| 170 Years of BIL: A Story at the Heart of Luxembourg | https://www.bil.com/fr/groupe-bil/pressroom/news/Pages/170-years-of-bil-a-story-at-the-heart-of-luxembourg.aspx | 170 Years of BIL: A Story at the Heart of Luxembourg | | <p>This anniversary is an opportunity to revisit the major milestones that have helped us continuously transform the way we support our clients: from expanding access to banking services to reinventing the customer journey through digital innovation.</p>
<h2>A History of Progress for Our Clients </h2>
<p>On 31 July 1856, the opening of BIL’s - and the country’s - first bank agency in the heart of Luxembourg City marked the beginning of a new financial era, with BIL also becoming the first institution in Luxembourg to issue banknotes. From day one, our mission has been to make banking more accessible, more transparent, and more supportive of people’s lives and ambitions.</p>
<p>Since 1856, the Bank has been closely aligned with every major transformation that shaped Luxembourg’s social and economic landscape. By steadily expanding access to modern banking services, we have enabled individuals, entrepreneurs, and businesses to thrive, from the early days of industrialisation to the digital era.</p>
<p>At the turn of the 20th century, as Luxembourg grew under the strength of the steel industry, BIL supported the industrial players who defined the country’s economic identity. By contributing to the rise of major industrial enterprises, we helped lay the foundations for prosperity, progress that directly benefited generations of workers, families, and communities.</p>
<p>BIL’s story also mirrors the construction of the Grand Duchy’s financial foundations. Our contribution to the creation of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange in 1929 helped open new financial opportunities for companies and investors, while the issuance of the world’s first Eurobond in 1963 reshaped international markets and reinforced Luxembourg’s reputation for innovation. </p>
<p>After the Second World War, BIL supported the country’s opening to the world through aviation and broadcasting, helping to bring new services, new connections, and new possibilities to our customers. </p>
<p>With the inauguration of our Indépendance headquarters in 1989 and the creation of the Indépendance Foundation in 1999, we reaffirmed our long-term commitment to stability, culture, and community life in Luxembourg.</p>
<p>From 2011 onward, the Luxembourg State’s entry into BIL’s shareholding recognised the Bank’s strategic, systemic importance. In parallel BIL remained forward looking, becoming a founding partner of the Digital Tech Fund in 2016 and strengthening the country’s ambition to position itself as a European hub for innovation and entrepreneurship.</p>
<h2>A New Era: Innovation Designed Around our customers</h2>
<p>In recent years, our transformation has accelerated, always with one goal in mind: to make banking simpler, faster, and more intuitive for our clients.</p>
<p>When the COVID 19 pandemic struck in 2020, BIL provided essential support to businesses and the self employed, helping preserve economic activity during a period of unprecedented uncertainty. </p>
<p>In the following years, the deployment of our new Core Banking System presented significant challenges that affected our clients. This transition period tested us, but it also strengthened us. By listening carefully to customer feedback and mobilising teams across the Bank, we resolved the issues, stabilised the system, and transformed that difficult moment into a catalyst for improvement. </p>
<p>Today, the platform delivers faster, secure, and more efficient services across all channels. The progress has been so significant that today, new clients can open a BIL account through a fully digital process and in just a few minutes. What was once a difficult experience has become the foundation for simpler, smoother, and far more intuitive banking.</p>
<p>Since then, we have entered a new phase of innovation built around the opportunities of AI and digitalisation. This includes the launch of Berry, our AI powered assistant designed to simplify daily banking and provide instant, personalised support.</p>
<h2>Berry: your intelligent, AI-powered banking assistant</h2>
<p>Recently launched, Berry helps clients access information instantly, navigate their daily banking more easily, and benefit from personalised support. This is a major step toward making banking more intuitive and more accessible for everyone.</p>
<h2>Instant, fully digital onboarding</h2>
<p>In 2026, we introduced a breakthrough innovation: new clients can now open an account with BIL in just a few minutes, entirely online and without visiting a branch.</p>
<p>This is a milestone in our commitment to offering a modern, seamless, and customer friendly experience.</p>
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<p>Building Tomorrow Together</p>
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<p>As we celebrate 170 years, BIL does more than honour its heritage: we reaffirm our commitment to shaping the future of banking in Luxembourg, with our customers at the centre of every innovation.</p>
<p>Guided by our Building Tomorrow Together positioning and our 2025 2030 strategy, we remain focused on digitalisation, customer excellence, resilience, regional expansion, and operational simplicity.</p>
<p>Because our story is not just about history, it is about progress towards the future and the people we serve. </p>
<p>🔗 <a href="/static/history/index.html" target="_blank">Look at some of BIL’s history milestones</a></p>
| 06/03/2026 17:00:00 | FR | On 8 March 2026, Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (BIL) marked its 170 years anniversary, a journey shaped not only by Luxembourg’s development as a nation, but also by our constant commitment to meeting the evolving needs of our customers. | | |
