Starting this autumn, it should be possible to buy Bitcoin and Ether via Bolero, KBC's investment platform, according to L'Echo on Wednesday.
An analysis is underway to obtain recognition as a provider of crypto-asset services, the Belgian bank and insurance company has confirmed. The group expects to receive this recognition from regulators by this autumn.
KBC is the first major Belgian bank to announce concrete plans to offer crypto services to retail customers. Until now, those wishing to invest in such assets in Belgium have had to turn to foreign platforms or neo-banks, which also offer crypto services.
When asked by L'Echo, Belfius and ING said they were also looking into the possibility of doing so. BNP Paribas Fortis, for its part, said it had no plans to launch this type of service.
