French central bank establishes blockchain lab
(8 February 2017 – France) France’s central bank, Banque de France has revealed that it is opening a blockchain innovation lab as it seeks to work more with […]
(8 February 2017 – France) France’s central bank, Banque de France has revealed that it is opening a blockchain innovation lab as it seeks to work more with […]
(24 January 2016 – France) France has issued a record €7 billion (A$9.9 billion) in green treasury bonds, a boost to efforts to generate investment in clean energy. […]
(3 November 2016 – France) Société Générale (SG) reported better-than-expected profits in the third quarter, driven by higher revenue from investment banking and international retail operations. The French […]
(19 October 2016 – France) Two mobile payment services backed by French banks – BNP Paribas and Crédit Mutuel – are merging. From early next year, Wa!, which […]
(28 September 2016 – France) French regulator are speeding up licensing procedures and providing an English-speaking contact for British financial institutions and fintech firms looking to relocate their business in […]
(22 September 2016 – United Kingdom) French bank, Societe General has appointed Sadia Ricke as Group Country Head for the United Kingdom and Head of the Coverage & Investment Banking […]
(27 July 2016 – France) Groupe BPCE has announced the signing of an agreement with the key shareholders and the founders and managers of Fidor Bank related to […]
(22 June 2016 – France) A group of seven firms, including BNP Paribas Securities Services, Euronext and Société Générale have banded together to investigate the development of a post-trade blockchain infrastructure for […]
(6 June 2016 – France) France’s financial markets regulator Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), is setting up a 'fintech, innovation and competitiveness' division to address the impact of […]
(3 May 2016 – France) BNP Paribas posted a surprise increase in first-quarter profit. The French bank said declining provisions for bad loans helped compensate for a slump […]