Legal changes 1 January 2022, unless otherwise specified

• If you've fallen victim to phishing, cybercriminals or are worried you've been scammed, the new Secure4u number is + 32 16 432 000. The old 0800 65 65 0 and + 32 15 63 22 80 numbers will be taken out of service on 1 April 2022.
  
•  If your card has been lost, stolen, retained by an ATM or blocked, or if you suspect it's been used fraudulently, call Card Stop (at no extra charge) on its new number: + 32 78 170 170. The existing + 32 70 344 344 number will remain in use for a while longer to facilitate a smooth transition to the new number.
• If you have a complaint and don't agree with the solution proposed by your branch or insurance agent, call KBC Complaints Management on its new number: + 32 16 43 25 94.

Be sure to put these new telephone numbers into your smartphone or address book.

We have added information about the new Bancontact CASH points. You can go to these ATMs to withdraw cash using your KBC Brussels payment cards and to change your PIN.

View these and all the other changes.

We set out who can determine the investment profile when there is a breakdown into bare ownership and usufruct.

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The main changes are as follows:

• The provisions assigning the responsibility for collecting information on option investments and the relevant regulations have been brought more into line with the legal framework (new Article 1.2)
• The communication methods and possibilities have been updated (amendment of Articles 5.1.2 and 13.1).

We have also changed the name of certain options exchanges and the reference to the applicable regulations for the exchange and relevant clearing house, and aligned the provisions with each other and brought them together for the various exchanges.

You can obtain a full version of this document from your KBC Private Banking branch.

VAB has clarified the conditions that determine how refuelling abroad is settled. In practical terms, your fuel card transactions abroad will always be invoiced on the basis of a recommended country-specific price. The fees and charges for the fuel card remain unchanged.

If you have any questions in this regard, feel free to contact your KBC Brussels branch. View these and all the other changes.

A change in the law means that you are now also covered by your hospital insurance for an admission to hospital for a medically assisted reproduction procedure (such as IVF).
Therefore, the exclusion for medically assisted reproduction procedures no longer applies to your hospitalisation insurance. You can now also request the reimbursement of expenses relating to previous hospitalisations (going back to 9 March 2020). In this regard, you should contact us by calling + 32 16 24 24 24.

A change in the law means that you are now also covered by your hospital insurance for an admission to hospital for a medically assisted reproduction procedure (such as IVF).
Therefore, the exclusion for medically assisted reproduction procedures no longer applies to your hospitalisation insurance. You can now also request the reimbursement of expenses relating to previous hospitalisations (going back to 9 March 2020). In this regard, you should contact us by calling + 32 16 24 24 24.

Please inform your colleagues/members of staff about this situation.

Both the Kruidtuin/Botanique and Middaglijn/Méridien sites of the Saint-Jean Clinic in Brussels have been removed from the list of expensive hospitals.

Most up-to-date list. We will keep you informed of any future changes to this list.

Pursuant to the General Credit Terms & Conditions, we will be increasing the handling fee rate for your credit facility by 3%. We will charge the new rate for the first time at the start of January 2022.

View an updated overview of our rates and charges to know what you are paying for which products.

The data protection statements have had numerous changes made to them. Most of these changes are additions to the statement owing to new or modified products and services provided by KBC Brussels.
An overview of the main changes is given on page 3 of the updated data protection statements (under Preliminary: The salient changes in this version of the Data Protection Statement of  KBC Bank NV).
View the data protection statements.

The Belgian Guarantee Fund ensures that up to 100,000 euros in savings on KBC Brussels accounts are protected per person. The "Deposit guarantee information sheet" explains the practicalities and implications for you. The assets on your accounts are protected by the Guarantee Fund for Financial Services.

Learn more here and at the Guarantee Fund's website.
View the information sheet.

Some mandatory financial paperwork still needs to be taken care of first, but we'd be happy to help your teenager with the task at hand. They have 180 days from the day they turn 18 to sort everything out. This can be done either in the KBC Brussels Mobile app on a smartphone, or at a branch. Read all about it.

If your teenage son or daughter intends to manage their own account once they’re 18, you can discuss the possibility of being granted a power of attorney. See how that can be arranged.

You currently have a KBC Brussels Plus Account. It’s free of charge for under-25s, but reaching that quarter-century milestone means you’ll start paying a nominal charge of 3.25 euros a month for your account. See the many great benefits you get in return.