BRED Banque Populaire

Activities

BRED Banque Populaire is a cooperative bank and a member of Groupe BPCE. It has more than 240,000 cooperative shareholders, €7.7 billion in shareholders’ equity and 7,300 employees, 40% of whom are in the French overseas departments and regions (DROM) and internationally. Operating in the Île-de-France region, Normandy, and the French DROM, in addition to Southeast Asia, the South Pacific, Africa and the rest of Europe, the Bank serves a total of 1.7 million clients through a network of more than 400 branches.

In its capacity as a universal bank, BRED Banque Populaire offers a full range of services in retail banking, corporate & investment banking (including its own trading floor), international trade finance, asset management, private equity, and life insurance. In 2025, it generated consolidated net banking income of €1.727 billion and net income attributable to the Group of €423.4 million.

True to its cooperative business model, BRED Banque Populaire finances the personal and professional projects of its customers and cooperative shareholders, and supports the real economy in the regions where it operates. This commitment finds tangible expression in a variety of initiatives, such as in-branch collection drives for local charities, initiatives promoting equal opportunity and entrepreneurship, and environmental projects such as the installation of eco-friendly mooring buoys in Martinique in liaison with the French Biodiversity Agency (OFB). BRED Banque Populaire is also working to reduce the environmental footprint of its own operations, focusing on sustainable buildings, low-carbon mobility, and responsible digital practices.

Sport & Sponsorship

BRED Banque Populaire has chosen sailing to express its enduring commitment to sport. Since 2021, it has supported the last three , it has supported the last three yacht races: two editions of the Transat Jacques Vabre and one Transat Café L’OR race.

It also provides backing for the Normandy Sailing League, several sailing clubs in the regions it serves, and a number of high-level athletes such as Jérémie Mion and Jean-Baptiste Bernaz. In 2025, its premium partnership with the Transat Café L’OR, a race between Le Havre and Martinique, enabled the Bank to roll out a range of concrete initiatives: introductory sailing sessions open to all, coastal awareness workshops with Aquacaux, educational initiatives with the ENSM, and support for Sailing Week in Martinique.

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