Tagged: societe generale

December 14, 2020 @ 12:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

One of the largest banks in France, Societe Generale, has acquired an online car purchasing platform Reezocar. Launched in 2014, Reezocar aids in the process of purchasing and financing used cars in France as well as elsewhere in Europe. The start-up currently reports 150 employees,… Read More

December 10, 2020 @ 8:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Gaelle Olivier, CEO at Societe Generale (EPA:GLE) for Asia Pacific, a French multinational investment bank and financial services company with around €1.3 trillion in assets, argues that traditional banks should not think of Fintechs as direct competition. Olivier, whose comments came during a CNBC interview,… Read More

December 7, 2020 @ 3:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Paris-based Société Générale S.A., a French multinational investment bank and financial services company with around €1.3 trillion in assets, is reportedly set to close 600 of its branches by 2025. This is notably due to the merging of the banking group’s two retail bank… Read More

July 21, 2020 @ 9:39 am By JD Alois  |  

The Banque of France has announced its selection of firms that will take the next step regarding a Central Bank Digital Currency or CBDC. According to a release, following the examination of the applications received on 15 May in response to the Banque de France’s… Read More

July 1, 2020 @ 7:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Paris-based Société Générale S.A., a French multinational investment bank and financial services company with around €1.3 trillion in assets, is reportedly acquiring Shine, a French neobank for business owners. The acquisition might be worth approximately €100 million, according to estimates from industry participants. Established about… Read More

June 18, 2020 @ 4:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood, a modern trading platform that offers both traditional securities as well as crypto, endured another period when account holders were unable to access the application. Via Twitter, Robinhood explained the issue: “We encountered an issue involving a third-party service, which led to degraded performance… Read More

May 21, 2020 @ 9:16 am By JD Alois  |  

Société Générale, a top French bank, has completed the first central bank digital currency (CBDC) transaction. According to a statement by Societe Generale SFH, a subsidiary of Société Générale, the company has issued 40 million euros in covered bonds in the form of “security tokens”… Read More

February 20, 2020 @ 10:01 am By JD Alois  |  

In a first for the blockchain industry, Paxos Trust Company, a New York-regulated financial institution has launched the Paxos Settlement Service. According to a note from the firm, the service can now settle select U.S. listed equity trades between broker-dealers Credit Suisse and Instinet, LLC…. Read More

February 17, 2020 @ 11:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paris-headquartered Societe Generale, the third-largest bank in France and multinational financial services company, has invested €1.1 million in Mutumutu, a Czech online life assurance company that provides special discounts on premiums for people who maintain a healthy lifestyle. Founded in 2018, Mutumutu was established as… Read More

December 19, 2019 @ 8:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Finland-based banking group Nordea Bank announced on Thursday it has entered into an agreement with Société Générale to acquire all shares in SG Finans AS (SG Finans) and intends to combine the business with Nordea’s pan-Nordic finance company, Nordea Finance. The agreed purchase price for… Read More

April 25, 2019 @ 10:49 am By JD Alois  |  

France is a country that is aggressively pursuing blockchain innovation. Crowdfund Insider’s recent coverage of Paris Blockchain Week highlighted this fact as both policymakers and innovators appear to be on the same page. Now, big banking is moving forward in the crypto space by actually… Read More

October 3, 2018 @ 10:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Société Générale, France’s third-largest bank, announced earlier this week the launch of its new Global Markets Incubator, which is dedicated to fintech companies that are specializing in market activities. According to the bank, through the incubator, Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking (SG CIB) adopts a… Read More

June 23, 2018 @ 2:20 pm By Therese Torris  |  

Société Générale, France’s 3rd largest bank and global Nr. 17 announces the acquisition of Lumo, the pioneering crowdfunding platform dedicated to renewable energies Lumo is a French Fintech with strong skills in both crowdfunding and renewable energies which has dedicated itself to accelerating the energy… Read More