Its acquisition of the Belgian private bank and asset manager offers Indosuez a chance to bulk up fast in key European markets. Its chief executive Jacques Prost sits down… erm, stands up with Euromoney to discuss the firm’s future.

When the founders of Belgian digital disruptor Abbove held a meeting with 120 wealthy families, all had the same tale of woe, unable to grasp the complexity of their money and getting little help from their private bankers. Abbove set out to create a platform to let them do just that.

Features Analytics applies artificial intelligence developed for medical use to spotting capital markets manipulation.

The rules of engagement between incumbents and fintech suppliers of new products, which banks then white-label to their customers, need review.

After eight years as Belgium's finance minister, Philippe Maystadt is said to be the leading candidate to replace Michel Camdessus as director of the International Monetary Fund in Washington. Those who know him well think he may stay to win Belgium a place in European monetary union.