Pantatzscha Bank

Pantatzscha Bank AG (PTA) (ᛕᚨᚾᛏᚨᛏᛉᛮᚨ ᛔᚨᚾᚦ  ᚩᚸ) (lit. 'Pan-Zusian Bank') is a Zusian multinational  and  company based in Altenburg. It is the second-largest banking institution in the world, and the largest privately-owned bank in the world. Pantatzscha is one of the Big Four banking institutions of the Zusian Empire alongside VN Dräger, Etzer Pauli, and Nationbank, servicing approximately 15% of all Zusian bank deposits. Its primary services are, wealth management, and investment banking.

Founded in 1894 as a specialist bank focused on foreign trade and promoting Zusian exports, Pantatzscha quickly expanded its scope of services and geographical reach, and subsequently played a large role in developing Zusian industry. In the early 20th century the Zusian imperial government collaborated with the bank to extend the influence of Zusian finance across the globe, a partnership which helped the Zusian Mark become the most widely-held in the world by a narrow margin. The passage of landmark imperial banking legislation facilitated a rapid growth in the 1950s; this was the first period in which Pantatzscha became the largest Zusian bank. Record-breaking acquisitions of Kinhauser and Landesbank Korbai doubled the size of Pantatzscha over a single year in 1998 and set the stage for a second period of predominance.

As a Pantatzscha subsidiary, Kinhauser is the largest investment bank in the world as of 2020, and a dominant force of the so-called. Pantatzscha's wealth management division manages ₰1.35 trillion in assets under management (AUM) as the second largest wealth manager in the world. In commercial banking, Pantatzscha operates in all 101 free states of the Zusian Empire, as well as more than a dozen other countries. Its commercial footprint includes 33 million consumer and small businesses, 3,200 banking centers, and 10,100 automated teller machines (ATMs). The bank's large market share, business activities, relationships with government officials, and economic leverage has led to numerous lawsuits and investigations regarding both mortgages and financial disclosures.

Founding & name
Pantatzscha Bank was founded in Vordin in 1894 as a specialist bank for financing foreign trade and promoting Zusian exports. The somewhat unusual name "Pantatzscha" was chosen to avoid associations with the far-right Alltatzscher Bund (lit. 'Pan-Zusian Alliance'), but to still capitalize on rising Zusian nationalism and position the bank as an advocate of the nation on the world stage. The bank's current logo was formulated at its founding, mixing the first letters of its three founders' surnames; Rudolph von Orphenau, Lukas von Viereck, and Aldo Imboden.