(IN BRIEF) Rabobank and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have announced the availability of €300 million through a new impact loan aimed at supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) focused on sustainable development. This new funding increases Rabobank’s ongoing commitment … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Netherlands, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged businesses, climate goals, economy, EIB, EIB Vice-President Robert de Groot, environmental and social impact, European Investment Bank, financing, green activities, impact loan, partnership, Rabo Impactlening, Rabobank, Rabobank NL Retail Director Carlo van Kemenade, SMEs, sustainability, sustainable development, sustainable financing, €300 million
(IN BRIEF) Zeewolde wind farm has partnered with Rabobank and Eneco to advance the construction of a large-scale battery park with a 65 MWh capacity, set to be among the largest in the Netherlands. Rabobank will fund the project through … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged Community-Owned Battery Park, Eneco, Hans Ketelaars, Lucien Wiegers, partnership, Rabobank, Sjoerd Sieburgh Sjoerdsma, sustainability, Zeewolde Wind Farm
(IN BRIEF) ABN AMRO has successfully completed its second use case in the Eurosystem Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) trials, marking a significant step in exploring digital asset innovations. The bank executed four repo trades using central bank money settled … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged ABN Amro, ABN AMRO Clearing, Banque de France, Blockchain, blockchain-based settlement, CBDC, central bank money, Clearstream, commercial offering, Commercial Paper, CP issuance, De Nederlandsche Bank, digital assets, digital currency, digital currency settlement, digital euro, Digital Green Bond, distributed ledger technology, DLT, ECB trials, Eurex Clearing, Eurosystem Central Bank Digital Currency, financial innovation, financial markets, future-ready institution., intraday liquidity management, public blockchain, Rabobank, repo pilot trades, reverse repo, Sander Wever, securities lifecycle, tokenization, tokenized commercial paper, tokenized securities
(IN BRIEF) Eurogrid, the parent company of 50Hertz, a transmission system operator, has secured 1.5 billion euros through its third and fourth Green Bond issuances. These funds will support grid expansion projects on land and at sea to enhance the … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Technology
Tagged 50Hertz, Banco Santander, energy transition, Eurogrid, green bond, Grid Expansion, Marco Nix, Mizuho Bank, Rabobank, renewable electricity, transmission system, UniCredit Bank
(IN BRIEF) The changing climate poses significant challenges, including wildfires, unpredictable rainfall, and heatwaves. To address these issues, there’s a global need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Carbon markets, including voluntary carbon markets, provide a way to assign value to … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Environment, Government, Industrial, Management, Netherlands, News
Tagged ACORN, Carbon Markets, climate change, heatwaves, Rabobank, Small-Scale Farmers, Solidaridad, sustainability, unpredictable rainfall, wildfires
(IN BRIEF) Alexander Zwart will assume the role of Chief Innovation and Technology Officer (CITO) at Rabobank, joining the Managing Board as of 1 December. In this position, he will oversee Technology, Data and Analytics, Digital Transformation, and Innovation for … Read the full press release
(IN KÜRZE) Die European Payments Initiative (EPI), die von 14 europäischen Banken, darunter ING, unterstützt wird, erwirbt Currence iDEAL und den Technologieanbieter für Konto-zu-Konto-Zahlungen Payconiq International, um eine europaweite Zahlungslösung zu entwickeln. EPI plant, das derzeitige Flickwerk von Zahlungslösungen auf … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Financial, France, Germany, Industrial, Management, Technology
Tagged ABN Amro, Belfius, Currence iDEAL, digitale Geldbörse, epi, Europäische Banken, European Payments Initiative, iDEAL, ING, KBC, Martina Weimert, P2P-Zahlung, paneuropäische Zahlungslösung, Payconiq International, Pinar Abay, PQI, Rabobank, Zahlungslösung, Zahlungslösungen
(IN BRIEF) The European Payments Initiative (EPI), supported by 14 European banks including ING, is acquiring Currence iDEAL and account-to-account payments technology provider Payconiq International to develop a pan-European payment solution. EPI plans to replace the current country-level patchwork of … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Financial, France, Germany, Industrial, Management, Technology
Tagged ABN Amro, Belfius, Currence iDEAL, digital wallet, epi, European banks, European Payments Initiative, iDEAL, ING, KBC, Martina Weimert, P2P payment, pan-European payment solution, Payconiq International, payment solution, payments solutions, Pinar Abay, PQI, Rabobank
(ACTUALITÉ EN BREF) L’Initiative européenne de paiement (EPI) a acquis le système de paiement néerlandais Currence iDEAL et le fournisseur de solutions de paiement luxembourgeois PQI, sous réserve de l’approbation des autorités nationales et européennes. Les actionnaires d’EPI sont des … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Financial, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged ABN Amro, acquisitions, actionnaires, Bancontact Payconiq Company, Belfius, BFCM, BNP Paribas, BPCE, Credit Agricole, Currence iDEAL, Daniel van Delft, Deutsche Bank, DSGV, DZ BANK, ENTREPRISE EPI, European Payments Initiative, Guido Vermeent, iDEAL, ING, KBC, La Banque Postale, Martina Weimert, Nexi, Payconiq, portefeuille numérique, PQI, Rabobank, schéma de paiement, SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE, SOLUTION DE PAIEMENT INSTANTANÉ, solutions de paiement, Worldlin
