BNP Paribas Fortis is an international bank based in Belgium and is a subsidiary of BNP Paribas. It was formerly, together with Fortis Bank Nederland, the banking arm of the financial institution Fortis. After the ultimately unsuccessful ABN-AMRO takeover, the subprime crisis and management mistakes led to the sale of the Dutch and Luxembourg parts of the banking branch to the Dutch and Luxembourg governments. Fortis Bank itself was first partly bought by the Belgian government (for €4.7 billion), then fully purchased by the government and sold to BNP Paribas.

BNP Paribas Fortis

Head office of BNP Paribas Fortis on the Rue Montagne du Parc/Warandeberg in Brussels
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Financial services
Founded	1990
Headquarters	Brussels, Belgium
Key people	Michael Anseeuw, CEO
Number of employees	37,000, of which 18.000 in Belgium
Parent	BNP Paribas
Website	www.bnpparibasfortis.be

BNP Paribas Fortis is the largest bank in Belgium. It offers a full range of financial services to private and corporate clients, wealthy individuals, companies, public and financial institutions. The activities are divided into four business lines: Retail & Private Banking, Corporate & Public Banking, Corporate & Investment Banking and Investment Solutions. The bank supports its clients abroad via offices in some 80 countries of the parent bank BNP Paribas.^[1][2]

Max Jadot is Chairman of the Board of Directors of BNP Paribas Fortis. The CEO is Michael Anseeuw.