# Banque Populaire Maroc (BCP)

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/banque-populaire-maroc
> research date 2026-06-01 · extracted at 2026-10-07
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Specifications:
- [Banque Populaire — official](https://www.gbp.ma/)

## Key details

- **Parent:** assets via Banque Populaire BPR cooperative network

## Overview

**Banque Populaire Maroc (BCP)** is **CSE: BCP** + **Moroccan cooperative commercial bank** + **Government of Morocco Caisse de Dépôt et de Gestion CDG ~25% controlling + Banque Populaire Régionales BPR consortium controlling** + **Morocco's #2 commercial bank by assets via Banque Populaire BPR cooperative network** <sup>[1][1], [Morocco report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/MA)</sup>.

## History

**1961 — Banque Populaire Maroc founded as Moroccan cooperative commercial bank by Royal Decree of King Mohammed V** distinctive Moroccan cooperative banking heritage.

**1972 — Banque Centrale Populaire BCP central commercial bank for Banque Populaire Régionales BPR network**.

**2010 — Pocket Bank by Banque Populaire mobile banking app launch**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Banque Centrale Populaire BCP Groupe Banque Populaire** (Moroccan cooperative commercial bank; CSE: BCP).

**Major shareholders**: **Government of Morocco Caisse de Dépôt et de Gestion CDG ~25% controlling + Banque Populaire Régionales BPR consortium ~52%+ + Moroccan retail + institutional + foreign investors free float**.

**Regulators**: **BAM Bank Al-Maghrib + national regulators across 16+ countries**.

## Technical integration

Pocket Bank by Banque Populaire mobile app (iOS + Android) + gbp.ma online + Banque Populaire branch network across Morocco + France + Netherlands + Belgium + Germany + Italy + Spain + 8 sub-Saharan African countries + Banque Populaire Visa + Mastercard cards; MA IBAN + Maroc Pay.

## Implementations & partners

**Major Moroccan + Pan-African banking + payments competitors**: [Attijariwafa Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/attijariwafa-bank) (Attijariwafa Bank; CSE: ATW; Morocco's largest commercial bank by assets; Royal SNI Holding controlling) + [Bank of Africa BMCE](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bmce-bank-of-africa) (Bank of Africa BMCE; Morocco's #3 commercial bank by assets; Bank of Africa BOA Group present across 32 African countries) + [CIH Bank (Crédit Immobilier et Hôtelier) / CIH MOBILE](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/cih-bank) (CIH Bank; Moroccan commercial bank) + [Crédit du Maroc](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/credit-du-maroc) (Crédit du Maroc; Holmarcom Group Moroccan parent post-2023 Crédit Agricole France divestment) + [Standard Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/standard-bank) (Standard Bank South Africa; JSE: SBK; Africa's largest banking group by assets) + [Ecobank / Ecobank Mobile App](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/ecobank) (Ecobank Transnational Inc; ETI; Pan-African banking group across 35+ African countries) + [FNB Banking App (First National Bank)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/fnb-app) (FNB South Africa; FirstRand Group; South Africa's largest banking group) + [Absa Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/absa) (Absa Group South Africa; JSE: ABG; South Africa's #3 commercial bank by assets) + United Bank for Africa (UBA United Bank for Africa; NGX: UBA; Pan-African banking group across 20+ African countries).

**Regulators**: BAM Bank Al-Maghrib + national regulators across 16+ countries.

## Status

**Active, CSE:BCP + Moroccan cooperative commercial bank + Government of Morocco Caisse de Dépôt et de Gestion CDG ~25% controlling + Banque Populaire Régionales BPR consortium controlling + Morocco's #2 commercial bank by assets via Banque Populaire BPR cooperative network** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.gbp.ma/ "Banque Populaire — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupe_Banque_Populaire "Banque Populaire — Wikipedia"
[ma-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/MA

- [1] [Banque Populaire — official][1]
- [2] [Banque Populaire — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[Morocco report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/MA)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/MA-morocco.md`

## Source

Biography extracted from [banque-populaire-maroc.md](https://docs.barcoder.ai/source/wallets/banque-populaire-maroc). See `matrix.md` for standards-support matrix if present.