News overview

Working together on digital accessibility: Accessible Banking Week

Digitalisation offers countless opportunities, but not everyone can easily keep up in this rapidly changing world. Research shows that 1 in 6 people in the Netherlands sometimes needs help with everyday banking tasks, like applying for a new debit card. For people with disabilities, the challenges are often even greater. That’s why ABN AMRO is organising the Accessible Banking Week this year, which kicks off with an inspiring opening event dedicated entirely to digital equality.

ABN AMRO to change payment fees

ABN AMRO’s will raise its fees for consumer and business payment products with effect from 1 January 2026. Clients will be informed about these changes from 3 October. The bank needs to raise these fees partly to enable ongoing investments in innovations that make banking safer and easier

House prices in 2025 are soaring just like last year

Children’s Book Week and ABN AMRO launch free storybook and audiobook: ‘First step’

In the storybook and audiobook entitled ‘First step’, fifteen children and Dutch celebrities describe how a gentle nudge in the right direction changed their lives. In the Netherlands, an estimated 1.6 million children grow up in situations where activities like sports, arts, and culture are not a given*. ABN AMRO and its partners (which include Children’s Book Week) hope that the book will reach these children and inspire them to realise their dreams. The book generated such huge interest before its official launch that a second print run is under way and the book will soon be available in almost 300 Dutch schools.

Sustainable Impact Fund strengthens Revyve's growth through co-led investment

ABN AMRO Sustainable Impact Fund (ABN AMRO SIF) has co-led an investment round of nearly EUR 24 million in Revyve, a Dutch food-tech scale-up, together with Invest-NL. Participants in the investment round included existing investors such as Oost NL and Roayl Cosun, as well as new investors Brabantse Ontwikkelingsmaatschappij, Grey Silo Ventures and Lallemand Bio Ingredients.

Denzel Dumfries and BUUT team up to build a financially strong generation

Daniel Hartert appointed to the ABN AMRO Supervisory Board, Arjen Dorland stepped down

ABN AMRO Bank N.V. held an Extraordinary General Meeting today to vote on the appointment of Daniel Hartert (1958) as a new member of the Supervisory Board of ABN AMRO. Following Daniels appointment Arjen Dorland stepped down from the Supervisory Board of ABN AMRO.

ABN AMRO completes EUR 250 million share buyback programme

ABN AMRO announced today that it has completed its EUR 250 million share buyback programme which started on 7 August 2025.

Stress at home costs children from poorest families an average of € 1,800 per year in income

At schools where children suffer from more stress in the home due to financial worries, educational performance is lower. A stressful home environment not only brings down their academic results but can also negatively affect their mental health and their earning potential as adults. Conversely, reducing stress levels now can boost their future gross income by up to € 1,800 per year. These are the findings of the study ‘Inequality of opportunity in the Netherlands’, conducted among primary school teachers of children in Group 5 (the 8-9 year age range). This year was the fourth time SEO Economic Research carried out the study, commissioned by the Youth Education Fund (Jeugdeducatiefonds) and ABN AMRO Foundation.

100,000 households with children need financial support for sports, arts and culture

A study conducted by Ipsos I&O and commissioned by ABN AMRO and the Youth Sports & Culture Fund (Jeugdfonds Sport & Cultuur), reveals that nearly three out of four parents (74%) in disadvantaged situations need financial support to enable their child to engage in sports, arts and cultural activities. Based on recent figures from Statistics Netherlands, this equates to over 100,000 households with children in the Netherlands*. More than four in ten (43%) are not receiving this financial support at the moment.