The Positive Way Wavestone, an independent leading French consulting pure-player, and Q_PERIOR, a consulting leader in the Germany-Switzerland-Austria region, joined forces in 2023 to become the most trusted partner for critical transformations. Drawing on more than 5,500 employees across Europe, North America and Asia, the firm combines seamlessly first-class sector expertise with a 360° transformation portfolio of high-value consulting services. Strategy & Management Consulting, Innovation Management & Funding, Marketing, Sales & Customer Experience, People & Change, Finance & Performance, Operations & Supply Chain, Digital & IT Strategy, Digital & Emerging Technologies, IT & Data Architecture, Cybersecurity & Digital Trust, Financial …

Sectors: Consulting

Crédit Agricole is the French economy’s leading financier and one of the top banking operators in Europe. As a leader in retail banking in Europe, the Group is also the leading European asset manager, the first bank insurer in Europe, and the third largest European operator in project financing. On the strength of its cooperative and mutual insurance foundations, its 154,000 employees and 27,000 administrators of local and regional banks, Crédit Agricole Group is a responsible, useful bank, serving 54 million customers, 11.8 million mutual shareholders and 800,000 individual shareholders. Thanks to its universal retail banking model – the close …

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The bank for a changing world BNP Paribas is a leading bank in Europe with an international reach. It has a presence in 65 countries, with more than 190,000 employees, including more than 145,000 in Europe. BNP Paribas holds leading positions in its three major operating divisions: ⚆ Commercial, Personal Banking & Services for all the Group’s retail banking networks and several specialised businesses, including BNP Paribas Personal Finance and Arval; ⚆ Investment & Protection Services for savings, investment and protection solutions; ⚆ Corporate & Institutional Banking, which is focused on corporate and institutional clients. The Group helps all its …

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[Automatic translation follows] The new generation of La Banque Postale incubator to prepare the FinTech and InsurTech of tomorrow. platform58 (P58 for insiders!😉) is La Banque Postale’s incubator intended for young startups in the seed phase, mainly in the Fintech and Insurtech fields, supplemented by related themes such as cybersecurity or legal. By joining us, entrepreneurs benefit from numerous advantages: • the tailor-made program corresponding to their real needs • preservation of the start-up's capital: we do not take any participation! • lifelong support with very close monitoring for the first 12 months • advice from recognized, high-level internal and …

[Automatic translation follows] The leading local commercial network in France, La Poste Groupe is organized into 4 branches of activity: Services-Mail-Parcels, Banking and Insurance, Physical and digital distributor, GeoPost/DPDGroup for international. Present in more than 49 countries, on 5 continents, it achieved a turnover of €35.39 billion in 2022 on the territory. In 2021, La Poste Groupe became the first public company to adopt the status of mission company. 4 societal commitments are now included in its statutes: • Contribute to the development and cohesion of territories • Promote social inclusion • Promote ethical, inclusive and frugal digital technology • …

Sectors: Postal services

Supporting and developing tomorrow's finance Finance Innovation, created by the French Ministry of the Economy and the Île-de-France region, is a cluster of general interest and a trusted third party for its members and its ecosystem. It is dedicated to the digital and sustainable transformation of the financial ecosystem, through the support of innovative projects led by startups in the financial sector, as well as the support of major groups in identifying innovation trends. Finance Innovation federates the players in the finance ecosystem and creates opportunities for meetings and partnerships, both business and capital, to promote innovation, competitiveness in France …

Sectors: French Cluster Public business cluster

[Automatic translation follows] Work Hard, Have Fun, Be an Entrepreneur The Paris-Dauphine Incubator is an academic incubator, linked to Paris-Dauphine University and created by the Dauphine Foundation. Our mission is to develop and support the entrepreneurial spirit of Dauphinois, students and graduates alike, through a triple objective: raising awareness of entrepreneurship, supporting entrepreneurs and bringing together an ecosystem. We have several support programs, in Paris and London, to support both startups between ideation and creation, and more advanced startups in the seed phase. We also offer other formats free and open to the public: a set of conferences & events …

