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29 June 2015 | Innovation

ING Group appoints Benoit Legrand as Head of FinTech

ING Group has appointed Benoit Legrand as the Bank’s new Head of FinTech. Benoit will be responsible for developing ING’s strategy towards innovative financial technology (FinTech) companies.

25 June 2015 | Banking

Innovation Bootcamp: More than 1800 ideas from ING employees

On 25 June 400 ING employees witnessed the final stage of Innovation Bootcamp, a four month internal program in search of ideas that help ING deliver its promise to empower customers. Eight finalist international employee teams had just 15 minutes each to deliver their elevator pitch to a jury.

23 June 2015 | Economics

Stormy investor forecast for 'boring' bonds

Bonds – traditionally seen as rather boring investments – are set for volatility in a more uncertain eurozone environment, ING economists say.

16 June 2015 | Press release

ING Bank Vice-chairman Koos Timmermans to speak at Goldman Sachs conference

Koos Timmermans, Vice-chairman of ING Bank, will address international analysts and investors at the Goldman Sachs European Financials Conference in Rome today.

10 June 2015 | Press release

ING exchanges EUR 337.5 million notes of NN anchor investors into NN shares

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5 June 2015

Kotak Mahindra Bank and ING Bank Sign MoU for Cross Border Business

Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (KMBL) and ING Bank, today, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) where both institutions will cooperate and explore opportunities arising from cross border business, investment and trade flows across Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg), Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, Asia and Australia.

4 June 2015

Live interview Fox Business with CEO Ralph Hamers

This morning CEO Ralph Hamers of ING joined Fox Business anchor woman Maria Bartiromo for a live interview in “Mornings with Maria”.

1 June 2015 | Banking, Sustainability, Economics

Circular economy challenges financial business models

ING’s Economics Department publishes ‘Rethinking finance in a circular economy’, an extensive report about the circular economy and the financial implications of circular business models.

1 June 2015

The myths and facts of ‘money creation’

Banks play a central role in money creation. It’s a critical function to keep the economy moving. But how money creation works is frequently misunderstood. And whether it should be left solely in the hands of the banks has lately been the subject of a passionate debate in many countries, including the Netherlands.

29 May 2015 | Economics

The wedding or the house?

A realistic look at costs of life events for people in Europe