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Jurisdiction · EUR · Banque de France (Eurosystem)
France
Home to several of the euro area's largest banking groups, including BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole, and Société Générale. A stronghold of the universal-banking and bancassurance model.
- Currency
- EUR
- Central bank
- Banque de France (Eurosystem)
- Key regulators
- ACPR · Banque de France · ECB (SSM)
- Deposit insurance
- FGDR, €100,000
- Open banking regime
- PSD2 (mandatory bank APIs)
- Instant payments
- SEPA Instant
- Primary source
- www.banque-france.fr (central bank)
Regulators
Providers headquartered here
None in covered set
Covered banks — France
| Bank | Type | Regulator | Assets ≈ |
|---|---|---|---|
| BNP ParibasParis | Commercial | ECB (SSM) | $2.9tn |
| Crédit AgricoleMontrouge | Cooperative | ECB (SSM) | $2.6tn |
Approximate reference data from public sources · seed-0.1 · 2026-08-28 · not real-time, not advice. See data & methodology.
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