| BIL Unveils Independent AIF Depositary Strategy Led by Newly Appointed Industry Experts | https://www.bil.com/fr/groupe-bil/pressroom/news/Pages/bil-unveils-independent-aif-depositary-strategy-led-by-newly-appointed-industry-experts.aspx | BIL Unveils Independent AIF Depositary Strategy Led by Newly Appointed Industry Experts | | <p>Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (BIL), one of Luxembourg’s leading financial institutions, announces a strategic repositioning of its services for Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs). Following the recent separation of its former AIFM and Central Administration service activities, the Bank is reaffirming its commitment to delivering AIF Depositary and banking solutions dedicated to AIFs and their fund managers.</p>
<p>This repositioning sends a strong signal to the market: a renowned Luxembourg bank is now offering AIF Depositary services on a fully independent, non-competing basis, strengthening the ecosystem with a stable and neutral partner for alternative investment structures.</p>
<p>BIL’s repositioning centers on three core pillars:</p>
<h2>1. Independent AIF Depositary & Banking Services</h2>
<p>BIL will provide fully independent AIF Depositary services to Alternative Investment Funds, complemented by banking solutions tailored to the operational, transactional, and treasury needs of alternative structures. The Bank will also deliver independent services to AIF managers and pursue collaborations with AIFMs and asset servicers on a strictly non-competing basis, reinforcing its role as a neutral and reliable industry partner.</p>
<h2>2. Senior Industry Leadership</h2>
<p>To drive this strategic directory, BIL has appointed two senior fund-industry professionals to lead and expand its AIF Depositary offering:</p>
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<li>Mr <b>Philippe Lanciers</b>, Senior Business Development Manager, AIF Depositary<br><img src="/PublishingImages/site-groupebil/news/PhilippeLanciers.jpg" class="imgnewstory" style="max-width:330px;margin:20px;border-radius:20px;"></li>
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<p>Their extensive experience in depositary oversight, alternative assets classes, client engagement and governance frameworks, strengthens BIL’s ability to deliver best-in-class services. Together, they will guide the Bank’s next phase of growth in the alternative investment space.</p>
<h3>3. Technology & Market Engagement</h3>
<p>The repositioning is further enabled by the deployment of integrated technology solutions designed to enhance efficiency, transparency, and reporting accuracy for clients and partners. In parallel, BIL will implement a targeted engagement plan, including participation in key industry events and the roll-out of thought-leadership initiatives across the alternative investment community.</p>
<p>With its strong banking heritage, financial stability and renewed strategic clarity, BIL positions itself as a trusted, independent partner for AIFs, AIFMs, and asset servicers seeking long-term alignment, sector expertise, and non-competing collaboration.</p>
<p>The move marks a new chapter for BIL, one rooted in independence, partnership, and a reinforced commitment to Luxembourg’s alternative investment ecosystem.</p> | 04/03/2026 14:00:00 | FR | The Bank strengthens its role as a neutral partner for alternative investment structures with strategic repositioning and expanded leadership. | | |
| 🌳 BIL Reignites the #BamChallenge: Planting Trees, Growing Commitment | https://www.bil.com/fr/groupe-bil/pressroom/news/Pages/bil-reignites-the-bamchallenge-planting-trees-growing-commitment.aspx | 🌳 BIL Reignites the #BamChallenge: Planting Trees, Growing Commitment | | <p>Launched in late 2025, the <b>#BamChallenge</b> has rapidly become a symbol of grassroots environmental engagement. It is a simple concept with meaningful impact: plant a tree, inspire others, and contribute to the country’s green coverage, one gesture at a time.
At the end of 2025, <b>Jeffrey Dentzer</b>, BIL’s CEO, took part in the challenge, demonstrating the Bank’s commitment to sustainability and collective responsibility. This act of leadership set the tone for what BIL stand for: taking concrete steps today to build a better tomorrow.</p>
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<p>Now, as the weather turns milder and conditions once again become favourable for planting, we are excited to carry the challenge forward.</p>
<h2>Creating Space for Sustainability</h2>
<p>BIL’s nominees did not have the space to plant their trees. Rather than letting this hinder participation, the challenge was transformed into an opportunity.</p>
<p>BIL offered nominees - <b>Julie Becker</b> (CEO Luxembourg Stock Exchange), <b>Michel Knepper</b> (President Comité Olympique et Sportif Luxembourgeois) and <b>Laurent Loschetter</b> (DSL Data Service Luxembourg) - the choice to plant their trees in the park surrounding its headquarters in Hollerich, in Luxembourg , a green space that offers the right environment for long-term growth. These trees have been placed in carefully selected locations to ensure they can thrive sustainably for years to come.</p>
<p>This initiative perfectly reflects the spirit of <b>Building Tomorrow Together</b>: supporting each other, fostering community values, and creating a positive impact that extends beyond our walls.</p>
<h2>Keeping the Movement Growing</h2>
<p>With spring offering the ideal window for planting, BIL invites everyone who has been nominated and those who simply feel inspired to join in and contribute to this growing forest of goodwill.</p>
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| 02/03/2026 13:00:00 | FR | As spring slowly returns and nature awakens, BIL is proud to announce the continuation of the #BamChallenge | | |
