# BNP Paribas Fortis

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

Specifications:
- [BNP Paribas Fortis — official](https://www.bnpparibasfortis.be/)

## Overview

**BNP Paribas Fortis** is **Belgian commercial bank** + **BNP Paribas ENXTPA: BNP French parent fully owned post-May 13 2009 Fortis Belgium acquisition** + **Belgium's largest commercial bank by assets + branches** + **~3.6M+ Belgian BNP Paribas Fortis customers** <sup>[1][1], [Belgium report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/BE)</sup>.

## History

**1822 — Société Générale des Pays-Bas founded** distinctive Belgian banking heritage.

**1990 — Société Générale de Belgique + ASLK-CGER + Mees Pierson merger forms Generale Bank**.

**Oct 8 2008 — Fortis Bank nationalisation post-2008 financial crisis Belgian government bailout**.

**May 13 2009 — BNP Paribas acquires Fortis Bank Belgium for ~€14.5B + BNP Paribas Fortis rebrand**.

**2010 — Easy Banking app mobile banking app launch**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **BNP Paribas Fortis** (Belgian commercial bank; BNP Paribas French parent fully owned).

**Major shareholders**: **BNP Paribas (ENXTPA: BNP; French global banking group; 65+ countries + 198,000+ employees) fully owned**.

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

## Technical integration

Easy Banking App mobile (iOS + Android; ~3.6M+ Belgian BNP Paribas Fortis customers) + bnpparibasfortis.be online + BNP Paribas Fortis branch network across Belgium + BNP Paribas Fortis Visa + Mastercard cards; SEPA + SEPA Instant + EPC-QR + Bancontact (Belgian national card scheme + mobile P2P payment scheme) + Wero (post-EPI launch).

## Implementations & partners

**BNP Paribas parent**: [BNP Paribas Mes Comptes](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bnp-paribas) (BNP Paribas S.A.; ENXTPA: BNP; French global banking group; 65+ countries + 198,000+ employees) + [Nickel (France)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/nickel) (Nickel French neobank distributed via tobacco shops; BNP Paribas subsidiary; ~4M+ customers across 5 EU countries) + [Hello bank! (France)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/hello-bank-fr) (Hello bank! BNP Paribas digital bank brand).

**Major Belgian banking + payments competitors**: [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) + [Argenta Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/argenta) (Argenta Bank; Belgian commercial bank) + [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.

## Status

**Active, Belgian commercial bank + BNP Paribas ENXTPA:BNP French parent fully owned post-May 13 2009 Fortis Belgium acquisition + Belgium's largest commercial bank by assets + branches + ~3.6M+ Belgian BNP Paribas Fortis customers** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.bnpparibasfortis.be/ "BNP Paribas Fortis — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BNP_Paribas_Fortis "BNP Paribas Fortis — Wikipedia"
[be-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/BE

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

## Source

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