Société Générale
Société Générale is one of France's largest traditional retail banks, offering full-service current accounts, cards, savings, and loans through a nationwide branch network.
Société Générale operates in the French Banking segment.
Société Générale: Core Facts
- Entity Type
- Traditional full-service retail bank
- Group
- Société Générale group
- Online subsidiary
- BoursoBank (formerly Boursorama)
- Entry bundle
- Sobrio Evolution €7.75 a month (Classic €8.60, Premier €15.90); €3.50 for ages 18 to 24
- Headquarters
- Paris (La Défense), France
- Founded
- 1864
- Banking licence
- French banking licence
- IBAN
- French IBAN (FR)
- Regulator
- ACPR (Banque de France)
- Deposit guarantee
- FGDR up to €100,000 per bank
- Status
- Active Definition
- Verified
How Société Générale compares
Société Générale is NOT the same as its online bank BoursoBank, nor the same as rival groups Crédit Agricole or BNP Paribas. Société Générale is a full-service branch-based bank, while BoursoBank is its low-cost online subsidiary.
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Société Générale: Frequently Asked Questions
What is Société Générale?
Société Générale is one of France's largest traditional retail banks, offering current accounts, a carte bancaire, savings, and loans through branches nationwide.
Is Société Générale the same as BoursoBank?
Société Générale owns BoursoBank, but Société Générale is a full-service branch bank while BoursoBank is its separate low-cost online subsidiary.
Is my money safe with Société Générale?
Société Générale holds a French banking licence, is supervised by the ACPR (Banque de France), and deposits are protected by the FGDR up to €100,000 per bank.
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Where Société Générale is mentioned on How to France
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