BNP Paribas Fortis

44 results about this entity

Period: 27 Sep 2004 - 21 Feb 2024

BNP Paribas Fortis adheres to PSD2now with The Glue

Today, The Glue, a leading provider of next generation infrastructure solutions for financial institutions, launches PSD2now, designed to support the Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2).

BNP Paribas to run second hackathon

BNP Paribas is to run a second international Hackathon from 17 to 19 June.

Port of Antwerp ditches cheques

One of the world's largest ports, Antwerp, is ditching paper cheques in favour of a direct debit-based service from local outfit Twikey.

Bank-backed QR code-based mobile payments app launches in Belgium

A QR code-based mobile wallet that can be used for in-store, in-app, online and P2P payments has launched in Belgium with the backing of the country's major banks.

BNP Paribas Fortis and SIX Payment Services target Belgian merchants

BNP Paribas Fortis and SIX Payment Services are promising to bust the Bancontact/Mister Cash monopoly in Belgium by launching their own one-stop payments shop for merchants, covering everything from terminals to acquiring services.

BNP Paribas Fortis and Belgacom prep Belgian mobile wallet

BNP Paribas Fortis and Belgacom have outlined plans for a mobile wallet they say will bring in-app commerce to Belgium's merchants and consumers.

Tesco and Fortis in insurance talks

UK supermarket chain Tesco is continuing to ramp up its challenge to traditional banks, entering into exclusive discussions with Fortis over a partnership to provide motor and household insurance.

LCH.Clearnet agrees competitive clearing deals

Just days after revealing swinging price cuts, LCH.Clearnet has stepped up the pressure on rivals by agreeing new competitive clearing offerings for European MTFs Bats Europe, Chi-X, Turquoise and Nyse Arca Europe.

SIX- x-clear and EMCF to offer competitive clearing

SIX x-clear and Dutch central counterparty EMCF have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to offer competitive clearing across multiple stock exchange venues.

Nasdaq OMX buys stake in EMCF

Transatlantic exchange Nasdaq OMX is acquiring a 22% equity stake in European Multilateral Clearing Facility (EMCF), the Fortis Bank subsidiary that was taken over by the Dutch government.

Fortis' clearing subsidiary EMCF passes into state control

Ownership of EMCF, the Fortis Bank subsidiary that provides clearing services to Instinet Chi-X and Nasdaq OMX, has been passed to the Dutch government as part of a EUR16.8 billion rescue package.

EuroCCP moves to take advantage of Fortis woes; offers clearing for MTFs

European Central Counterparty Limited (EuroCCP), the European subsidiary of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) says it is ready to step into the breach and provide clearing services for European MTFs such as Chi-X, Nasdaq OMX, Bats and other new execution venues served by troubled Belgian bank Fortis.