(IN BRIEF) The European Payments Initiative (EPI) has acquired Dutch payment scheme Currence iDEAL and Luxembourg-based payment solutions provider PQI, subject to approval by national and European authorities. EPI’s shareholders are European banks and acquirers who have joined forces to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Financial, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged ABN Amro, acquisitions, Bancontact Payconiq Company, Belfius, BFCM, BNP Paribas, BPCE, Crédit Agricole, Currence iDEAL, Daniel van Delft, Deutsche Bank, digital wallet, DSGV, DZ BANK, EPI COMPANY, European Payments Initiative, Guido Vermeent, iDEAL, ING, INSTANT PAYMENT SOLUTION, KBC, La Banque Postale, Martina Weimert, Nexi, Payconiq, payment scheme, payment solutions, PQI, Rabobank, shareholders, Société Générale, Worldlin
TreasurUp completes series A funding round led by OFX and Rabobank Australian cross border payments specialist OFX, Rabobank, TreasurUp management and engineering partner COERA invest in spin-off structure TreasurUp aims to become the leader in online treasury solutions for banks … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Small Business
Tagged Australian listed cross border payments specialist, COERA, Niels van Daatselaar, OFX, online services, Rabobank, risk management, Roland van der Vorst, series A funding, Skander Malcolm, SMEs, spin-off, TreasurUp
(PRESS RELEASE) UTRECHT, 30-Mar-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Dutch multinational banking and financial group Rabobank has announced it will not make distributions on its Rabobank Certificates in March, June and September 2020. Decision follows recent ECB and DNB announcements. Herewith Rabobank … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Healthcare, Investment, Netherlands, News
Tagged Bas Brouwers, CET1 instrument, COVID-19, dividend, dividend distributions, DNB, ECB, Rabobank, Rabobank Certificates
(PRESS RELEASE) UTRECHT, 19-Jul-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Rabobank has always been interested in projects that contribute to the acceleration of the energy transition in the Netherlands. Such a project is the sale of the energy company Eneco (Eneco Holding N.V.). … Read the full press release
Fifteen of the world’s largest institutions, including banks, trading companies, an inspection company1 and an energy major have formed a new venture known as komgo SA, that will seek to digitalise the trade and commodities finance sector through a blockchain based open … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Commodities, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, International Trade, Internet & Online, Management, Technology
Tagged ABN Amro, Blockchain, BNP Paribas, Citi, Commodities, commodities finance, CONSENSYS, CRÉDIT AGRICOLE GROUP, digitalise, DLT, ethereum, GUNVOR, ING, Joseph Lubin, KOCH SUPPLY & TRADING, komgo, komgo SA, Macquarie Group, MERCURIA, MUFG BANK, Natixis, Rabobank, SGS, SHELL TRADING AND SUPPLY, SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE, Souleïma Baddi, Toon Leijtens, trade, VAKT
UTRETCH, 04-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — FGH Bank has sold a part of its loan portfolio with an outstanding balance of approximately EUR 1.3 billion to RNHB B.V. Regulatory approvals have been obtained and the consultation process with the employee representative … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Investment, Netherlands, Real Estate
Tagged FGH Bank, loan portfolio, Rabobank, RNHB B.V.
UTRETCH, 04-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — we.trade today (3 July 2018) confirmed that the first live trades have taken place on the platform. Over the last week several companies have executed trades, via 5 banks. These trades signify the first commercially viable … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Internet & Online, Investment, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged Bart Leurs, Blockchain, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, KBC, live trades, Natixis, Nordea, Parm Sangha, platform, Rabobank, Roberto Mancone, Santander, SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE, trading, UNICREDIT, we.trade
UTRECHT, 31-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Rabobank is today launching Rabo Frontier Ventures (RFV), a €60 million strategic investment fund that focuses on high-potential early-stage Fintech and Food & Agri companies. RFV is a subsidiary of Rabobank Group and forms part of … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Financial, Food & Beverage, Investment, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged fintech, Food & Agri, Harrie Vollaard, investment fund, Rabo Frontier Ventures, Rabobank, RFV
Utrecht, Netherlands, 08-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Rabobank, National Association (“RNA”), a California-based subsidiary of Coöperatieve Rabobank, U.A. (“Rabobank”), has taken a Q4 2017 provision of approximately EUR 310 million in anticipation of a settlement connected to previously disclosed investigations. RNA … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Government, Investment, Law, Netherlands
Tagged DOJ, investigation, OCC, Q4 2017 provision, Rabobank, Rabobank National Association (RNA), regulator, settlement, violations
Transaction contributes to further optimisation of balance sheet Utrecht, Netherlands, 03-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Rabobank has transferred part of the risk on its commercial credit portfolio involving loans to business customers in Europe and North America amounting to EUR 3 … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Investment, Netherlands
Tagged Rabobank, risk weighted assets
Utrecht, Netherlands, 20-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Since January 2017, Rabobank , six other banks (Deutsche Bank, HSBC, KBC, Natixis, Societé Generale and UniCredit) and IBM are developing the Digital Trade Chain platform. This ground-breaking shared platform aims at making domestic and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged Digital Trade Chain platform, Rabobank, the Digital Trade Chain, we.trade
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