July 2020

09 July 2020 | Banking, Innovation
Banks join forces for Dutch launch of Payconiq

Six Dutch banks – ABN AMRO, ASN Bank, ING, Rabobank, Regiobank and SNS – today (20 April) announced their intention to launch Payconiq in the Netherlands this (European) summer.

Banks join forces for Dutch launch of Payconiq

09 July 2020 | Economics
Germany: prepare for an exciting election

In a few months, Germans go to the polls for crucial elections. ING’s Frankfurt-based Chief Economist Carsten Brzeski looks at what that could mean for Germany’s economy and for Europe.

Germany: prepare for an exciting election

09 July 2020 | People
Michael’s ultimate test

Wholesale Banking’s Michael Dryden put his grit and determination to the ultimate test when he embarked upon the adventure of a lifetime, retracing the steps of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton.

Michael’s ultimate test

09 July 2020 | Sustainability
The telecom binman

Once upon a time, Joost sold second-hand mobile phones in Africa. It was a good business. But when he realised that he was only adding to a growing global e-waste problem, Joost turned his business model upside down.

The telecom binman

09 July 2020 | Sustainability
How thinking in circles can save water

There are seven and a half billion people on the planet, yet only 2.5 percent of the world’s water is fresh. Millions continue to have no access to drinking water and that scarcity is set to worsen with an increasing global population and climate change. All is not lost though. A new water report produced by ING shows how the circular economy could save 400 billion of cubic metres of water every year.

How thinking in circles can save water