[Automatic translation follows] Giving everyone the power to live better every day Created in 2006, leboncoin.fr is a new type of exchange platform, which simplifies access to consumption, favors local relationships and makes digital a tool at the service of all. By facilitating individuals' relationships with exchange and consumption, leboncoin has established itself in just a few years as a French social phenomenon and made the happiness of some people the happiness of others. leboncoin, is the 1st general site for sales between individuals in France, leader in the real estate and automobile markets, key player in employment and vacation …

[Automatic translation follows] 1st digital professional organization (union) in France, more than 2,500 members. 85% of the sector’s total turnover. Numeum is the leading digital professional organization in France. We bring together more than 2,500 member digital companies: digital service companies (ESN), software publishers, platforms and Engineering and Technology Consulting (ICT) companies. All of these companies generate 85% of the sector's total turnover. Our actions : - Promote our members, our professions and defend their interests - Embody digital France in Europe - Lead the digital ecosystem to promote synergies and innovation Strengthen our services to digital businesses Our ambitions: …

The biggest startup campus in the world. STATION F is the world's biggest startup campus based in Paris, gathering a whole entrepreneurial ecosystem under one roof. Startups

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

From 20 to 22 September 2022 at Paris Porte de Versailles PARIS RETAIL WEEK 2022: THE EUROPEAN PROFESSIONAL EVENT DEDICATED TO ECOMMERCE! Paris Retail Week 2022 will give professionals from the retail sector a global vision of the challenges facing their sector during 3 intense days of business, networking and presentations. The biggest event of its kind in France, it will provide solutions, services and products for professionals from the sector who are looking for innovative service providers in the following areas: • IT for Retailing • Payment Solutions • Marketing, Data and Customer Relations • Logistics, e-Logistics • Point …

The Most Exclusive European Event On Digital Finance At Fintech Time In five editions, from 2016 to 2020, the Paris Fintech Forum has become the Davos of digital finance and Fintech. The 2020 edition was one of superlatives with nearly 330 CEOs on stage, from banks, regulatory insurers and Fintechs from all over the world, nearly 3,000 participants from 75 countries, the vast majority of whom were CEOs, CxOs, founders and directors, 700+ Fintech CEOs on stage or in the venue, and over 200 partners. Break the codes of events, be present throughout the year by your side, lead sessions …

Sectors: Trade show

Payment Solution for Marketplaces & Alternative Finance Platforms Lemonway is a pan-European payment institution dedicated to marketplaces, alternative finance platforms and other companies looking for payment processing, wallet management and third-party payment in a KYC/AML - regulated framework. Its payment solution is trusted and used by over 400 websites in Europe including 200 crowdfunding platforms. Since December 2012, the company has opened 12 million e-wallets to end-users and has registered over 200 platforms as agents with the ACPR – Banque de France. Lemonway self-financed its growth since its creation in 2007 and then raised €35M from three VC funds: Breega …

Sectors: Finance

[Automatic translation follows] Liberator of ambitions which helps women and men to realize their innovative transformation projects. Challenger. Disrupt. Transform Create economic value. Positively impact society. This is what drives the WILCO teams. startups, honorary loan, innovation, fundraising, Open Innovation, FrenchTech, Digital, Healthcare, Industry, Health, Fundraising, Fundraising, Acceleration, ETI, Large Groups, Corporate, and Intrapreneurship

[Automatic translation follows] Account of Bpifrance, the Public Investment Bank. Bpifrance, a public investment bank, supports companies, from start-up to stock market listing, from credit to equity. A privileged contact, Bpifrance offers financing or investment solutions in each region adapted to each stage of the life of companies. As a partner bank for entrepreneurs, Bpifrance supports them over the long term to support their growth and competitiveness. The teams are at the heart of the regions, throughout the territory, through more than 50 regional locations. Financing SMEs, Business Creation, International Development, Investment, Creation/Transmission, Innovation, Support, Acceleration, and Export Guarantee

