Company Editor

"ing": {
    "names": [
        "ING",
        "ING Group",
        "ING Group N.V.",
        "ING Groep",
        "INGA"
    ],
    "comment": "ING is a Dutch banking group that has been repeatedly criticized for anti‑money‑laundering failures [1], involvement in money laundering and the extraction of funds from Russia [2][3], and corruption linked to money laundering [4]. The institution has also faced scrutiny for its inaction on climate change while continuing to finance fossil fuels [5], discriminatory treatment of minority clients [6][7], and price‑fixing and other anti‑competitive practices [8].",
    "sources": {
        "1": "https://northlark.com/ing-banks-aml-failures-and-200-million-fine/",
        "2": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-04/ing-to-pay-784-million-in-fines-to-settle-dutch-criminal-case",
        "3": "https://www.dw.com/en/how-ing-bank-in-poland-helped-russians-launder-money/a-55322399",
        "4": "https://brusselssignal.eu/2025/08/alleged-corruption-investigation-into-reynders-expands-to-ing-bank/",
        "5": "https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/netherlands-ing-sued-by-dutch-non-profit-for-alleged-failures-over-climate/",
        "6": "https://nltimes.nl/2025/05/27/ing-apologizes-customers-discriminating-anti-money-laundering-approach",
        "7": "https://pilp.nu/en/ing-discriminates-against-customers-based-on-their-origin-in-transaction-checks/",
        "8": "https://www.law360.com/articles/1494088"
    },
    "sourceNotes": {
        "1": "anti money laundering failures",
        "2": "involved in money laundering",
        "3": "involved in money laundering and extraction of funds from Russia",
        "4": "involved in corruption and money laundering",
        "5": "inaction over climate, continuing to finance fossil fuels",
        "6": "discriminated against minority clients",
        "7": "discriminated against minority clients",
        "8": "prive fixing and anti competetive practices"
    },
    "tags": [
        "bank"
    ],
    "score": 40,
    "ownedBy": [],
    "logoUrl": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/ING_Group_N.V._Logo.svg/120px-ING_Group_N.V._Logo.svg.png",
    "siteUrl": "http://ing.com/",
    "updatedAt": "2026-02-18T04:50:31.869Z"
},