BRED

BRED (Banque Régionale d'Escompte et de Dépôts) is a major French cooperative bank and the largest member of the Banque Populaire network within Groupe BPCE. As a cooperative institution, BRED is owned entirely by its 200,000 member-shareholders (sociétaires), who are also its clients.

The bank serves over 1.6 million customers across France and internationally, offering a full range of retail banking, corporate banking, private banking, asset management, and insurance services. With approximately 6,300 employees (40% working outside metropolitan France), BRED operates 442 branches including 144 international locations.

BRED is distinguished by its "banque sans distance" (bank without distance) philosophy, combining extensive local branch presence with advanced digital banking services to deliver accessible, personalized banking to individuals, professionals, SMEs, and large corporations.