# Crelan

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

Specifications:
- [Crelan — official](https://www.crelan.be/)

## Key details

- **Launch:** 1937

## Overview

**Crelan** is **Belgian cooperative commercial bank** + **CrelanCo cooperative member parent ~100%+ controlling** + **one of Belgium's mid-sized commercial banks by assets** + **founded 1937 in Brussels Belgium as Centrale Kas voor Landbouwkrediet then 2013 Crelan rebrand** <sup>[1][1], [Belgium report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/BE)</sup>.

## History

**1937 — Centrale Kas voor Landbouwkrediet founded in Brussels Belgium as Belgian agricultural cooperative bank** distinctive Belgian cooperative banking heritage.

**2013 — Crelan rebrand consolidating Centrale Kas voor Landbouwkrediet retail commercial banking brand**.

**Jul 1 2022 — Crelan completes AXA Bank Belgium acquisition for ~€620M consolidating with Crelan retail commercial banking brand**.

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

## Ownership & operator

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

**Major shareholders**: **CrelanCo (Belgian cooperative member parent) ~100%+ controlling**.

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

## Technical integration

Crelan Mobile app (iOS + Android) + crelan.be online + Crelan branch network across Belgium + Crelan 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) + [Beobank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/beobank-be) (Beobank; Belgian commercial bank; Crédit Mutuel Nord Europe French 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 cooperative commercial bank + CrelanCo cooperative member parent ~100%+ controlling + one of Belgium's mid-sized commercial banks by assets + founded 1937 in Brussels Belgium as Centrale Kas voor Landbouwkrediet then 2013 Crelan rebrand** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

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

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

## Source

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