# Argenta Bank

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/argenta
> research date 2026-06-01 · extracted at 2026-10-07
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [Argenta — official](https://www.argenta.be/)

## Key details

- **Launch:** 1956

## Overview

**Argenta Bank** is **Belgian commercial bank** + **Van Rompuy family Belgian founding family controlling via Investar** + **one of Belgium's largest savings banks** + **~1.7M+ Belgian Argenta Bank customers** + **founded 1956 in Antwerp as Argenta Spaarbank** <sup>[1][1], [Belgium report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/BE)</sup>.

## History

**1956 — Argenta Spaarbank founded in Antwerp by Karel Van Rompuy** distinctive Belgian savings banking heritage.

**2010 — Argenta App mobile banking app launch**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Argenta Group Argenta Spaarbank** (Belgian commercial bank; Van Rompuy family controlling).

**Major shareholders**: **Investar (Van Rompuy family Belgian founding family holding company) majority controlling + Belgian retail + institutional investors**.

**Regulators**: **NBB Belgium + ECB + DNB Netherlands**.

## Technical integration

Argenta App mobile (iOS + Android; ~1.7M+ Belgian Argenta Bank customers) + argenta.be online + Argenta Bank branch network across Belgium + Netherlands + Argenta Visa + Mastercard cards; SEPA + SEPA Instant + EPC-QR + Bancontact (Belgian national card scheme + mobile P2P payment scheme) + Wero (post-EPI launch).

## Implementations & partners

**Major Belgian banking + payments competitors**: [BNP Paribas Fortis](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bnp-paribas-fortis) (BNP Paribas Fortis; Belgian commercial bank; BNP Paribas ENXTPA: BNP French parent fully owned; Belgium's largest commercial bank by assets + branches) + [KBC / KBC Mobile / Kate AI](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/kbc) (KBC Mobile; KBC Group BSE: KBC; Belgian banking group; Belgium's #2 commercial bank by assets + customers) + [Belfius Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/belfius) (Belfius Bank; Belgian state-owned commercial bank; Belgium's #3 commercial bank by assets) + [ING Belgium](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/ing-belgium) (ING Belgium; ING Group Dutch parent Belgian subsidiary) + [Keytrade Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/keytrade) (Keytrade Bank Belgian online bank + brokerage) + [Aion Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/aion-bank) (Aion Bank Belgian digital bank; UniCredit acquired Mar 2025) + [Bancontact QR](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/standards/bancontact-qr) (Bancontact Payconiq Belgian national card scheme + mobile P2P + retail payment scheme) + [Payconiq/Bancontact](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/standards/payconiq) (Payconiq Belgian + Luxembourg mobile P2P + retail payment scheme).

**Regulators**: NBB Belgium + ECB + DNB Netherlands.

## Status

**Active, Belgian commercial bank + Van Rompuy family Belgian founding family controlling via Investar + one of Belgium's largest savings banks + ~1.7M+ Belgian Argenta Bank customers + founded 1956 in Antwerp as Argenta Spaarbank** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.argenta.be/ "Argenta — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argenta_(bank) "Argenta — Wikipedia"
[be-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/BE

- [1] [Argenta — official][1]
- [2] [Argenta — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[Belgium report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/BE)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/BE-belgium.md`

## Source

Biography extracted from [argenta.md](https://docs.barcoder.ai/source/wallets/argenta). See `matrix.md` for standards-support matrix if present.