Would you like to register to take the banker’s oath at the FSMA?

Register to take the banker’s oath at the FSMA

You are required to take the oath at the FSMA if you are a banking service provider subject to fit & proper requirements. For more explanations, please see:

• the question 'Before whom must banking service providers take the oath?' in the FAQs on the banker’s oath;
• the summary tables for use by the sector:
  • banking service providers subject to the banker’s oath as from 15 January 2025;
  • banking service providers subject to the banker’s oath as from 15 July 2026.

You are required to take the banker’s oath at the latest six months after the date on which the banker’s oath comes into force for you or, if later, after the date of entry into your position at an entity concerned.

By taking the banker’s oath, you will confirm that you have taken note of and will comply with the ethical rules that apply to you. These rules are laid down in the Royal Decree of 28 January 2024, which we invite you to consult.

You can register to take the banker’s oath at the FSMA as follows:

• for persons with a Belgian identity card: by using the FSMA’s application, to which you can connect via eID or Itsme. You can subsequently consult, update or cancel your registration within the application. After you have taken the banker’s oath, you can also download a copy of your oath-taking certificate;
• for persons without a Belgian identity card: by contacting the “Management of the banker’s oath” unit of the FSMA by email: sbe@fsma.be (indicating the preferred time slot, the name and business number (in the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises) of the entity at which you work, and a copy of your identity card).

The following oath-taking sessions are currently scheduled at the FSMA:

• for banking service providers active at a credit institution: Monday, 23 November 2026 at 10.00 a.m.;
• for banking service providers active at a banking and investment services agent: Thursday, 3 December 2026 at 10.00 a.m. (Dutch-speaking session) and 1.30 p.m. (French-speaking session).
  
  In the framework of your oath-taking as a banking service provider active at a banking and investment services agent, the FSMA offers you the opportunity to attend a practical workshop on the management of registration files in CABRIO and/or to visit its financial education centre, the Wikifin Lab:
  • For the oath-taking session of 3 December 2026 at 10.00 a.m.:
    • CABRIO workshop at 9.00 a.m. or 9.30 a.m.;
    • Visit of the Wikifin Lab at 9.00 a.m. or 9.30 a.m.;
  • For the oath-taking session of 3 December 2026 at 1.30 p.m.:
    • CABRIO workshop at 12.30 p.m. or 1.00 p.m.;
    • Visit of the Wikifin Lab at 12.30 p.m. or 1.00 p.m.

The FSMA will process the personal data you submit to it with your registration to this event in accordance with its Privacy Policy for banking service providers.