Groupe Banque Populaire
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| Type | Semi co-operative |
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| Founded | 1878 |
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
| Key people | Philippe Dupont, CEO |
| Industry | Banking |
| Employees | 34,500 |
| Slogan | Banque et populaire à la fois |
| Website | www.banquepopulaire.fr |
Groupe Banque Populaire is a French Group of Cooperative banks. It is controlled by 21 regional banks.
In 2006, Groupe Banque Populaire has created a new company with another French cooperative banking group, Groupe Caisses d'Epargne in order to create Natixis. The new Investment Bank is the result of the spin-off of the two Investment Banks of the two groups : Banque Populaire's Natexis and Caisse d'Epargne's IXIS Corporate and Investment Bank. Natixis is equally controlled by the two groups.
Banque Populaire claims to have :
- 3,100,000 sociétaires (shareholders)
- 7,000,000 clients
- 2856 branches in France
- a presence in 70 countries
Banque Populaire website (in french)
