Author Archives: Jack Burns

Banque Palatine

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Banque Palatine is a subsidiary of Groupe BPCE, which offers banking services to corporate and private clients it its offices and through the Internet. As one of the oldest banks in France (founded in 1780),it serves 36 million customers and employs almost 120,000 people and contributes to equal 20% of the financing of the French economy. […]

Banque Populaire

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Banque Populaire is a network of 17 regional banks and 2 banks with national jurisdiction: Coopératif Casden and Banque Populaire. The bank is a part of Groupe BPCE, the second-largest banking group in France. The Bank is a key player in the regional economy, as well as a leader on loans for business creation. Banque Populaire head […]

AXA Bank in France

AXA Banque

La Banque Postale is a French public bank founded January 1, 2006 as a successor of financial services of La Poste (Centre de chèques postaux and Caisse nationale d’épargne). The bank is a 100% subsidiary of the La Poste Group. AXA Banque operates in France as an arm of the AXA – multinational, investment banking firm headquartered in […]

Dexia Credit Local

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Dexia Credit Local, founded in 1989,  is the main subsidiary of Dexia, European banking group historically active in the areas of public sector finance and retail banking. Dexia Credit Local de France is a part of the Dexia Group, which was Franco-Belgian financial institution active in public finance, providing retail and commercial banking services to […]

BRED Bank

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BRED Bank is among the largest regional banks in France. The bank was founded in 1919, in the suburbs of Paris. BRED stands for Banque Régionale d’Escompte et de Dépôt, which was the name of the bank until the late 1970s. The bank has approx. 330 branches in France (mainly in Ile-de-France, Haute-Normandie, l’Aisne and Calvados departments). […]

Banque Transatlantique

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The Banque Transatlantique is a French private bank, a subsidiary of CIC. The bank headquartered in Paris and has subsidiaries and representative offices in Brussels (Belgium Banque Transatlantique), Luxembourg (Luxembourg Banque Transatlantique), London, Geneva, Montreal, Singapore, Washington, New York and Hong Kong. The Banque Transatlantique has developed recognized expertise in the fields of the private banking, asset management, administration […]

CIC Bank in France

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The Crédit Industriel et Commercial (CIC Bank) is a French banking network created in 1859 and divided into 6 regional banks in France and abroad (in Luxembourg). It offers mainly savings accounts, mortgages, and loans to its customers. The bank aslo also owns stakes in specialised entities involved in private banking, asset management, leasing, securities brokerage, […]

Credit Cooperatif

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Crédit Cooperatif is a French cooperative bank, that provides all traditional banking services. Customers, both clients and associates hold 80% of its capital and form the Board of Directors. Credit Cooperatif is primarily known for his role of micro credits in France. Crédit Cooperatif Group includes the Crédit Cooperatif bank, its subsidiaries and associated credit institutions. The banks […]

Natixis Bank

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Natixis is an international bank with 22,000 experts present in 68 countries, developing activities in three main geographical areas: Americas, Asia-Oceania and EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa). Natixis is a corporate and investment bank, part of BPCE Group. It was created as a result of merger of Caisse d’Epargne and Banque Populaire. The bank operates in […]