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Banque Populaire and Caisse d'Epargne, the first French banks to sign an agreement with the EIB to support small and medium-sized enterprises in the defence sector
June 18, 2025
A €300 million loan from the European Investment Bank will enable the BPCE banking group, through its network made of Banque Populaire and Caisse d'Epargne, to increase its finan[...]
Groupe BPCE invests in a common technological platform for the Banque Populaire and Caisse d’Epargne banks
February 5, 2025
As part of its strategic project VISION 2030, Groupe BPCE announces the launch of a project to create a common technological platform for the Banque Populaire and Caisse d’Epargne[...]
Groupe BPCE and ESCP Business School launch a new research Chair focused on Mutual and Cooperative Banking for the Benefit of the Economy
April 3, 2023
The objective of the chair, signed for a three-year period, is to study the role of mutual and cooperative banking in the world, its commitment to serving the economy and regions,[...]
The Banques Populaires and Caisses d'Epargne Become Presenting Partners of the Torch Relays for the Olympic & Paralympic Games Paris 2024
July 21, 2022
Groupe BPCE, Premium Partner of the Olympic & Paralympic Games Paris 2024, announces that the Banques Populaires and Caisses d'Epargne have become Presenting Partners of the Pa[...]
Seventure Partners expands focus to ‘blue’ economy BlueForwardFund™ announces first close, with the support of the Banque Populaire banks
February 10, 2022
Seventure Partners (Seventure), one of Europe’s leaders in financing innovation and a world-leader in life science microbiome investment, under the leadership of Isabelle de Cremou[...]
BPCE 2024, an ambitious business development plan deeply aligned with the ongoing transformation of society
July 8, 2021
After a 12-year period of transformation, Groupe BPCE, which boasts an extremely robust financial profile with strong positions in each of its business lines, is fully prepared to[...]
Groupe BPCE’s banks – the Banque Populaire banks, the Caisse d’Epargne banks, Banque Palatine and Natixis – are mobilized to enable their customers to benefit from France’s state-guaranteed loan scheme
March 24, 2020
The Banque Populaire banks, the Caisse d’Epargne banks, Banque Palatine and Natixis reacted swiftly and massively – as from 25 March in all regions – to ensure their customers ca[...]
Groupe BPCE’s two networks – Banque Populaire and Caisse d’Epargne – announce measures to assist their customers in dealing with difficulties linked to the current health crisis
March 10, 2020
These measures, related to those decided by the French government, are designed to find appropriate, local solutions for each of our customers concerned.
Entreprendre 2024: the regional Banque Populaire and Caisse d’Epargne banks are assisting SMEs, micro-enterprises and social and solidarity economy structures in capturing the business opportunities afforded by hundreds of contracts linked to the Paris 2024 Games
January 30, 2020
In order to inform regional SMEs, micro-entreprises and social and solidarity economy structures and facilitate their access to the opportunities afforded by the Paris 2024 Games,[...]
In line with its cooperative values, Groupe BPCE commits to supporting the restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris, together with the Banques Populaires, the Caisses d’Epargne, the federations of each, Natixis and Banque Palatine
April 16, 2019
Through the combined forces of the Banques Populaires (including Casden and Crédit Coopératif), the Caisses d’Epargne, the federations of each, Natixis and Banque Palatine, Groupe[...]
Juncker Plan: Banque Populaire and Fédération Nationale des Socama sign EUR 2bn agreement with the European Investment Fund (EIF) to finance more than 65 000 French micro-enterprises
April 8, 2019
Banque Populaire, Fédération Nationale des Socama and the European Investment Fund (EIF) today signed a new 3-year loan counter-guarantee agreement worth EUR 2bn under the Investme[...]
Banque Populaire launches a loan without personal guarantees, designed to support small-business professionals in their digital transition
January 30, 2019
Already highly-engaged in assisting businesses with their digital transformation, Banque Populaire is now launching the Socama digital transformation loan in order to finance the n[...]
Groupe BPCE becomes the first premium partner of Paris 2024
September 13, 2018
One year to the day that saw the Olympic and Paralympic Games return to France, Paris 2024 and Groupe BPCE officially announced the signature of their partnership.
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Hélène Madar
Head of Retail Banking & Insurance Banque Populaire and Caisse d’Epargne, Member of the Management Board of BPCE
Hélène Madar has been Member of the Management Board of BPCE, Head of Retail Banking & Insurance since April 1, 2023.
About Groupe BPCE
Groupe BPCE is the second-largest banking group in France and the fourth-largest in the euro zone in terms of capital. Through its 100,000 staff, the group serves 35 million customers – individuals, professionals, companies, investors and local government bodies – around the world. It operates in the retail banking and insurance fields in France via its two major networks, Banque Populaire and Caisse d’Epargne, along with Banque Palatine and Oney. It also pursues its activities worldwide with the asset & wealth management services provided by Natixis Investment Managers and the wholesale banking expertise of Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking. The Group's financial strength is recognized by four credit rating agencies with the following senior preferred LT ratings: Moody's (A1, stable outlook), Standard & Poor's (A+, stable outlook), Fitch (A+, stable outlook) and R&I (A+, stable outlook).
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