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Societe Generale is one of the leading European financial services groups. Based on a diversified and integrated banking model, the Group combines financial strength and proven expertise in innovation with a strategy of sustainable growth, aiming to be the trusted partner for its clients, committed to the positive transformations of society and the economy.
Active in the real economy for over 150 years, with a solid position in Europe and connected to the rest of the world, Societe Generale has over 138.000 members of staff* in 62 countries and supports on a daily basis 29 million individual clients, businesses, and institutional investors(1) around the world by offering a wide range of advisory services and tailored financial solutions. The Group is built on three complementary core businesses:
– French Retail Banking, which encompasses the Societe Generale, Crédit du Nord and Boursorama brands. Each offers a full range of financial services with omnichannel products at the cutting edge of digital innovation.
– International Retail Banking, Insurance, and Financial Services to Corporates, with networks in Africa, Russia, Central, and Eastern Europe and specialised businesses that are leaders in their markets.
– Global Banking and Investor Solutions, which offers recognised expertise, key international locations, and integrated solutions.
Societe Generale has included in the principal socially responsible investment indices: DJSI (World and Europe), FTSE4Good (Global and Europe), Euronext Vigeo (World, Europe, and Eurozone), four of the STOXX ESG Leaders indices, and the MSCI Low Carbon Leaders Index.
In 2017, the Group put in place a more agile organisation based on 16 Business Units (business lines, regions) and 9 Service Units (support and control functions) to encourage innovation and synergies, and to better respond to the new requirements and behaviours of its clients.
Societe Generale issues a first digital green bond on a public blockchain
December 5 2023
On 30 November 2023, Societe Generale issued its first digital green bond as a Security […]
Spectrum Markets welcomes the expansion of Societe Generale’s product offering to Italy
September 14 2023
Spectrum Markets (“Spectrum”), the pan-European trading venue for securitised derivatives, announced today one of its […]
Societe Generale and Lemonway Partner to Support the Growth of Large Corporates’ B2B Marketplaces in Europe
April 11 2023
Societe Generale, one of Europe’s leading banking groups, and Lemonway, an ACPR licensed pan-European payment […]
Banks See “Clear Potential and Value” in Swift’s Experimental CBDC Connector After Sandbox Collaboration
March 9 2023
Swift today announced further progress on its experimental solution for interlinking Central Bank Digital Currencies […]
Societe Generale and Altalurra Ventures invest in impak ratings, a leading impact analysis and rating agency in Europe.
September 30 2022
Societe Generale – one of Europe’s first financial services groups actively supporting its clients in […]
Societe Generale Announces The Proposed Acquisition Of PayXpert
September 30 2022
As a recognised and long-standing player in all aspects of merchant services and card payments’ […]
Nicolas Cailly, Societe Generale - What’s the next big thing in the future of payments?
August 16 2022
Nicolas Cailly, Global Head of Payments & Cash Management at Societe Generale, chats to Doug […]
Nicolas Cailly, Societe Generale - How to deal with fraud and reconciliation
August 15 2022
Nicolas Cailly, Global Head of Payments & Cash Management at Societe Generale, chats to Doug […]
Nicolas Cailly, Societe Generale - Will instant payments change the world?
August 12 2022
Nicolas Cailly, Global Head of Payments & Cash Management at Societe Generale, chats to Doug […]
Nicolas Cailly, Societe Generale - How can new technologies help manage large volume of payments?
August 9 2022
Nicolas Cailly, Global Head of Payments & Cash Management at Societe Generale, chats to Doug […]
Nicolas Cailly, Societe Generale - What is driving the changes in the payment industry?
August 8 2022
Nicolas Cailly, Global Head of Payments & Cash Management at Societe Generale, chats to Doug […]
Nicolas Cailly, Societe Generale - What has changed in the payments industry?
August 5 2022
Nicolas Cailly, Global Head of Payments & Cash Management at Societe Generale, chats to Doug […]
Société Générale is the Latest Global Bank to join Broadridge's Distributed Ledger Repo Platform
July 4 2022
Leveraging the latest technology to further transform its capital market operations, Société Générale, is now live […]
Fintech Finance Presents: The Fintech Show 5.11 - Future-Proofing Payments with AI, The Cloud & ISO20022
June 30 2022
Ensuring that we are constantly improving the way payments are made is a genuine financial […]
Google Cloud, Société Générale, American Express, Point72, Mirantis, and The Digital Dollar Project Join FINOS
June 7 2022
The Fintech Open Source Foundation (FINOS), the financial services umbrella of the Linux Foundation, announced […]
EBA CLEARING, SWIFT and The Clearing House to deliver pilot service for immediate cross-border payments
April 28 2022
EBA CLEARING, SWIFT and The Clearing House (TCH) announced today that they plan to launch […]
Societe Generale launches first payment and transaction banking startup accelerator
April 20 2022
The Group, a partner of many startups, is launching a new call for projects to […]
Societe Generale extends its partnership with Surecomp to accelerate digital trade transformation
March 23 2022
Surecomp®, a market leader in global trade finance solutions for banks and corporations, today announced […]
Fintech Connect 2021 with Sohail Raja, Société Générale
November 24 2021
In our coverage of Fintech Connect we were joined by Société Générale’s Head of Execution […]
Money 20/20 Europe with Claire Calmejane, Société Générale
October 29 2021
At Money20/20 Europe we caught up with Société Générale Chief Innovation Officer, Claire Calmejane, who […]
Hacina Py Appointed Societe Generale Group’s Chief Sustainability Officer
October 7 2021
Societe Generale today announced the appointment of Hacina Py as Societe Generale Group’s Chief Sustainability […]
African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) Supports Angola’s BITA Water Supply Project
September 7 2021
ATI (www.ATI-aca.org) issues insurance support for Angola’s’ World Bank guaranteed Water Supply Project (The BITA […]
SWIFT Announces Launch of SWIFT Go
July 30 2021
SWIFT today announces the launch of SWIFT Go, a transformative new service that enables small […]
Societe Generale Securities Services In Italy Wins A Mandate As Depositary Bank From Clessidra Private Equity Sgr
June 18 2021
Societe Generale Securities Services in Italy has been selected by Clessidra Private Equity SGR, a […]
Temenos to Accelerate the Modernization of Top Global Bank Societe Generale’s Transaction Banking Platform in Europe and Asia
June 16 2021
Temenos, the banking software company, today announced that Societe Generale, one of the largest banks […]
Societe Generale and Kyriba Join Forces to Create a Cloud Treasury Management Solution
June 11 2021
Societe Generale (the Bank), one of the leading European financial services groups (most notably in […]
Sohail Raja, Societe Generale - Have cloud based technologies enabled financial institutions to better grapple with a pandemic?
