History

1806

Establishment of the first large banking business "Associatie Cassa" by Messrs. Borski, Voombergh and Bondt in a private house at Keizersgracht 132. Jacob van Geuns and Bartholomeus van der Hoolck Broes were the first Managing Directors. Above: oil painting portraying Dirk Jan Voombergh, co-founder and supervisory director from 1814-1824.

1806

Founder Jan Bondt

1806

First balance drawn up on 9 March 1806.

1806

Share Associatie Cassa from the founding year.

1813

Foundation of the Ontvang- en Betaalkas. This institute was taken over in 1929 by the Kas-Vereeniging.

1864

Establishment of the N.V. Rente-Cassa, a sister company to the Associatie Cassa.

1865

Foundation of the Kas-Vereeniging, with offices at Herengracht.

1865

Share Kas-Vereeniging.

1872

Payment of coupons at Associatie Cassa, 1872. 

1881

The entire staff celebrating 75 years of Associatie Cassa.

1901

Newly built offices of the Associatie-Cassa at Herengracht.

1901

Newly built offices of the Associatie-Cassa.

1903

The entrance hall of the Assocatie Cassa at Herengracht 179 in 1903.

1903

Office rooms at Associatie-Cassa.

1906

Centennial of Associatie Cassa

1907

Ontvang- en Betaalkas, offices at Nieuwe Doelenstraat.

1911

Accounting department at the Kas-Vereeniging.

1911

First typewriter at the Associatie Cassa.

1921

Newly built offices for the Associatie Cassa, intersection of Herengracht and Driekoningenstraat.

1922

View of Kas-Vereeniging from Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal to Spuistraat during demolishment of the Café Palais Royal. Kas-Vereeniging had its premises at Spuistraat since 1915.

1929

Administrators of the Ontvangst- en Betaalkas, 1929.

1929

Take-over of the Ontvangst- en Betaalkas by the Kas-Vereeniging.

1930

Counting cash.

1932

As a result of a merger, an expansion of the safe rooms results in the office premises at the Spuistraat being considerably expanded to its present size.

1933

Kas-Vereeniging, new safe room.

1933

Giro department at Kas-Vereeniging.

1933

Cloakroom, Kas-Vereeniging.

1946

Break on the terrace of the Spuistraat building.

1950

Coupon department at Associatie-Cassa.

1952

Takeover of Associatie Cassa/Rente Cassa by the Kas-Vereeniging, directly followed by the name change into Kas-Associatie N.V. Implementation of the first logo in combination with a picture of a candlestick.

1961

First IBM mainframe computer in Amsterdam at Kas-Associatie. Burgomaster Van Hall turns it on.

1961

Computer room at Spuistraat premises.

1974

The Amsterdam Stock Exchange obtains all Kas-Associatie shares.

1986

Initial Public Offering of Kas-Associatie. 60% of the shares remains in the possession of the Amsterdam Stock Exchange Association.

1990

Establishment of the UK Branch in London - first branch outside Amsterdam.

2002

Change of name: Kas-Associatie becomes KAS BANK. A new logo is introduced.

2002

Additions to and renovation of premises at Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal. This building, formerly known as Telegraaf Building, became part of the bank's offices in 1985.

2006

KAS BANK celebrates its bicentennial with a seminar in the Berlage Exchange, many gifts to charities and a grand personnel party.

2008

New logo and corporate branding, 2008.

2009

Opening of new offices in Wiesbaden, Germany.

2007