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Société Marseillaise de Crédit, Marseille; Crédit du Nord itself in the rest of France; Gilbert Dupont, a stock brokerage firm; Crédit du Nord is fully owned by Société Générale. Crédit du Nord specialises on professionals and small business. It serves about 1.5 million customers in more than 700 stores (2006).
Retail Banking was strengthened in 1997 through the acquisition of Crédit du Nord, highlighting the Group's determination to capitalise on the restructuring of the French banking system. At the same time, Société Générale looked to secure the long-term loyalty of its customers (launch of "one account number for life" and introduction of ...
[6]: 462 As a consequence, the former mainland French branches of the Compagnie Algérienne became branches of the respective regional banks of the Crédit du Nord group (itself acquired in 1997 by Société Générale), e.g. the Société Marseillaise de Crédit in Marseille, the Banque Courtois in Bordeaux, or the Banque Nuger in Vichy.
In 1971 Suez and Paribas, which had been engaged in a struggle for control of Crédit Industriel et Commercial, came to an agreement that included the transfer of the bank to Paribas. On 26 September 1973 the BUP merged with the Crédit du Nord as the Crédit du Nord-BUP. In 1976 the merged company reverted to the name of Crédit du Nord. [2]: 4
Amundi's funds are primarily distributed through the banking networks of its majority shareholders: Crédit Agricole, LCL (a subsidiary of Crédit Agricole), Société Générale and Crédit du Nord (a subsidiary of Société Générale), [11] which collectively comprised more than 70% of Amundi's net inflows at inception, with the remainder being drawn from institutional investors.
Carte Bleue started in 1967, associating six French banks: BNP, CCF, Crédit du Nord, CIC, Crédit Lyonnais, and Société Générale. Combined Visa cards have existed since 1973 under the name Carte Bleue Internationale, changing to Carte Bleue Visa in 1976. [2] From 1992 on, all Cartes Bleues / CB have been smart cards. When using a Carte ...
The Société générale de crédit industriel et commercial was founded on 7 May 1859, mainly on the initiative of banker Armand Donon who was supported by the politically influential Duke of Morny, as a competitor to the Pereire brothers's Crédit Mobilier on the model of successful British depository banks such as the London and Westminster Bank.
François Pérol was the architect of the creation of Groupe BPCE, which he subsequently led for nearly a decade. Before moving to the Tours Duo in 2022, Groupe BPCE and Natixis were headquartered respectively on 50 and 30, Avenue Pierre-Mendès-France [] in Paris, flanked on both ends by office buildings of the Caisse des dépôts et consignations.