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Belgium — Banking: Online Banks

Online banks operating in Belgium either hold a Belgian licence (24 Belgian-law banks listed by the NBB) or serve Belgium through an EEA passport, as Revolut does from Lithuania.

VerifiedGovernment / official sourceNational Bank of Belgium / FSMA — credit institutions and EEA branchesLast reviewed: 2026-10-23

Key facts

  • The NBB list of credit institutions with a Belgian licence counts 24 Belgian-law banks; Revolut does not appear there.
  • Revolut Bank UAB operates in Belgium through a Belgian branch of its Lithuanian bank under the EEA passport; the FSMA register gives Lithuania as home state with the branch entry valid from 1 January 2023.
  • The NBB lists EEA e-money and payment institutions, including Revolut Payments UAB, that serve Belgium under free provision of services.
  • Registers show different enterprise numbers for Revolut, so check the live NBB and FSMA registers.

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