Press releases

CLIMATE: French banks step up transformation to meet Paris Agreement targets, in keeping with their commitments

This time last year, the French banks published a manifesto reiterating their commitments and shared determination to speed up their transition whilst remaining (…)

Evaluation on the access by the public to cash: confirmation of very good accessibility

The Banque de France and the Ministry of the Economy, Finance and the Recovery recently updated their report on access by the public to cash in mainland France. (…)

A year after its joint declaration on green and sustainable finance, the Paris financial centre takes stock of the latest advances

Paris, 2 July 2020 – One year ago, the primary professional bodies and associations representative of the Paris Financial Centre (ASF-French Association of Financial Companies (…)

Coronavirus: stepping up for VSEs and SMEs

During a meeting held at the French Ministry for the Economy and Finance, bank representatives informed Bruno Le Maire that they are making every effort to help their customers, (…)

The French Banking Federation endorses global Principles for Responsible Banking

The French Banking Federation has officially endorsed the UNEP FI Principles for Responsible Banking – a single framework for a sustainable banking industry developed (…)

The French Banking Federation wishes you a wonderful holiday season and a Happy New Year 2019

Success for the FBF’s fourth annual “I invite a banker to my class” (“J’invite 1 banquier(e) dans ma classe”) initiative: more than 14,000 (…)

The fourth annual "I invite a banker to my class" initiative, launched on 12 March, raised financial awareness among even more students in 2018 than in previous (…)