BoursoBank now claims over 9 million clients and boasts record profitability. Its scope now extends to professionals, long-term savings, and mobile payments, redefining its position in the French banking landscape.
Société Générale, BoursoBank, and the rest of the market: overview of online banking affiliations
Most French online banks belong to traditional banking groups. This capital link determines both the financial solidity of the institution, the range of available products, and the applicable regulation.
| Online Bank | Parent Company | Year of Acquisition |
|---|---|---|
| BoursoBank | Société Générale | 2002 |
| Fortuneo | Crédit Mutuel Arkéa | 2006 (gradual takeover) |
| Hello bank! | BNP Paribas | Internal creation (2013) |
| Monabanq | Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale | Historical subsidiary |
| BforBank | Crédit Agricole | Internal creation (2009) |
BoursoBank (formerly Boursorama Banque, renamed in 2023) has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of Société Générale for over twenty years. This affiliation guarantees a full banking license issued by the ACPR and coverage by the Deposit Guarantee Fund.
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BoursoBank vs. Revolut: still just an online bank or a hub for financial services?
Between 2021 and 2025, traditional bank networks lost 2.2 million clients in France. During the same period, online banks, neobanks, and fintechs collectively gained 15.4 million. BoursoBank and Revolut are at the forefront of this capture.
The competitive landscape shifted in the summer of 2026 with Revolut obtaining a French banking license from the ACPR and the ECB. Revolut is no longer just an electronic money institution: it can now offer credit and regulated savings in France, just like BoursoBank.
Comparative service scope
BoursoBank has gradually assembled the classic triptych of retail banking: payments, savings, and credit. It adds insurance, stock market brokerage (its historical DNA), and recently, a dedicated professional offer.
- Bourso Business, its professional offer, reaches nearly 90,000 professional clients by mid-2026 and is preparing a free service to support business creation for the start of the 2026 school year.
- The mobile app concentrates on everyday management, savings (life insurance, PEA, savings accounts), and instant transfers, without relying on a network of branches.
- The Visa Ultim card, free under certain conditions, remains one of the most visible entry products on the market, with withdrawals and payments abroad at no additional cost.
In contrast, Revolut builds its offer around an app designed for international use, multi-currency exchange, and peer-to-peer payments, with a premium subscription logic. The two models do not exactly overlap, but the overlap is growing as each expands its range.
Profitability and fundraising: what recent figures reveal about the BoursoBank model
BoursoBank now has more clients in France than Société Générale itself in its retail banking network. This surpassing reflects a shift of value towards the digital subsidiary within the group.
With 9 million clients and a record profit, BoursoBank is no longer a digital laboratory. It has become a pillar of Société Générale’s consolidated income statement, valued at several billion euros according to financial analysts’ estimates.
What size changes for the client
A high client volume allows for negotiating more favorable terms with partner insurers and pooling technological costs. For account holders, this translates into a free or very low-cost banking offer that covers most daily needs.
The trade-off lies in the absence of physical branches and a customer service that is exclusively digital. Clients who need face-to-face advice must turn to the Société Générale network, with different pricing conditions.
ACPR license and deposit guarantee: what distinguishes BoursoBank from a neobank
The confusion between online banks and neobanks persists. BoursoBank has a credit institution license supervised by the ACPR and the European Central Bank. It is covered by the Deposit Guarantee and Resolution Fund, which protects deposits under the same conditions as a traditional bank.
Several neobanks (N26, Nickel, Lydia) operate under different statuses (payment institution, electronic money institution) that do not offer the same prudential framework. The distinction is technical, but it has direct consequences on the protection of savings and the ability to distribute credit.
Revolut’s transition to licensed bank status in France in August 2026 reduces this regulatory gap. The French market now has two large-scale digital players with the same level of licensing, backed by very different capital logic: a subsidiary of a CAC 40 listed group on one side, and an independent British fintech on the other.
BoursoBank, a subsidiary of Société Générale since 2002, manages 9 million accounts, finances professionals, and competes with a newly licensed global fintech on its own turf. The gap between the historical status of “online bank” and the operational reality of the institution continues to widen.