Crelan is a cooperative bank with its roots in Belgium and in agricultural lending. The bank is a universal bank providing services throughout Belgium. The bank and brand were established after the merger of Landbouwkrediet / Crédit Agricole and Centea in 2013.
Crelan is a cooperative bank with its roots in Belgium and in agricultural lending. The bank is a universal bank providing services throughout Belgium. The bank and brand were established after the merger of Landbouwkrediet / Crédit Agricole and Centea in 2013.
== Overview of key milestones == 1937-1980: Origins in agricultural credit; expansion of cooperative model. 1993-1999: Start of privatisation and modernisation with new shareholders. 2000-2012: Growth via acquisitions of Europabank, Keytrade and Centea, among others; expansion of insurance offering. 2013-2014: Merger of Landbouwkrediet and Centea to form Crelan; digital innovation via mobile app. 2015-2016: Crelan becomes fully Belgian and cooperative; sale of Keytrade Bank. 2017: Strengthening agricultural innovation and nomination of Philippe Voisin as CEO. 2018: Establishment of the CrelanCo Foundation for social projects. 2019: Strategic restructuring with creation of CrelanCo; announcement of AXA Bank acquisition. 2020: Strong agility during corona crisis; start of “New Way of Working”. 2021-2024: Integration of AXA Bank Belgium; Crelan among the top five Belgian retail banks. 2025: Strategic partnership with Crédit Agricole in private banking, leasing and asset management.
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