What category is National Bank of Belgium in?

National Bank of Belgium is classified under regulators. It is also tagged with: central-bank, regulator, prudential-supervision, payments, emi, belgium.

What is the National Bank of Belgium project website?

The recorded project destination for National Bank of Belgium is nbb.be.

National Bank of Belgium

Belgian central bank and prudential supervisor for payment and electronic-money institutions

InstitutionRegulators & Public BodiesPartially verified

Belgium's central bank and member of the Eurosystem. The NBB is the Belgian prudential authority for banks, payment institutions, electronic-money institutions, and other financial entities, and it oversees payment systems and certain electronic payment arrangements. Its supervision is entity- and permission-specific and is not an endorsement of every product offered by a supervised firm.

Official site Rank project View location

Ecosystems

Eurosystem, Payments, Electronic Money, Financial Supervision

Legal contact

Brussels, Belgium

Type

Institution

References

Where National Bank of Belgium operates

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1 mapped point

Operations50.85, 4.36

National Bank of Belgium postal address

Brussels, Belgium

Verified addressLegal contact

Boulevard de Berlaimont 14, 1000 Brussels, Belgium

The NBB publishes this as its postal address and separately publishes public counters at number 18. The marker retains the exact source-backed postal address.

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How National Bank of Belgium fits

A quick read based only on the facts recorded in this profile.

What it is

Belgian central bank and prudential supervisor for payment and electronic-money institutions

Connects with

EurosystemPaymentsElectronic Money

Focus

central-bankregulatorprudential-supervisionpayments

Ecosystem network

EurosystemPaymentsElectronic MoneyFinancial Supervisioncentral-bankregulatorprudential-supervisionpaymentsemi

Documented connections

Licenses

Paynovate

Paynovate states that it is a Belgian electronic-money institution regulated by the National Bank of Belgium, which includes it in the official EMI list.

Relationship documented by the official source.

Licenses

BNY Europe Digital Assets

ESMA lists the National Bank of Belgium as the competent authority for BNY SA/NV's active MiCA CASP authorisation.

Relationship documented by the official source.

Licenses

European Payments Initiative / Wero

EPI states that the National Bank of Belgium authorised it as a payment- and account-information service provider.

Relationship documented by the official source.

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Channels, identity and sources

Public name: National Bank of Belgium
Legal name: Banque nationale de Belgique SA / Nationale Bank van Belgie NV
Founded: 1850
Status: Active

Official channels and media

Official websitenbb.be

Verifiable references

Last verified: 2026-08-27

About the National Bank
National Bank of Belgium · nbb.be · primary source
Institution identity, 1850 founding, public-interest role, and Eurosystem context.
Accessed 2026-08-27
Supervision of financial institutions
National Bank of Belgium · nbb.be · primary source
Current microprudential supervision scope including payment and electronic-money institutions.
Accessed 2026-08-27
National Bank practical information
National Bank of Belgium · nbb.be · primary source
Current postal and visitor addresses.
Accessed 2026-08-27

National Bank of Belgium

Belgian central bank and prudential supervisor for payment and electronic-money institutions

InstitutionRegulators & Public BodiesPartially verified

Official site Rank project View location

Ecosystems

Eurosystem, Payments, Electronic Money, Financial Supervision

Legal contact

Brussels, Belgium

Type

Institution

References

Where National Bank of Belgium operates

Explore full map

1 mapped point

Operations50.85, 4.36

National Bank of Belgium postal address

Brussels, Belgium

Verified addressLegal contact

Boulevard de Berlaimont 14, 1000 Brussels, Belgium

The NBB publishes this as its postal address and separately publishes public counters at number 18. The marker retains the exact source-backed postal address.

National Bank practical informationVerified 2026-08-27OpenStreetMap

Report correction

How National Bank of Belgium fits

A quick read based only on the facts recorded in this profile.

What it is

Belgian central bank and prudential supervisor for payment and electronic-money institutions

Connects with

EurosystemPaymentsElectronic Money

Focus

central-bankregulatorprudential-supervisionpayments

Ecosystem network

EurosystemPaymentsElectronic MoneyFinancial Supervisioncentral-bankregulatorprudential-supervisionpaymentsemi

Documented connections

Licenses

Paynovate

Paynovate states that it is a Belgian electronic-money institution regulated by the National Bank of Belgium, which includes it in the official EMI list.

Relationship documented by the official source.

Licenses

BNY Europe Digital Assets

ESMA lists the National Bank of Belgium as the competent authority for BNY SA/NV's active MiCA CASP authorisation.

Relationship documented by the official source.

Licenses

European Payments Initiative / Wero

EPI states that the National Bank of Belgium authorised it as a payment- and account-information service provider.

Relationship documented by the official source.

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French prudential supervisor for banks, insurers, payment institutions, and electronic-money institutions

BankingElectronic Money

Banca d'Italia

Italian central bank and prudential supervisor with MiCAR responsibilities shared with CONSOB

Central BankingBanking Supervision

Central Bank of Ireland

Irish central bank and financial supervisor for MiCA, electronic money, payments, and regulated firms

MiCAElectronic Money

CSSF Luxembourg

Luxembourg financial-sector supervisor and MiCA competent authority

BankingMiCA

Financial Conduct Authority

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Estonian financial supervisor and MiCA competent authority

MiCABanking

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Channels, identity and sources

Public name: National Bank of Belgium
Legal name: Banque nationale de Belgique SA / Nationale Bank van Belgie NV
Founded: 1850
Status: Active

Official channels and media

Official websitenbb.be

Verifiable references

Last verified: 2026-08-27

About the National Bank
National Bank of Belgium · nbb.be · primary source
Institution identity, 1850 founding, public-interest role, and Eurosystem context.
Accessed 2026-08-27
Supervision of financial institutions
National Bank of Belgium · nbb.be · primary source
Current microprudential supervision scope including payment and electronic-money institutions.
Accessed 2026-08-27
National Bank practical information
National Bank of Belgium · nbb.be · primary source
Current postal and visitor addresses.
Accessed 2026-08-27