Radar · Banks in France
Best Banks Companies in France
The 36 best Banks companies in France in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Memo Bank.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
36companies tracked
$45.8Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
1have raised
Ranked: Best Banks companies in France
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | App-install YoY | Market signals (1y) | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memo Bank Commercial bank | $46M | 63 mo ago | Series A | Jean Guyot Founder & CEO | 2017 | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Societe Generale Full-service corporate advisory firm | — | 57 mo ago | Acquired | Slawomir Krupa CEO | 1864 | — | 20 signals ▼50% M&A · Earnings · Buyback | — | — |
| 3 | Credit Mutuel Diversified financial institution | — | 74 mo ago | Funding Raised | Daniel Baal CEO | 1882 | — | — | 6 patents Digital payment and electronic signature infrastructure for secure mobile and contactless transactions | — |
| 4 | BNP Paribas Financial services provider with a global presence | — | 94 mo ago | Public | Jean Bonnafe Chief Executive Officer & Director | 1848 | — | 35 signals ▼48% M&A · Leadership · Contracts | 6 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | 1 partnership |
| 5 | Credit Agricole Association focused on investment banking and other financial services | — | 156 mo ago | Public | Jerome Grivet Deputy Managing Director | 1894 | +31% | 19 signals Earnings · Announcements · Leadership | 8 patents Secure contactless mobile payment systems and data anonymization for banking applications | — |
| 6 | Banque d'Orsay Provider of banking services. The company offers loan, depository, deposits, institutional management and… | — | — | Acquired | — | 1985 | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | banque de savoie Banque de Savoie provides Banking, Financial Services & Insurance services to their clients. | — | — | Acquired | — | 1912 | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Banque Hervet Provider of banking and financial services based in Bourges, France. | — | — | Acquired | — | 1829 | — | — | — | — |
Top 5 Banks companies in France
#1
Series A · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2017 · 75 employees$45.8Mraised▾
Series A · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2017 · 75 employees
Commercial bank
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 12k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Jun 2021Series A$15.7M
- Jun 2020Series A$22.5M
- 2018Series A$7.6M
Founders & team
Investors
Serena, Founders Future, Daphni, Bpifrance, BlackFin, Kima Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAnimate.CssApache TomcatAxeptio
#2
Acquired · Paris, Ile de France · founded 1864 · 11402 employees—raised▾
Acquired · Paris, Ile de France · founded 1864 · 11402 employees
In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $53.33B and a net profit of $1.49B.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1.3M LinkedIn followers — 34.8% of this cohort's audience
Founders & team
Investors
Europa, Peacock Capital, Forum Capital Advisors, Matters, Annuit Coeptis Investments, BlueGold Capital
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesAngularAngularjsApache Http ServerAt Internet Analyzer
#3
Funding Raised · Paris, Ile de France · founded 1882—raised▾
Funding Raised · Paris, Ile de France · founded 1882
Credit Mutuel is a diversified financial institution providing retail banking and insurance services.
Founders & team
Investors
European Investment Bank
Tech stack
Commanders Act TagcommanderHstsJqueryJquery MigrateLightboxMatomo Analytics
#4
Public · Paris, Ile de France · founded 1848 · 198011 employees—raised▾
Public · Paris, Ile de France · founded 1848 · 198011 employees
Financial services provider with a global presence. It offers a wide range of services to individuals, professionals, corporates, and institutionals. The company has a strong focus on sustainability and has established a platform for low-carbon transition.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2M LinkedIn followers — 51.9% of this cohort's audience · 86 engagements/post (2.0× cohort median)
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Mistral AI) announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Investors
EBRD, Annuit Coeptis Investments, SFPI, BlueGold Capital
Tech stack
AkamaiAkamai Bot ManagerCore-JsGoogle Tag ManagerHstsJquery
#5
Public · Montrouge, Ile de France · founded 1894 · 138000 employees—raised▾
Public · Montrouge, Ile de France · founded 1894 · 138000 employees
Credit Agricole is an urban credit union bank. It offers retail banking, insurance, corporate banking, investment banking, and other specialized financial services. The bank has operations in 49 countries across the world. Its clients include multinationals, SMEs, farmers, artisans, associations, communities, families and individuals. In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $51.3B and a net profit of $5.28B.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 464k LinkedIn followers — 12.1% of this cohort's audience · 138 engagements/post (3.2× cohort median)
Founders & team
Investors
Syndicat ENERGIES VIENNE, Nuvolab, Annuit Coeptis Investments
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerAt Internet AnalyzerAxiosBootstrapDynatraceDynatrace Rum
Funding & investor landscape
$45.8Mtotal disclosed funding
1companies funded
3disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Bpifrance1 rounds
EBRD1 rounds
Notable founders
Jean Guyot
Founder & CEO · Memo Bank
Slawomir Krupa
CEO · Societe Generale
Arnaud Jacquemin
CEO Société Générale Securities Services · Societe Generale
Daniel Baal
CEO · Credit Mutuel
Nicolas Thery
CEO · Credit Mutuel
Nicolas Peter
Board Of Director · BNP Paribas
Jean Bonnafe
Chief Executive Officer & Director · BNP Paribas
Maxime Dupas
Product Owner IA (MLOps & GenAI) · Credit Agricole
Jerome Grivet
Deputy Managing Director · Credit Agricole
Prism market signals · France · country-scoped Prism corpus, 2,026,623 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Banks coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
Common questions
How many Banks companies are there in France?
Radar tracks 36 indexable Banks companies headquartered in France that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Banks companies in France?
The Banks companies in France on this list have raised a combined $45.8M in disclosed equity funding across 1 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Banks company in France?
Memo Bank is the highest-funded Banks company in France, with $45.8M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Banks companies in France are funded?
1 of the 36 Banks companies in France on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Banks unicorns are there in France?
None of the Banks companies in France on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in France Banks companies?
The most active investors in France Banks companies on this list include Annuit Coeptis Investments, BlueGold Capital, Odyssee Venture, BlackFin, Bpifrance.
Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.