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The Batopin initiative from Belgium’s four main banks has released its list of locations for future cash machines, aiming to address a shortage that arose in recent years amid the digitisation of
Banks in Belgium have done very well last year, according to recently published financial results.
More than 2.1 million Belgians – and nearly four in 10 Brussels residents – are at risk of poverty or social exclusion, according to new figures from statistics agency Statbel.
Belgian consumer protection agency Test Achats has received dozens of complaints following issues that arose from the merger between Bpost Bank and BNP Paribas Fortis last week.
The Belgian government has criticised a plan by the country's four major banks to install more cash dispensers (ATMs), saying it falls short of addressing citizens' needs.
Notices asking: “If you pay cash, please pay the right amount” are a common sight in Belgian shops today. The reason is clear – a serious lack of 10 and 20 cent pieces.
More cash machines, or ATMs, will open across Belgium as the country's major banks have pledged to accelerate the rollout of new "neutral" cash dispensers.
A new law entering force on 1 September will ban businesses in Belgium from charging other businesses - or individuals - a penalty on unpaid bills on the first reminder.
Belgium is set to issue new one-year bonds in its next round of federal fundraising, offering a 2.8% yield rate.