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BNP Paribas and BPCE announce strategic payments partnership

The banking groups have publicised plans to jointly acquire payments processing technology for card holders and merchants.

14 June 2024

Company announcement/payments

Groupe BPCE combines Payplug and Dalenys

Groupe BPCE subsidiaries Payplug, the omnichannel payments solution designed for SMEs, and Dalenys, the payments partner of choice for major names in e-commerce, are joining forces with the aim of becoming the leading French fintech on the European payments market.

20 September 2022

Company announcement/payments

BlueSnap partners Dalenys to bolster acquiring banks network

BlueSnap, the global payment orchestration platform that helps businesses accept payments globally, has partnered with Dalenys, the Merchant Acquirer specialized in payments performance and part of Groupe BPCE, to bolster its global network of acquiring banks, which allows merchants to benefit from local card processing in France.

26 July 2022

News

Kroner quits Fidor over culture clash

Matthias Kröner, founder and CEO of German digital bank Fidor, has parted ways with the company he founded in 2009, following a blow up over future strategy with French parent BPCE Group.

02 April 2019

News

BPCE and Fidor head for breakup

The marriage between Fidor and Groupe BPCE looks set for a quick divorce amid talk of a culture clash and the French lender's decision not to roll out the German digital challenger in its home market.

12 November 2018

Company announcement

Groupe BPCE introduces instant payments

Instant Payment allows for the completion of account-to-account payments within 10 seconds. Groupe BPCE’s introduction of this new service – a first in France – offers many advantages for all categories of banking and insurance customers, be they individuals, merchants, companies or administrations.

03 July 2018

News

TransferWise nets first big EU bank customer

France’s second-largest bank, BPCE Groupe, is to become the first in Europe to directly integrate with TransferWise to offer mobile money transfers to its 15 million customers.

04 June 2018

Company announcement

Groupe BPCE first to launch Samsun Pay in France

Groupe BPCE is announcing the launch in France of the Samsung Pay mobile payment solution, before the summer and on an exclusive basis, for Banque Populaire and Caisse d’Epargne customers equipped with compatible Samsung smartphones

15 March 2018