The discussions between Groupe BPCE and La Banque Postale, aiming at deepening and expanding their business partnership, have reached a new milestone
Following the announcement of 4 June, Groupe BPCE and La Banque Postale continued their discussions making a significant step forward by setting the main principles of the expanded business partnership between the two groups.
Groupe BPCE, the second-largest banking group in France, includes two independent and complementary cooperative commercial banking networks: the network of 14 Banque Populaire banks and the network of 15 Caisses d’Epargne. It is also active in real estate financing through Crédit Foncier. It is a major player in asset
management, insurance, corporate and investment banking and specialised financial services with Natixis.
Through its 106,500 employees, Groupe BPCE serves a total of 31 million customers and enjoys a strong presence in France with 7,800 branches and 9 million cooperative shareholders.
The Group’s long-term senior preferred debt is rated by four financial rating agencies: Moody’s (A1, stable outlook), S&P (A+, stable outlook), Fitch (A, stable outlook) and R&I (A, stable outlook).
La Banque Postale, a subsidiary of Groupe La Poste, operates in the retail banking, insurance and asset management markets. As a bank whose mission is to work in the best interest of the community, it supports its customers by offering a sustainable banking relationship with a comprehensive range of reasonably priced and accessible products and services. As a local bank providing a public service, La Banque Postale meets the needs of each and all: private individuals, businesses, professionals and the local public sector. It serves its customers through the Post Office network, on-line and over the telephone as part of a fully multi-channel relationship.
La Banque Postale at a glance:
- 5,570 billion euros in NBI
- 10.3 million active customers
- close to 365,000 legal and local public entity customers
- 8.2 million bank cards
Figures at end-2018
Press contact
Daniel Wilson
Head of Press Relations and Social Media, Natixis
+33 1 58 19 10 40
press@communication.natixis.com
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Paris, France, June 4, 2019