Any party wanting to pursue the business of a bank in the Netherlands must hold the appropriate licence. Except where a statutory exception to the licence requirement exists.
If your institution intends to develop activities as included in the definition of a bank, you require a licence if your institution also pursues the business of a bank.
A person or entity is taken to pursue the business of a bank - taking deposits or other repayable funds from the public and granting credits for its own account - if these activities are "separately identifiable" and do not serve only to support other principal activities.
If an entity's principal activities are non-financial, for instance inviting funds to support its own business, this entity does not "pursue the business of" the taking of funds or the granting of credits and therefore does not constitute a bank. This does not apply if the entity's principal activities are financial, as this always qualifies as "pursuing the business of".
DNB has reviewed the identification and buffer requirements for systemically important banks and maintains the current requirements.
Read more DNB maintains buffers for systemically important banks
On Tuesday 5th November from 3:00-4:45 PM CET DNB will organize a physical information session about fit and proper assessments.
Read more Information session about fit and proper assessments DNB
On 30 September 2024, DNB published the amendments to the two policy rules for the deposit guarantee scheme (DGS). These amendments were publicly consulted in June 2024.
Read more Adoption of the 2024 amendments to the Policy Rules for the Deposit Guarantee Scheme
As at 30 June 2024, Dutch households held some €15 billion in bank deposits in other euro area countries, the latest figures from DNB and the European Central Bank (ECB) show. This means foreign savings keep growing.
Read more Dutch households see foreign bank deposits double in two years
