# Hello bank! (France)

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/hello-bank-fr
> research date 2026-05-30 · extracted at 2026-10-07
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [Hello bank! — official](https://www.hellobank.fr/)

## Key details

- **Launch:** 2013
- **Users:** 4M customers

## Overview

**Hello bank! (France)** is **BNP Paribas French digital bank brand** + **founded 2013 in France + Belgium + Italy + Austria + Czech Republic** + **~3M+ customers across 5 EU countries** + **Orange Bank French customers migrated post-2024 ~+730K** <sup>[1][1], [France report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/FR)</sup>.

## History

**2013 — Hello bank! launched by BNP Paribas as European digital bank brand across France + Belgium + Italy + Austria + Czech Republic** distinctive French banking digital brand heritage.

**2013 — Hello bank! mobile + web banking app launch**.

**2024 — Hello bank! receives Orange Bank French + Spanish customer migration ~+730K customers post-Orange Bank wind-down**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Hello bank!** (BNP Paribas French digital bank brand; operates under BNP Paribas banking license).

**Major shareholders**: **BNP Paribas (ENXTPA: BNP; French global banking group) fully owned digital bank brand**.

**Regulators**: **ACPR France + ECB + national regulators across 5 countries**.

## Technical integration

Hello bank! mobile app (iOS + Android; ~3M+ customers across 5 EU countries) + hellobank.fr web + Hello bank! Visa + Mastercard cards; SEPA + SEPA Instant + EPC-QR + Wero (post-EPI launch).

## Implementations & partners

**BNP Paribas parent**: [BNP Paribas Mes Comptes](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bnp-paribas) (BNP Paribas S.A.; ENXTPA: BNP; French global banking group; 65+ countries + 198,000+ employees) + [Nickel (France)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/nickel) (Nickel French neobank distributed via tobacco shops; BNP Paribas subsidiary post-Apr 14 2017 ~€200M acquisition; ~4M+ customers across 5 EU countries).

**Major French online + neobank competitors**: [BoursoBank (Boursorama)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/boursobank) (Boursorama French digital bank subsidiary of Société Générale; 8.4M customers Jul 2025) + [Orange Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/orange-bank) (Orange Bank French neobank by Orange; BNP Paribas acquired 2024 via Hello bank! + Cetelem customer migration then wind-down) + Ma French Bank (Ma French Bank La Banque Postale digital bank; closed 2024) + [Fortuneo](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/fortuneo) (Fortuneo French online bank + brokerage; Crédit Mutuel Arkéa subsidiary; ~1.1M+ customers) + [Monabanq](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/monabanq) (Monabanq French online bank; Crédit Mutuel CIC subsidiary; ~600K+ customers) + [Lydia / Sumeria](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/lydia) (Lydia French P2P mobile wallet + neobank) + [Revolut](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/revolut) (Revolut UK global; ~5M+ French users; Sep 2024 EU bank license via Lithuania).

**Regulators**: ACPR France + ECB + national regulators across 5 countries.

## Status

**Active, BNP Paribas French digital bank brand + founded 2013 in France + Belgium + Italy + Austria + Czech Republic + ~3M+ customers across 5 EU countries + Orange Bank French customers migrated post-2024 ~+730K** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.hellobank.fr/ "Hello bank! — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello_bank! "Hello bank! — Wikipedia"
[fr-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/FR

- [1] [Hello bank! — official][1]
- [2] [Hello bank! — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[France report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/FR)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/FR-france.md`

## Source

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