The merger between ABN AMRO and Fortis Bank Nederland is now complete. From today, we will work together under the name ABN AMRO. And we are pulling out all the stops to make the merger a success for all our customers.

How will this affect you?
If you previously banked with Fortis Bank Nederland, you will find that a number of very important things will stay exactly the same, such as your account number, your PIN and your bank card. If you already were a customer of ABN AMRO, our service will remain the same.

Banking with both banks
If you have accounts with both banks, please note that these will not be merged and that you will keep your current account numbers, bank cards and PINs until you hear from us personally. Under the Financial Supervision Act, your deposits and/or savings are governed by the Dutch deposit guarantee scheme and covered up to 100,000 euros per customer per bank. As Fortis Bank Nederland and ABN AMRO will continue as a single bank following the merger, this information might be relevant to those who have a Fortis Bank Nederland account alongside their ABN AMRO accounts. For more in-depth information, please click here.

Joining branch offices
Fortis Bank Nederland customers stand to gain from the link-up of the Fortis Bank Nederland and ABN AMRO branch offices, whose numbers will swell from around 150 to over 500.

Separate service – for now
At the joint branch offices, Fortis Bank Nederland customers will still be served by their Fortis Bank contacts for the time being, and Fortis Bank Nederland bank statements will continue as-is until Fortis Bank Nederland customers officially become ABN AMRO customers. As an ABN AMRO customer, you can continue to take your business to any ABN AMRO branch office.

Questions
If you have any remaining questions, or if you would like to know what the merger means for your daily banking business, please click below or contact your relationship manager:

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Timelines

2010 

• 6 February: separation of the ‘old’ ABN AMRO Bank N.V. into a ‘new’ ABN AMRO Bank N.V. (i.e. the businesses acquired by the Dutch State) and Royal Bank of Scotland N.V. (i.e. the business acquired by RBS), both still part of ABN AMRO Holding N.V.

• 1 April: legal demerger of ABN AMRO Bank N.V. from ABN AMRO Holdings B.V. with independent bank status regained. ABN AMRO Holdings B.V. turned into RBS Holdings N.V.

• 1 April: ABN AMRO Bank N.V. and Fortis Bank Nederland N.V. under joint management by the same holding, with both banks run by the same Managing and Supervisory Boards. 

• 1 April: kick-off of refurbishment and joining of branch offices, with the new national Dutch network now comprising over 500 offices. 

• 6 April: opening of the first ‘twinned’ branch office in Nuenen

• 15 April: submission of ABN AMRO and Fortis Bank Nederland merger proposal with the Chamber of Commerce

• 25 April: ABN AMRO and Fortis Bank Nederland ATMs fully interchangeable, with customers of both banks equally able to check their balances and withdraw cash 

• 1 July: legal merger between ABN AMRO and Fortis Bank Nederland  

• Q3 and Q4: staged transfer of Fortis Bank Nederland retail customers to ABN AMRO systems, from which date they will bank with ABN AMRO. 

• Q3 and Q4: MeesPierson clients to transfer to ABN AMRO systems and name to change to ABN AMRO MeesPierson Private Banking 

• Q3 and Q4: changeover of Fortis Bank Nederland SME customers to ABN AMRO systems
  
  

2011/2012

• Big corporate customers to change over to ABN AMRO systems.