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Company announcement

KBC Bank chooses Finastra for Libor transition

KBC Bank, a Belgium-based bank with operations across Europe, US and Asia Pacific, has chosen Finastra to help manage its transition through the upcoming interbank references rates changes.

13 January 2021

News/payments

Irish banks club together on real-time payments app

Four of ireland's largest banks are joining forces to create a multi-bank payments app, according to the Irish Times.

13 January 2021

News/retail

Belgian banks enlist Auriga for shared ATM network

Belgium's big four banks have called in vendor Auriga to manage their new network of bank-neutral ATMs.

04 December 2020

Company announcement

Objectway agrees distribution deal with KBC subsidiary everyoneInvested

everyoneINVESTED and Objectway – a leading international player in Digital Wealth & Asset Management software – have entered into a partnership agreement that will enable them to leverage their ambition of providing professional asset managers and financial institutions with access to everyoneINVESTED's innovative digital investment technology.

16 November 2020

News/retail

KBC puts virtual assistant at centre of new digital-first strategy

Belgian bank KBC says it is moving from an omnichannel to digital-first distribution model, putting a new AI-powered customer assistant at the centre of its strategy.

13 November 2020

Company announcement/wealth

KBC taps Objectway for roboadvisory service

Objectway, a leader in the Digital Wealth & Asset Management software, and KBC Bank have announced, at the beginning of this year, the market launch of the new roboadvisory service, Matti from Bolero, supported by components of the Objectway WealthTech Suite.

27 July 2020

News/retail

KBC adds live football clips to mobile app

Belgium's KBC has secured exclusive rights to offer mobile clips of live football games during matches of the Jupiler Pro League through its banking app.

10 July 2020

News/retail

KBC shrinks branch network as more customers move online

KBC is to convert 37 branches to self-service only and close an additional 39 outlets following a sharp rise in uptake of remote and digital alternatives during the Coronavirus pandemic.

01 July 2020

News/payments

KBC to roll out wearable payments to all customers

Belgium's KBC is rolling out wearable payments tech to all clients following successful tests with 1000 customers.

26 June 2020

Company announcement/payments

Fidesmo Pay launches in Belgium together with Bancontact and KBC, KBC Brussels and CBC

Fidesmo is expanding in Europe as the company now announces a collaboration with KBC as an innovative bank-insurance company and Bancontact Payconiq Company as the market leader for electronic payments in Belgium.

24 June 2020

Company announcement/devops

KBC upgrades its developer portal

As of today, KBC is opening up a whole range of services to partners (companies) via its renewed Developer Portal.

04 June 2020

Company announcement/retail

KBC spin-off everyoneINVESTED and German fintech Fincite partner to digitise investing

In times when financial markets are under pressure, converting retail clients from "banking only" into first-time investors is as challenging as important for every institution.

09 April 2020