A tale of 44 cities | Brussels S e l f e v a u l a t i o n o f t H h e u h b u b i i n n d i s c i High Rank x a t k o e y r s a r e a Brussels s Hub profile BNP Paribas Fortis She Eggsplore n zh ING Belgium FinTech Village P en G KBC Start-It r o a v g e u r e n m e G n l o b a l F i t C n e s n t r e u 6 p B 2 p r o u r s n s t e o ls i t a v o n n I l a b x o e l d G n M I 3 adrid 2 In Since the 1970s, FinTech utilities such as SWIFT have established their n INDEX SCORE o v base in Belgium, as a result of its favourable investment and tax a t Milan i o environment, international talent pool, and central location within c n Europe. Brussels hosts the headquarters of some of the world’s 127 utlu largest financial players (such as Euroclear and MasterCard’s er European headquarters). It also houses the European Commission, and is at the heart of the European regulatory system. Low Rank tise R ss e 2 4 er eg nis u B xp ulat g nio D to e ion ity xim Pro Hub representative B-Hive (formerly Eggsplore) For mers CEO eign st o custo Wim de Waele artups Proximity t Source: Global FinTech Hubs Federation Produced by Deloitte 78