Belgium
Following the award of a new public contract, BNP Paribas Fortis will take over the federal government’s public bank accounts from bpost during the weekend of 13 and14 December 2025. The FAMHP, in close collaboration with the FPS Finance (project coordinator), has made every effort to ensure that this transition runs as smoothly as possible and that service continuity is fully maintained.
However, there are a few important points to keep in mind.
- The account numbers (IBAN) of all government accounts (IBAN) will remain unchanged. You can recognise these accounts by the digits 679, which always appear in the 5th, 6th and 7th positions, for example: BEXX 679X XXXX XXXX.
- For payments from abroad, it is important to use the BIC code of BNP Paribas Fortis, namely GEBABEBB, from 15 December 2025 onwards. Companies that use an accounting program in which the BIC code is filled in automatically should therefore adjust this in good time
Source: BNP Paribas Fortis will take over the federal government’s public bank accounts | FAMHP