# Beobank

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

Specifications:
- [Beobank — official](https://www.beobank.be/)

## Key details

- **Launch:** 1937

## Overview

**Beobank** is **Belgian commercial bank** + **Crédit Mutuel Nord Europe French cooperative parent ~100%+ controlling** + **one of Belgium's mid-sized retail commercial banks** + **founded 1937 in Brussels Belgium as Citibank Belgium then Mar 26 2012 Crédit Mutuel Nord Europe acquisition + Beobank rebrand** <sup>[1][1], [Belgium report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/BE)</sup>.

## History

**1937 — Citibank Belgium founded in Brussels Belgium as Citigroup Belgian commercial banking subsidiary** distinctive Belgian banking heritage.

**Mar 26 2012 — Crédit Mutuel Nord Europe French cooperative parent acquires Citibank Belgium + Beobank rebrand consolidating Citibank Belgium retail commercial banking brand**.

**2014 — Beobank Mobile banking app launch**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Beobank NV/SA** (Belgian commercial bank).

**Major shareholders**: **Crédit Mutuel Nord Europe (French cooperative parent) ~100%+ controlling**.

**Regulators**: **National Bank of Belgium NBB + ECB**.

## Technical integration

Beobank Mobile app (iOS + Android) + beobank.be online + Beobank branch network across Belgium + Beobank Visa + Mastercard + Bancontact cards; SEPA + SEPA Instant + EPC-QR + Bancontact Belgian national debit + ATM card scheme + Payconiq Belgian mobile QR payment scheme + Wero (post-EPI launch).

## Implementations & partners

**Major Belgian banking + payments competitors**: [KBC / KBC Mobile / Kate AI](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/kbc) (KBC Bank; BME: KBC; Belgian commercial bank; one of Belgium's four largest commercial banks by assets) + [BNP Paribas Fortis](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bnp-paribas-fortis) (BNP Paribas Fortis; ENXTBR: BNB; Belgian commercial bank; BNP Paribas French parent ~100%+ controlling) + [ING Belgium](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/ing-belgium) (ING Belgium; Belgian commercial bank; ING Group Dutch parent ~100%+ controlling) + [Belfius Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/belfius) (Belfius Bank; Belgian commercial bank; Belgian government Federal Holding + Investment Company SFPI ~100%+ controlling) + [Crelan](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/crelan) (Crelan; Belgian cooperative commercial bank; CrelanCo cooperative member parent ~100%+ controlling) + [Payconiq/Bancontact](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/standards/payconiq) (Payconiq Belgian mobile QR payment scheme).

**Regulators**: National Bank of Belgium NBB + ECB.

## Status

**Active, Belgian commercial bank + Crédit Mutuel Nord Europe French cooperative parent ~100%+ controlling + one of Belgium's mid-sized retail commercial banks + founded 1937 in Brussels Belgium as Citibank Belgium then Mar 26 2012 Crédit Mutuel Nord Europe acquisition + Beobank rebrand** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.beobank.be/ "Beobank — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beobank "Beobank — Wikipedia"
[be-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/BE

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

## Source

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