around 270 independent Raiffeisen banks and approximately 1,500 branches supported by eight regional central offices. The private company is based in Vienna, Austria. The group serves about 4.7 million customers, with 1.5 million members as co-owners, and provides financial services such as asset management, insurance, leasing, and building savings, based on cooperative principles. A key communication platform within the network is the Raiffeisenblatt, a specialized trade magazine published 11 times a year by the Fachverband der Raiffeisenbanken (Raiffeisen Banks Association), targeting executives, decision-makers, and opinion leaders in business, politics, media, and regional development. The magazine offers analyses, interviews, commentaries, and reports on banking, cooperatives, economics, politics, and society, focusing on the Austrian Raiffeisen sector, and is available in print and digital formats for subscribers, with targeted advertising opportunities. The Fachverband der Raiffeisenbanken represents the group's interests nationally, manages collective bargaining, and publishes the industry journal.

Operates as an art gallery