In 2025, the number of cases of financial fraud in the Netherlands increased significantly. According to the country’s central bank, De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), the number of incidents rose by 30 per cent compared with 2024.
A total of 658,000 cases of fraud were recorded last year. On average, this amounts to around 1,800 cases a day.
“The number of cases of financial fraud in the Netherlands rose last year. Compared with 2024, there was a 30 per cent increase,” DNB states.
According to the bank, the main method of fraud involves the use of stolen bank card details to make online payments. There has also been a noticeable rise in the number of cases where criminals use physically stolen or lost cards.
Experts attribute the rise in fraud to the ongoing digitalisation of payments and the activities of organised criminal groups specialising in the theft of financial data. DNB is urging members of the public and businesses to strengthen their security measures: to use two-factor authentication, to carefully check suspicious transactions and to block lost cards promptly.
The regulator is currently working with banks to develop additional measures to combat this type of crime.