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BNP Paribas Fortis is an international bank based in Belgium and is a subsidiary of French banking group BNP Paribas. The bank was created in May 2009 after BNP Paribas acquired 75% of the shares of the Belgian Fortis Bank from the Federal Participation and Investment Company. It was formerly, together with Fortis Bank Nederland, the banking ...
Even though BNP Paribas is often referred to as a French bank, the Belgian government is a significant shareholder with 5.3 percent equity ownership (as of mid-2023), and the bank's oldest significant predecessor entity is the Société Générale de Belgique established in 1822.
Fortis N.V./S.A. (Belgium)Fortis N.V. (Netherlands) Fortis, formally Fortis N.V./S.A., was a Benelux -centered global financial services group active in insurance, banking and investment management, initially formed in 1990 by a three-way Belgian-Dutch merger and headquartered in Brussels. It grew rapidly through multiple acquisitions, and in ...
Below you will find a concise list of Belgian banks. The big four are KBC, Belfius, BNP Paribas Fortis, and ING. Bank name. Parent or group. Subsidiaries or previous names. Head office location. SWIFT BIC-code. Argenta (bank) [1] Argenta Group.
2008–2009 Belgian financial crisis. The 2008–2009 Belgian financial crisis is a major financial crisis that hit Belgium from mid-2008 onwards. Two of the country's largest banks – Fortis and Dexia – started to face severe problems, exacerbated by the financial problems hitting other banks around the world. The value of their stocks plunged.
Hello bank! is a digital direct bank owned by BNP Paribas that started operations in 2013. The bank operates in France, Belgium, Germany (using the name Consorsbank), Italy, the Czech Republic and Austria. BNP Paribas has claimed that it is "the first 100% digital mobile bank in Europe".
BNP Paribas CIB is a globally recognised leader in two areas of expertise: trading derivatives on all asset classes, and structured financing. [1] BNP Paribas CIB also has a large corporate advisory network in Europe and Asia. BNP Paribas CIB has 13,000 clients, consisting of companies, financial institutions, governments, investment funds and ...
Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas S.A. The Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas (“Bank of Paris and the Netherlands”), generally referred to from 1982 as Paribas, was a French investment bank based in Paris. In May 2000, it merged with the Banque Nationale de Paris to form BNP Paribas .