ING Belgium launches pre-registration for digital, promotional term account ahead of government bond maturity date

Brussels - ING Belgium is opening pre-registration from today to be informed about the offer that will apply when the promo opens on the term account. The bank is offering this opportunity in the run-up to the government bond maturity date on September 4. Specifically, anyone can pre-register until 20 August to receive a bonus, on top of the interest obtained by opening a digital promotional term account. There is no obligation connected with this pre-registration. The announcement of the final interest will follow at the end of August, and it will be worth being patient until that date. Only then can the customer decide whether and how to open the promotional term account. With this initiative, the bank is reinforcing its ambition to make the savings and investment market accessible to all.

What distinguishes this term account from other savings and investment products is the promotional offer attached to it. Pre-registration is completely flexible and does not imply any obligation whatsoever. In other words, no penalty is applied if customers decide not to open a term account after all. Those who have pre-registered and subsequently decide to open a term account during the campaign (starting from the end of August), can also count on a bonus of 0.20% gross annual interest, regardless of the amount. This bonus will be paid out after the duration of the term account, together with the capital and interest.

Simple - and easily accessible too

As soon as the interest rate is announced, the customer has absolute freedom of choice regarding whether to open the ING term account and the manner in which to do so: from his or her home, 100% digitally via the ING Banking app or Home’Bank, or via one of the ING branches.

Sali Salieski, Head of Retail & Private Banking at ING Belgium:

'With our term account, we are aiming for simplicity, accessibility and an attractive interest rate. We are focusing with full conviction on not only the core but also the goal of ING - ‘empowering people to stay a step ahead in life and in business’ - as well as our obsessive mission to grow and protect the financial prosperity of all our customers.'

About ING

ING Belgium is a universal bank that offers financial services to private customers, companies, and institutional clients. ING Belgium SA is a subsidiary of ING Group SA, via ING Bank SA (www.ing.com).

ING is an international financial institution with a strong European presence and offers banking services through its operating company, ING Bank. ING’s goal is to ensure that everyone is always one step ahead in both their private and professional lives. With more than 60,000 employees, ING provides retail and corporate banking services to the bank’s private customers in more than 40 countries.

ING Group shares are listed on the stock exchanges of Amsterdam (INGA NA, INGA.AS), Brussels and New York (ADR: ING US, ING.N). 

Sustainability is an integral part of ING’s strategy, as evidenced by ING’s leading position in industry benchmarks. ING’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) rating by MSCI was confirmed to be “AA” in July 2023. Since December 2023, Sustainalytics has considered ING’s management of material ESG risks to be “strong”. ING Group shares are also included in the leading sustainability and ESG index products of leading providers Euronext, STOXX, Morningstar and FTSE Russell.