Société Générale

231 results about this entity

Period: 12 Oct 2006 - 03 May 2024

Swift pilots API-based pre-validation service to cut payment errors

Swift has signed 14 major banks - including Bank of China, Citi and Deutsche Bank - to a pilot using APIs to pre-validate gpi payments, speeding up identification and cutting out errors and omissions in messages.

Société Générale goes live with Finastra’s Fusion Risk

Société Générale, one of the leading financial services groups in Europe, has deployed Finastra’s Fusion Risk Asset and Liability Management (ALM) and Fund Transfer Pricing (FTP) solutions.

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SoGen tests biometric cards for limitless contactless payments

Societe Generale is trialling a payments card with a built in fingerprint reader that enables users to make contactless payments of any amount.

SocGen to use Addventa AI for portfolio commentary

Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) and Addventa announces a partnership to launch a service for automated drafting of portfolio management commentaries based on artificial intelligence solutions.

Duco delivers global enterprise reconciliation and control software to Societe Generale

Duco, the enterprise software as a service (SaaS) company today announced an agreement with Societe Generale, the French bank and global provider of financial services to deploy Duco’s platform across the group as one of its primary reconciliation and data control systems.

SocGen sets up fintech incubator for wholesale banking unit

Societe Generale is scouting for fintech startups to join a new incubator being hatched by its corporate and investment banking unit.

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SocGen buys fintech startup Treezor

Societe Generale has acquired French Banking-as-a-Service platform Treezor as part of its "open innovation" strategy of cosying up to the fintech community. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

JPMorgan blockchain project recruits 70+ banks

An interbank blockchain project led by JPMorgan designed to speed up the exceptions process has recruited more than 70 banks in a move that would make it one of the largest application of distributed ledger technology (DLT) by regulated banks.

Banks bid to transform commodities trade finance with new blockchain platform

Some of the world's biggest banks, including Citi, MUFG and Societe Generale, have joined forces on a venture bidding to digitalise the trade and commodities finance sector through a blockchain-based open platform.

SocGen announces winners of cybersecurity innovation awards

The jury of the 2018 BCSIA, comprising managing directors and experts from Societe Generale and Wavestone, as well as from ANSSI, Institut Mines Telecom and Les Echos, rewarded the four winners selected from a shortlist of eight startups finalists.

Calmejane quits Lloyds Bank to join SocGen

Societe Generale has poached Claire Calmejane from Lloyds Banking Group to spearhead the French bank's innovation programme.

Societe Generale Securities Services strengthens its post-trade business with Liquidnet

Societe Generale Securities Services (“SGSS”) in the UK has launched its Fixed Income offering - an extension of a new asset class for Liquidnet, an existing client, which marks a successful migration for the Global Broker Dealer Services (“GBDS”) franchise.

Commerzbank offloads equities and commodities desk and IT infrastructure to SocGen

Commerzbank has reached an agreement to sell its Equity Markets & Commodities (EMC) business to Societe Generale.

We.trade blockchain platform goes into live production

The we.trade blockchain for trade finance platform established by a coalition of nine banks is gaining momentum, conducting seven live trade transactions by ten companies via four partner banks.

Spanish securities market aims for 'Fast Track Listing' with blockchain trials

The Spanish National Securities Market Commission (CNMV), BME and a group of financial institutions formed by Banco Santander, BBVA, BNP Paribas, CaixaBank, Commerzbank and Société Générale, have been collaborating over the past year on a project called Fast Track Listing (FTL), which is based on blockchain technology.

SocGen buys renewable energy crowdfunding platform

Societe Generale has acquired Lumo, a French crowdfunding platform for renewable energy projects. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

French banks to introduce P2P mobile payments

Paylib, the mobile wallet developed by a consortium of French banks, is set to introduce person-to-person payments utilising customer phone numbers.

Societe Generale turns to BestX for clients to measure best execution

Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking (SG CIB) today announced a partnership with the fintech company BestX, independent transaction cost analysis (TCA) provider for algo-FX spot execution.

SocGen develops modular plug-and-play system for front to back office outsourcing

Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) has put together its existing renowned Front, Dealing, Middle and Back office services into one plug-and-play solution that allows clients to focus on their main activities: asset selection, performances and distribution to their clients.

SocGen selects big xyt Liquidity Cockpit

big xyt, the independent provider of high-volume, smart data and analytics capabilities, is pleased to announce the addition of Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking (SG CIB) as a client of its Liquidity Cockpit, providing a consolidated view across all European trading venue activity with on-exchange and off-exchange liquidity including over-the-counter (OTC) equities and Systematic Internaliser (SI) transactions.