In 2024 we celebrated 20th anniversary of XTB! Over two decades of dynamic growth, Polish FinTech has become one of the leaders in the investment industry and represent a brand known all over the world. On this occasion, we look back at the key moments in the company’s history and its achievements.

We began our operations in 2004 as X-Trade Brokers and a year later, we obtained our first KNF license to provide brokerage services. In 2007, we opened our first international branch in the Czech Republic and our employment grew from 11 to 45 people. In the following years, we opened international branches in Slovakia, Spain, Romania, Germany, the United Kingdom, Turkey, Cyprus and a subsidiary X Open Hub in Poland. In 2013, we created our first proprietary platform xStation3, which was updated to a newer version xStation5 three years later.

In 2017, we opened our first non-European offices in Chile and Belize and four years later, we obtained licenses to operate in Dubai and South Africa. In subsequent years, we opened additional branches in Cyprus, Seychelles and Indonesia. Today, XTB S.A. is one of the largest publicly traded Forex and CFD brokers. In 2024, the number of our clients exceeded 1 million, with growing employment of over a thousand people from around the world.

Keeping in mind all the milestones of our operations, we gathered on Wednesday, September 4th, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of XTB with 600 employees and associates from around the world attending.

On July 23rd this year the XTB Group presented its newly updated ESG Strategy for 2024-2027. As part of the Strategy, XTB’s Mission and Vision were updated to integrate sustainable development, and a strategic time horizon was added.

The past few years have been a period of very dynamic growth for the XTB Group. We have strengthened our position as one of the leaders in the investment industry, entered new markets, and undertaken actions towards the sustainable development of XTB. In 2021, we implemented our first ESG Strategy, which helped us organize processes and identify key elements in this area. In 2024, we decided to reinforce our message by integrating ESG with our business to better align with long-term goals and the evolving landscape of environmental, social and governance factors.

Key elements of the updated ESG Strategy:

• Redefined Mission and Vision: We have integrated sustainable development as a key factor complementing our strategic actions in the business area.
• Double Materiality Assessment: Our strategy is based, among others, on the Double Materiality Assessment conducted in 2024, which included surveys and interviews with selected XTB Group stakeholders.
• Clear Goals and Milestones: We have refined our strategic directions, goals, and milestones in the environmental, social, and governance areas.

We believe that the ESG Strategy will help us develop our business in many dimensions, supporting the achievement of our business goals and building value for our stakeholders.

We invite you to review the updated ESG Strategy for 2024-2027

In mid-2024, we updated our internal “Natural Investment” Program and all the XTB Group
subsidiaries were invited to participate in its implementation.

In July 2024, in line with the ESG strategy, we updated the “Natural Investment” program and extended it to all branches and subsidiaries of XTB S.A. Despite the different locations of our offices, we want to send a consistent message and support a responsible and diverse organizational culture through ESG activities and initiatives.

Examples of recent activities at the XTB headquarters:

• we have placed markings near some light switches in kitchens and by printers. These signs are meant to remind us that effective resource management starts with us and our conscious decisions;
• we have placed containers for used batteries in the kitchens. Batteries are a special type of e-waste that contain harmful chemicals, which, if they decompose and leak, pose a threat to the environment, human health and animals.

In June 2024, the XTB Foundation organized a trial lesson before the launch of the “Academy of Tomorrow. Classy Finances” program at the XTB S.A. Headquarters.

In June, we transformed the largest conference room in the Warsaw XTB office into… a classroom, to which we invited the teenage children of our employees. The holidays are just around the corner, but we asked our teenagers to participate in a trial lesson as part of the preparations for the implementation of the “Academy of Tomorrow. Classy Finances” program.

For 4 months, XTB experts together with experts of “Trampki na Giełdzie” Foundation, worked on workshop scenarios and work cards for the educational program intended for young people. The program aims to introduce them to the world of finance, help build good habits and answer their burning questions about investing and conscious financial management.

Nearly 30 of our young guests listened to the lecture and performed exercises prepared by our experts for several hours. In the end, it was the students themselves who proposed the name of the project – “Academy of Tomorrow. Classy Finances” and we got a “green light” from them to present the program to their peers in schools. The first edition of the Academy will start in schools in October of this year and will cover about 100 classes from the Masovian Voivodeship.

Interested schools can apply for the program until the end of September 2024, the first edition starts at the beginning of October.

Check out the participants’ opinion about our classess:

We have been awarded with the title of Best Employer in the Finance category by WPROST magazine. The award was received by Monika Charytonik, HR Director of XTB S.A. during a ceremonial gala, where she shared insights about working at XTB, the specialists we are looking for and how we ensure work-life integration.

XTB S.A. is a Polish brokerage house with a global reach, operating for over two decades and offering clients access to thousands of financial instruments listed on the world’s most popular exchanges through its proprietary xStation platform. On June 12th, during the prestigious Polish Business Gala by Wprost, where awards were presented to the winners of the Polish Top 200 rankings, including the 200 largest Polish companies, XTB S.A. received the title of Best Employer in the financial sector. The award was accepted on behalf of XTB S.A. by Monika Charytonik, HR Director at XTB S.A., who commented on the award:

Thank you for recognizing our efforts in creating a friendly workplace where we build the technological future of finance. I also want to thank all our employees, as their dedication, passion, and professionalism are the foundation of XTB’s success.

– Monika Charytonik, HR Director at XTB S.A., commented.

We thank our employees for their trust and commitment, which build our common success every day.

As every year, we decided to celebrate Children’s Day together at XTB. This time we combined the celebration with the International Day of Families and invited the children of XTB S.A. employees to join in the festivities, where various attractions awaited them.

As one of the larger Polish employers, we understand how many of our employees balance their professional lives with their roles as parents every day. Therefore, once again, we invited our children to celebrate Children’s Day together at the XTB headquarters in Warsaw.

Over 100 young guests enjoyed numerous attractions, including chess workshops, polymer plaster workshops, animations, eco-bag painting workshops and family kite-making activities. During the ESG activities, children could symbolically plant their own tree by painting it on a piece of paper and pinning it to a corkboard. In return, participants received honorary diplomas and we funded the actual planting of trees on their behalf. Older children could participate in programming workshops.

The joint celebration was an ideal opportunity to show the children their parents’ workplace and spend quality time together while having fun.

Once again in 2024, we joined the #2h4family initiative – a global social movement bringing people closer together! #2h4family is a social campaign aimed at building strong relationships. On a global scale, the Two Hours for Family campaign counteracts the crisis of bonds and symbolizes the integration of work and private life under the motto: “We have one life in many roles.”

To celebrate together, we invited everyone to transform International Family Day into a day dedicated to reflecting on the quality of our relationships with loved ones, as strong and deep relationships with family and friends are essential for our happiness, development and well-being.

We care about work-life balance of our employees, which is why this year, the headquarters joined the initiative once again and for the first time all XTB branches participated. In most locations, the event was celebrated on May 29, 2024 and on that day, we shortened the working hours by 2 hours (a few branches chose to celebrate on May 31 and June 7).

As a continuation of the #2h4family initiative, we also plan to organize a Family Day at the headquarters in Poland at the beginning of June, giving children the opportunity to better understand their parents’ workplace and engage them in many creative activities and educational games.