ING posts 2Q2022 net result of €1,178 million, supported by increased income and modest risk costs

Amsterdam,

CEO statement

“The backdrop to ING’s performance in the second quarter of 2022 was one of ongoing geopolitical uncertainty and pressure on the global economy,” said ING CEO Steven van Rijswijk. “Despite these difficult operating conditions, I’m pleased with our results. I believe resilience and adaptability are two of ING’s core strengths, and we showed these qualities once again by growing our primary customer base by 228,000 since the first quarter and continuing to diversify our revenues, with fee income up 4% year-on-year. Our resilience is underpinned by our strong capital position and risk management framework, with limited risk costs in the second quarter. There was a small quarter-on-quarter rise in underlying expenses, but that was well below inflation.

“At our Investor Update in June, I was proud that we were able to show how well ING has performed on many key financial metrics over the past few years, including during the pandemic. Looking ahead, we aim to reinforce our position as the leading universal bank in Europe by focusing on delivering value through our Retail Banking and Wholesale Banking businesses. The strength of our Wholesale Bank is in its blend of global reach, local knowledge and sector expertise, and during this quarter Wholesale Banking increased its income contribution by €338 million compared with the second quarter of last year. In Retail Banking we’re focusing our capital, cost and efforts on where we can build sufficient local scale. In this way we can offer truly superior customer propositions, attract and retain the right talent, and achieve good returns.

“Our strong commercial performance in this quarter flows from our overarching strategic priorities: to provide a superior customer experience and put sustainability at the heart of what we do. This is how we aim to make a difference for people and the planet. We continue to invest in a customer experience that’s relevant, easy, personal and instant, tailored to the needs of our customer segments. Our strong, scalable technology and operations foundation facilitates digital innovation, which in turn leads to impactful improvements for customers. Examples from the second quarter include a more digital mortgage application process in Romania and Belgium, new easy payment possibilities in the Dutch app, and account aggregation in Spain. When it comes to sustainability, we have committed to aligning with climate goals limiting the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius. We've therefore set intermediate sector-specific goals for 2030 that match a global emissions decrease of 45% compared to 2010 levels.

“The economic and political challenges the world is facing will likely persist for the foreseeable future. Despite this unsettling outlook, I’m confident in ING’s ability to provide the necessary support to our customers and to continue to create value for all stakeholders, while intensifying our efforts in the fight against climate change."

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ING is a global financial institution with a strong European base, offering banking services through its operating company ING Bank. The purpose of ING Bank is empowering people to stay a step ahead in life and in business. ING Bank’s more than 57,000 employees offer retail and wholesale banking services to customers in over 40 countries.

ING Group shares are listed on the exchanges of Amsterdam (INGA NA, INGA.AS), Brussels and on the New York Stock Exchange (ADRs: ING US, ING.N).

Sustainability is an integral part of ING’s strategy, evidenced by ING’s leading position in sector benchmarks. ING's Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) rating by MSCI was affirmed 'AA' in December 2021. As of September 2021, Sustainalytics considers ING’s management of ESG material risk to be ‘strong’, and in June 2022 ING received an ESG rating of 'strong' from S&P Global Ratings. ING Group shares are also included in major sustainability and ESG index products of leading providers STOXX, Morningstar and FTSE Russell.

Further information

All publications related to ING’s 2Q2022 results can be found at www.ing.com/2q2022, including a video with CEO Steven van Rijswijk. The 'ING ON AIR’ video is also available on YouTube.
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