| Involving parents in their children’s education | https://www.bil.com/en/bil-group/pressroom/news/Pages/involving-parents-in-their-children-s-education.aspx | Involving parents in their children’s education | | <p>Quality education is essential during early childhood. Children’s ability to learn is active right from their first years of life, and is inextricably tied to the quality of care they receive and their home environment. Parents have a duty to protect their children, take good care of them, and bring them up in a healthy and stimulating environment that will allow them to develop and grow, without failing to guide them in their schooling. <b>The Global Day of Parents</b>, instituted in 2012 by the United Nations and celebrated each 1 June, reminds us of the importance of this role. </p>
<p><b>A kindergarten in Dosso that is open to all</b> </p>
<p>Early childhood education remains a huge challenge in Niger, which is among the world’s least developed countries, where over 40% of children under five are seriously delayed in their growth due to malnutrition. This is the challenge faced by the SOS Kindergarten in Dosso, a city in the southern part of the country where <b>children under five make up 49.5% of the population. </b> The SOS Kindergarten mainly serves children in the local community, more than half of whom live in a condition of extreme vulnerability. </p>
<p>Since 2016, Banque Internationale à Luxembourg has supported SOS Villages d’Enfants Monde and its work to educate young children in Dosso. From 2010 to 2017, the kindergarten had 509 new registrations, and hundreds of these children have since moved on to primary school. Guided by teachers who receive continuing education in fields like child protection and child psychology, the children benefit from programmes designed to foster their learning and development, with citizenship education, training of fine motor skills and an introduction to language and music. The kindergarten also prepares them for primary school and helps meet their other basic needs, guaranteeing them balanced meals and medical check-ups, and encouraging parents to play an active role in their learning. </p>
<p><b>Amadou, a child full of life! </b> </p>
<p>Last year, Amadou, an incredibly high-spirited kid despite his tough living conditions, started his final year of kindergarten. Hear his story and read <b>the latest news from the SOS Kindergarten in Dosso</b> on the Facebook pages of SOS Villages d’Enfants Monde and BIL.</p>
| 6/1/2018 9:00:00 AM | EN | BIL’s Chief Executive Officer Hugues Delcourt presented a cheque for €30,000 to Sophie Glesener, Director of SOS Villages d’Enfants Monde, to help fund the SOS Kindergarten of Dosso, Niger. | | |
| BIL opens a new branch in Differdange | https://www.bil.com/en/bil-group/pressroom/news/Pages/bil-opens-a-new-branch-in-differdange.aspx | BIL opens a new branch in Differdange | | <p>The new branch of Banque Internationale à Luxembourg, located in the Opkorn shopping centre in Differdange, has been fitted out to reflect the new organisational model already successfully implemented at the bank’s other branches across the country. The Differdange-Opkorn branch has a warm, modern interior with clearly defined functional areas to make the client experience more fluid. A self-banking area with latest-generation ATMs and change machine is accessible during the shopping centre’s opening hours. Clients can carry out most of their cash transactions in this area. In the online area, which is equipped with tablets and PCs, clients are able to carry out their everyday banking transactions. Free, secure WiFi access is available throughout the branch. This new branch layout, which also includes private rooms, has been designed to optimise comfort and confidentiality. Branch manager Jean-Jacques Rinaldis and his specialist team of advisers will focus on supporting the development of companies and local SMEs and on assisting private clients throughout key periods of their life such as buying a new home, financing studies or saving up for their pension…</p>
<p>This opening illustrates the bank’s service philosophy: offer clients permanently accessible, user-friendly digital resources for their daily needs, and provide customised advice to help them materialise their projects.</p>
<p>At the opening, Mr Hugues Delcourt, CEO of BIL, and Mr Rinaldis handed over two cheques, one to the Nouvelle PNP – Fir d’Kanner a Latäinamerika organisation, the other to the Luxembourg Science Center. With these donations, BIL reaffirmed its long-term commitment to Luxembourg non-profit and educational organisations.</p>
<p>Jean-Jacques Rinaldis and his team are available from 10am to 7pm, Monday to Friday, and 9am to 12pm on Saturdays.</p>
<p><b>Address of the new Differdange Opkorn branch:</b><br>
Centre Commercial Opkorn<br>
1, boulevard Emile Krieps<br>
L-4530 Differdange</p> | 4/27/2018 12:00:00 PM | EN | Located in the Opkorn shopping centre, the new BIL branch is now open. | | |
| BIL launches 100% mobile account opening | https://www.bil.com/en/bil-group/pressroom/news/Pages/bil-launches-100-percent-mobile-account-opening.aspx | BIL launches 100% mobile account opening | | <p>BIL is the first Luxembourg bank to allow prospective clients to open an account entirely from their smartphone or tablet through the BILnet app. The whole process takes just a few minutes. As new clients can show proof of identity during a secure video chat, everything can be done online! This account offers clients tailored advice, a bank card and the ability to conduct all their banking operations via BILnet.</p>
<p>In addition to this new service, BIL has completely redesigned the look of its BILnet app. Innovative, simple and secure, it has all the features of a real bank. Clients can carry out even the most complex banking transactions at the touch of a button. Security is at the forefront of this app, with the option to use your biometric fingerprint or PIN for simple transactions, and LuxTrust authentication for more advanced transactions.</p>
<p>The launch of these innovative services reflects one of BIL’s broader goals: to put the client perspective at the heart of its services. To this end, the bank has sought to focus on the effective incorporation of digital technology with a close client-adviser relationship.</p>
<p>"<i>With digital technology, we have a fantastic opportunity to develop our services online and in branches. Our goal is to give our clients greater autonomy with quick, easy and secure digital applications, and to provide tailored advice with our relationship managers.</i>” explains Olivier Debehogne, Head of Retail and Digital Banking. “<i>The ability to open an account entirely online is only the first step; we will continue to add new features to our BILnet app in the weeks to come, like budgeting tools.</i>”</p>
<p>The bank’s philosophy, centred on digital technology and tailored advice, finds its meaning online and in-branch services. The main role of its relationship managers is to offer clients personalized advice and solutions tailored to their life projects. BIL’s online banking platform is also continually being updated with new features so that clients can enjoy innovative, simple and secure services 24/7.</p>
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| 4/19/2018 8:00:00 AM | EN | With its all-new BILnet app, BIL is the first Luxembourg bank to offer the possibility to open an account on a mobile device. The bank continues to innovate and offers its clients a richer, more connected and more personal experience. | | |
