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Orange Bank celebrates its second birthday as it continues to grow


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Two years after its launch, Orange Bank is living up to its initial promise; occupying a position in the banking market with an offer that differentiates it from the competition: simple, accessible, above all mobile and regularly enriched with new services such as transfers by SMS  in 2018 and the Visa Premium  card in 2019. In October, Orange Bank launched the financing of mobile devices and other purchases in Orange stores. Orange Bank has also just signed a partnership with the real estate services platform Nexity, to propose a home loans offer. Lastly, Google Pay will soon be available for customers with Android phones.

Over 20,000 new customers per month

With over 500,000 customers   coming from Orange stores, Groupama branches and digital channels, Orange Bank is acquiring new customers at a respectable rate of over 20,000 (4) per month. Apart from the volumes, the success is down to added value: ¼ of customers are acquired through loans, a major difference with other online banks, and ¾ through bank accounts4 which enjoy a high level of activity as 54% (4) of these customers carry out an average of more than one transaction per week. An average of 10% (4) of accounts are now being opened with the Visa Premium card.

A major advantage for Orange Bank is  the link with the Orange and Groupama store and branch networks which is proving very effective. The Orange stores now propose over the counter loans representing nearly 5,000 sales (4) since its launch, and the holders of a Visa Premium card benefit from a 5%  discount on their purchases in Orange stores. At Groupama, car insurance is also available with a car loan  for customers who wish to benefit from it.

Partnership with Nexity

The development of the bank’s distribution network has been enriched by a partnership with Nexity, the real estate services platform, intended to finance real estate projects. Through this partnership, seen as being of strategic importance, Nexity intends to become a source of new business for Orange Bank, with a shared vision: to be a player in the digital transformation of lifestyles. The first applications are expected to be processed by the end of 2019.

In response to the growth of its customer base and the diversification of its range of offers, Orange Bank is investing in resources; unlike many online banks, its 878 employees are based in France, Montreuil and Amiens, and benefit from an average per capita training budget that is 40% higher than other French banks.  This justifies the attractiveness of Orange Bank which receives 20,000 job applications per year.7 This investment in human resources, as well as the gradual digitisation of the bank, has helped to increase the productivity of the customer relations centres and back offices by 30% to 40% depending on the activities. 

Recognised customer experience

In view of the results to date, Orange Bank is looking forward to its third year with dynamism and enthusiasm. The Orange Bank value proposition, based on putting the customer experience first, has been acknowledged by both its customers and industry experts. Orange Bank has therefore been awarded, for the second year running, “Best digital proposition” by D-Rating, the ratings agency.  Among the functionalities most appreciated by the customers are: the balance updated in real time,  mobile payments  and transfers by SMS.

Outside France, Orange Bank is present in Spain and in the very near future it will open up its digital banking offering to the public with a bank account, a MasterCard card, Apple Pay and innovative functionalities for sharing with family and friends.

In Romania, Orange launched a debit card offer in early 2019 which is currently winning over 7,000 new customers every month.  In Africa, the Group has obtained a banking licence from the Central Bank of West African States, which should enable it to roll out a savings and loans offer in 2020.

Paul de Leusse, CEO of Orange Bank, said: “The first 2 years of Orange Bank’s existence have confirmed that we have the right strategy: make digital banking widely available, offer our customers functionalities that encourage their activity and fully associate Orange Bank with its partners Orange and Groupama.”

View the video of Julien Carmona, Deputy CEO of Nexity
https://youtu.be/zi6GwhSuHKU

Orange Bank - public limited company (société anonyme) with a capital of €659,775,712 - 67 rue Robespierre - 93107 Montreuil Cedex - Bobigny Trade and Companies Register n°572 043 800 - Orias n°07 006 369 (www.orias.fr)
Orange - public limited company (société anonyme) with a capital of €10,640,226,398 - 78 rue Olivier de Serres - 75015 Paris - Paris Trade and Companies Register n°380 129 866 - Exclusive agent for Orange Bank banking transactions and payment services - Orias n°13 001 387.

1/  SEPA transfer. Text message sent to the beneficiary by Orange Bank to have the beneficiary enter his/her bank details. Transfer completed after this information is received, subject to adequate account funds. See information on orangebank.fr
2/  Card with monthly fee issued following Orange Bank approval. See conditions on orangebank.fr
3/  Customers of active Orange Bank offers, not including the 200,000 current account customers of the old Groupama Banque offer which is no longer available
4/  Source: Table / SIDP, October 2019
5/  Advantage accessible once the Visa Premium card’s code has been personalised, valid from 04/07/2019 to 09/10/2019 inclusive for purchase made by bank card and from 29/07/2019 to 09/10/2019 inclusive for purchases made by mobile payment. Extension of the advantage until 07/10/2020 inclusive. If your Orange purchase is refunded, any cashback previously transferred will be cancelled. Find all the information on the site orangebank.fr.
6/  Désirio Personal Loan after Orange Bank approval and 14-day cooling off period.
7/  Source: human resources department, October 2019
8/  Source: DRC and Operations department, October 2019
9/  Source: D-Rating Agency, July 2019
10/  Subject to eligibility and retailers’ payment policies. Balance given for information only. See information on orangebank.fr.
11/  Orange Bank mobile payment subject to conditions, issued and executed in metropolitan France by Wirecard Bank AG (Einsteinring 35, 85609 Aschheim, Germany - Commercial register no. HRB 161178) on the Visa network licenced by Visa (Visa Inc trademark). Subject to the device’s compatibility. See information on orangebank.fr
12/  Source: Orange Money IFN SA


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