Sectors: Bank

Citoyenne La Banque Postale is a ‘bank like no other’ driven by the post office values of local presence and service. As heir to La Poste Financial Services, it is the only bank to have been tasked with a mission to provide access to banking services under the law introduced to modernise the French economy in 2008. Accessible, straightforward, local, transparent, useful, substantial and supportive... La Banque Postale is the bank for everyone : nearly half of the French population has at least one of the Bank’s products. It serves more 10 million active personal customers and 475,000 business customers. …

Sectors: Bank

[Automatic translation follows] Launched almost a decade ago, today Maddyness is the go-to magazine for entrepreneurs, startups and innovators. Bringing together more than 1,000,000 monthly readers, Maddyness has become the reference in the startup ecosystem since 2012. 💡 Maddyness is essential for players in finance, media, new technologies and innovation in France. Want to know more ? Join the favorite media of French entrepreneurs 🔥 Startup, Support, Finance, Foresight, Innovation, Business, Startups, Technologies, Digital Economy, IoT, FoodTech, Magazine, FrenchTech, AssurTech, FinTech, LegalTech, Entrepreneurs, and Entrepreneurship

Sectors: Media

We make innovation open to anyone, anywhere. Plug and Play is the ultimate innovation platform. Our mission is to build the world’s leading innovation platform and make innovation open to anyone, anywhere. We do this by connecting entrepreneurs, corporations, and investors worldwide. Over the past 15 years, we have brought together 35,000+ startups, 500+ world-leading corporations, and hundreds of venture capital firms, universities, and government agencies across 20+ industries. We are active in 50+ locations globally, including the U.S., China, France, Germany, South Africa, Singapore, Indonesia, Brazil, and more. Together with our partners, we are creating a unique ecosystem designed …

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

[Automatic translation follows] The trade and consumer magazine. LSA is a weekly professional magazine specializing in commerce, distribution and consumer goods. The magazine was founded in 1958 by Jacques Pictet. LSA is also a continuous information site, events and training: http://www.lsa-conso.fr/ The editorial team is today headed by Yves Puget. LSA belongs to the Infopro Digital press group (L'Usine Nouvelle, L'Argus de l'assurance, La Gazette des communes, Le Moniteur...), the leading French professional press group. LSA on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LSAconsommation LSA on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LSA.mag

[Automatic translation follows] The culture of freedom since 1826. Le Figaro, the culture of freedom since 1826, 1st general daily newspaper and 1st most consulted information site in France. With an audience of more than 9 million unique visitors (source: Médiamétrie/NetRatings), the site is characterized by the quality and depth of its content, the result of the complementarity between its paper editorial (daily and magazines) and its web editorial; by its Internet 2.0 uses and the importance of video which has become a central element of the content offering. Lefigaro.fr also bases its development on the synergies built with the …

Sectors: Media

We connect people and build communities to create economic opportunity for all. At eBay, we create pathways to connect millions of sellers and buyers in more than 190 markets around the world. Our technology empowers our customers, providing everyone the opportunity to grow and thrive — no matter who they are or where they are in the world. And the ripple effect of our work creates waves of change for our customers, our company, our communities and our planet. e-commerce, retail, internet, and technology

Sectors: Retail and Distribution

We connect brilliant entrepreneurs with experienced investors 🚀 With over 23 years of experience and more than 470 active members, BeAngels has built one of the largest European networks of business angels. Through several investment plans, the network supports future Belgian and European start-ups at different stages of development and helps investors with varied profiles in terms of time and wealth availability to invest in the real economy. To date, 72 million euros has been invested in nearly 426 startups. Early stage Entrepreneurs financing and coaching, Business Angels training, Deal making, startup, businessangel, funding, money, leveedefonds, entrepreneurs, investisseurs, preseed, seed, …

Making second-hand the first choice worldwide. Vinted Marketplace is the largest online international C2C marketplace in Europe dedicated to second-hand fashion, with a growing member base of over 80 million registered members spanning 20 markets in Europe and North America. With a mission to make second-hand the first choice worldwide, Vinted enables people to sell and buy second-hand clothes and lifestyle items from each other, helping give those items a second or even third life. Vinted Go is a new brand and business from Vinted, and focused on developing products and solutions for more seamless shipping and delivery across Europe. …