# Orange Bank

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

Specifications:
- [Orange Bank — official](https://www.orangebank.fr/)

## Key details

- **Users:** 4M customers

## Overview

**Orange Bank** is **French neobank by Orange Telecom** + **founded Nov 2017 by Orange SA acquiring Groupama Banque** + **~2.7M+ customers France + Spain at peak** + **BNP Paribas acquired 2024 via customer migration to Hello bank! + Cetelem then wind-down** <sup>[1][1], [France report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/FR)</sup>.

## History

**Nov 2017 — Orange Bank launched by Orange SA after acquiring Groupama Banque** distinctive French telecom-banking heritage.

**2019 — Orange Bank Spain launch**.

**Apr 2024 — Orange SA announces sale of Orange Bank French + Spanish customers to BNP Paribas Hello bank! + Cetelem + Orange Bank wind-down** distinctive French telecom-banking exit.

**2025 — Orange Bank operations winding down**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Orange Bank SA** (French neobank by Orange; BNP Paribas acquired 2024 via wind-down).

**Major shareholders**: **Orange SA (ENXTPA: ORA; French telecom group) historically + BNP Paribas customer migration deal 2024**.

**Regulators**: **ACPR France + ECB**.

## Technical integration

Orange Bank mobile app (iOS + Android; ~2.7M+ customers France + Spain at peak) + orangebank.fr web + Orange Bank Visa + Mastercard cards; SEPA + SEPA Instant + EPC-QR + Wero (post-EPI launch).

## Implementations & partners

**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) + [Hello bank! (France)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/hello-bank-fr) (Hello bank! BNP Paribas digital bank brand; Orange Bank customers migrated post-2024) + [Nickel (France)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/nickel) (Nickel French neobank distributed via tobacco shops; BNP Paribas subsidiary; ~4M+ customers across 5 EU countries) + 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.

## Status

**Winding down, French neobank by Orange Telecom + founded Nov 2017 + ~2.7M+ customers France + Spain at peak + Apr 2024 BNP Paribas acquired customers via Hello bank! + Cetelem migration + Orange Bank wind-down** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.orangebank.fr/ "Orange Bank — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_Bank_(France) "Orange Bank — Wikipedia"
[fr-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/FR

- [1] [Orange Bank — official][1]
- [2] [Orange 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 [orange-bank.md](https://docs.barcoder.ai/source/wallets/orange-bank). See `matrix.md` for standards-support matrix if present.