June 11 2021
Sohail Raja, Head of Execution Platforms & UK Chief Digital Officer at Societe Generale chats […]
Sohail Raja, Societe Generale - What do technologies like cloud and AI mean for your business?
June 10 2021
Sohail Raja, Head of Execution Platforms & UK Chief Digital Officer at Societe Generale chats […]
Sohail Raja, Societe Generale - How important are fintech ecosystems when deploying new products and technologies?
June 9 2021
Sohail Raja, Head of Execution Platforms & UK Chief Digital Officer at Societe Generale chats […]
Sohail Raja, Societe Generale - How important is a flexible core system?
June 8 2021
Sohail Raja, Head of Execution Platforms & UK Chief Digital Officer at Societe Generale chats […]
Sohail Raja, Societe Generale - How can you speed up your digital transformation strategy at scale?
June 7 2021
Sohail Raja, Head of Execution Platforms & UK Chief Digital Officer at Societe Generale chats […]
Sohail Raja, Societe Generale - Why should banks look to improve and invest in their back end systems?
June 4 2021
Sohail Raja, Head of Execution Platforms & UK Chief Digital Officer at Societe Generale chats […]
Sohail Raja, Societe Generale - Can you tell us more about your role and day to day at Societe Generale?
June 3 2021
Sohail Raja, Head of Execution Platforms & UK Chief Digital Officer at Societe Generale chats […]
EXCLUSIVE: ‘All for one, one for all!’ – Sohail Raja, Societe Generale ‘The Fintech Magazine’
June 1 2021
Societe Generale’s open approach to innovation redefines what a ‘core banking system’ is, says its […]
Fintech Finance Presents: The Fintech Show 4.13 - The Best Tech a Bank Can Get
May 25 2021
In today’s episode of the Fintech Show we are looking at how banks of all […]
Leading French Bankers Embrace Innovation to Address Covid Challenges
March 30 2021
The United Kingdom’s Department for International Trade (DIT) and SPIN Analytics convened a Thought Leadership Roundtable […]
EXCLUSIVE: ‘The third-party piece’ – Eric Bayle, Société Générale, in ‘The Fintech Magazine’
March 19 2021
Eric Bayle, Head of Global Transaction Banking at Société Générale, says banks must embrace tech […]
Fintech Finance Presents: The Fintech Show 4.10 - A Bank's Life in the Sandbox
March 18 2021
In today’s episode, we are looking at how banks are completely transforming the way they […]
Fintech Finance Presents: The Fintech Show 4.09 – Building the Bank of the Future
March 11 2021
In this episode of The Fintech Show join Thought Machine‘s Gareth Richardson, Societe Generale‘s Sohail […]
Fintech Finance Presents: The Paytech Show 4.06 - How to Achieve Excellence in Payments
December 9 2020
In this episode of The Paytech Show we wanted to understand how the previous decade […]
Fintech Finance Presents - The Fintech Show 4.06: AI vs Employee
November 19 2020
In today’s episode of The Fintech Show we cover artificial intelligence and payments – two […]
Eric Bayle, Societe Generale - Would you have any recommendations for your peers in the industry?
November 18 2020
Eric Bayle, Head of Global Transaction Banking – UK at Societe Generale, chats to Ali […]
Eric Bayle, Societe Generale - What’s your approach to collaboration, when dealing with a very different culture?
November 17 2020
Eric Bayle, Head of Global Transaction Banking – UK at Societe Generale, chats to Ali […]
Eric Bayle, Societe Generale - What’s your approach to working with third parties?
November 16 2020
Eric Bayle, Head of Global Transaction Banking – UK at Societe Generale, chats to Ali […]
Eric Bayle, Societe Generale - Are there any challenges left to solve, when it comes to payment processing?
November 13 2020
Eric Bayle, Head of Global Transaction Banking – UK at Societe Generale, chats to Ali […]
Eric Bayle, Societe Generale - What do you think that a move towards interoperability is going to be driven by?
November 12 2020
Eric Bayle, Head of Global Transaction Banking – UK at Societe Generale, chats to Ali […]
Eric Bayle, Societe Generale - What are still some of the limitations around Swift GPI?
November 11 2020
Eric Bayle, Head of Global Transaction Banking – UK at Societe Generale, chats to Ali […]
Eric Bayle, Societe Generale - Now that friction is taken out of payments, what are the next limitations and opportunities?
November 10 2020
Eric Bayle, Head of Global Transaction Banking – UK at Societe Generale, chats to Ali […]
Eric Bayle, Societe Generale - What is changing in payments at the moment?
November 9 2020
Eric Bayle, Head of Global Transaction Banking – UK at Societe Generale, chats to Ali […]
