The Brussels Public Prosecutor’s Office has confirmed the settlement of a 2025 complaint against ING by the National Bank of Belgium. Investigators found that the Amsterdam-based multinational banking and financial services corporation failed to flag more than €1 million in suspicious activity on Didier Reynders’ accounts, including 245 cash deposits and 779 e-Lotto transfers spanning two decades.
The €1.6 million payment represents the maximum statutory fine. While ING accepted the settlement as “corrective action,” it did so without an admission of guilt, leading the Prosecutor to drop proceedings against the bank.
Prosecutor Julien Moinil emphasized that financial institutions must monitor high-level public figures without exception. While the bank’s legal path is cleared, the criminal case against the former European Commissioner for Justice in the first Von der Leyen Commission (2019 to 2024). remains active. Additionally, authorities are still weighing charges against two former bank employees identified during the Reynders investigation.
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