BNP Paribas Fortis is a banking institution based in Brussels, Belgium. Established in 2009, the bank provides a range of financial services to private individuals, the self-employed, members of the professions, small and medium-sized enterprises, high net worth individuals, corporations, public and financial institutions in Belgium, Luxembourg, and internationally. It also provides asset and cash management, corporate deposit management, factoring and leasing, real estate, mergers and acquisitions advisory, equity capital market and investment and insurance, as well as currency, interest, and commodity risk hedging services. In addition, the company invests in equity and mezzanine finance instruments and offers the Internet, phone, and mobile banking services. The assets of the bank are managed and governed by a board of directors.