BOURSORAMA
Established in 1995, Boursorama is the leading online broker and provides free online financial information thanks to the portal www.boursorama.com; it occupies a key position in the online banking market with www.boursoramabanque.com.
A subsidiary of Société Générale Group, Boursorama is a dynamic and innovative company in its market. Thanks to its financial expertise and its how-know, it becomes a benchmark media for the individual shareholders.
With more than 780 employees, Boursorama has a presence in 4 European countries and is represented by the brands On Vista Bank in Germany and Selftrade in Spain and the United-Kingdom.
Background
2002: merger between the leading online broker (Fimatex) and the leading free online financial information portal Finance Net (Boursorama)
2003: acquisition and merger of Selftrade, the online financial services provider
2005: acquisition of Squaregain (formerly comdirect UK)
2006: acquisition and merger of CaixaBank
May 2008: launch of the website OnVista Bank in Germany
2009: development of the Boursorama model in France and Europe
- Start-up of OnVista Bank, a new business model in Germany
- Launch of Self Bank, a new online bank in Spain
- Ongoing development of Boursorama Banque in France
Our added value, to propose complete, innovative and competitive banking solutions to our customers
To be in a direct relationship with customers is at the heart of Boursorama’s strategy: the quality of customer service represents one of the bedrock of the organization of the online broker.The merger of CaixaBank France in May 2006 and the preservation of the 20 banking offices enabled Boursorama to develop its customer relationship strategy, by providing the opportunity to best advice customers in complicated banking operations.
Now the company proposes to launch a whole range of financial products intended to meet customers’ expectations. Find out more http://www.boursorama.com/banque-en-ligne/compte-bancaire/index.html
A fast-expanding player in Europe
With the acquisition of Squaregain in 2005, Boursorama jumped to the number 2 position in retail brokerage in the United Kingdom. The sale of the B to B arm of Squaregain in October 2006 enabled Boursorama to focus on the B to C activities.
In Spain, Boursorama occupies third place in the market. With the Selftrade brand, the Group has experienced a strong growth in activity with more than 22,600 accounts and 276,000 orders executed in 2007.
The Group is present in Germany too: the acquisition of OnVista (online financial information portal) in 2007 has allowed Boursorama to centralize the activities within its core business.
- Operating income (2008) : EUR +61.9 million
- More than 780 employees in 4 European countries
- 558,308 accounts