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About BGL BNP Paribas

BGL BNP Paribas is a Luxembourg-based universal bank and subsidiary of BNP Paribas, originating from Banque Générale du Luxembourg (founded in 1919) and operating under its current name since 2009; it is one of the country’s largest institutions by balance sheet and branch footprint. The bank holds a credit institution license in Luxembourg, is supervised by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) and, as part of a significant euro area banking group, falls under the European Central Bank’s Single Supervisory Mechanism; eligible deposits are covered by the Fonds de garantie des dépôts Luxembourg (up to €100,000 per depositor), and investment services are subject to MiFID II investor protection rules and the Luxembourg investor compensation scheme. BGL BNP Paribas provides retail banking (current and savings accounts, payment cards, SEPA transfers and direct debits, online and mobile banking with strong customer authentication, consumer finance, and residential mortgages), wealth management and private banking (advisory and discretionary portfolio management, investment funds, structured products, and financing backed by financial assets), and corporate and institutional banking (cash and liquidity management, trade finance, guarantees, foreign exchange, treasury, and lending), often complemented by specialized services available through BNP Paribas Group affiliates such as leasing, factoring, and securities-related solutions. The bank publishes a Fee Information Document and standard pre-contractual disclosures, applies PSD2-based strong customer authentication and 3‑D Secure for card transactions, offers open-banking interfaces for licensed third parties, and supports cross-border client relationships subject to anti–money laundering and tax compliance checks under CRS and FATCA; account opening typically requires identification, proof of address, and tax residency details, with higher eligibility thresholds for wealth management mandates. Retail and corporate clients have access to multilingual service and branch and remote channels in Luxembourg, with cut-off times, charges, and product availability varying by customer segment and subject to the bank’s current pricing and eligibility policies.