Right. It's the last post of the week, and then I'm taking a week off. I'll see you after Easter, dear reader(s). Probably on the Monday. But let's do this!
The French fintech company, which has developed a unique universal offering for current account and payment services in real-time, has succeeded in creating more than 540,000 bank accounts in three years. Its partnership with BNP Paribas will help it accelerate new customer acquisition, with a target of two million accounts open by 2020. Compte-Nickel has been supported by Partech Ventures since 2015 and by Eight Roads Ventures since 2016.
They want two million accounts. They're ambitious, aren't they? 'Is this a PR email, boss?' Of course it is, Voice. 'Great!' Uh, yeah.
Since 2015, Partech Ventures has been attracted by the complementary expertise of Compte Nickel's founders Ryad Boulanouar and Hugues Le Bret, and especially by the social inclusion dimension of their project. From the beginning, Compte-Nickel went against the model of most retail banks in the fintech sector, which were often pure-players betting on the conversion of pre-qualified users into customers.
Well, obviously, that all sounds great, but ... 'What's the problem, boss?' Man, I just ... 'Come on, Mikey! Spit it out!' Well ... I would like to hear what Philippe Collombel has got to say about this, you know? It's just a shame I don't have his phone number or even his email address. 'Ha! Boss, you're an idiot! Look at this -'
"The intuition of the founders, their understanding of an unexplored opportunity in the French banking sector, and the way they have managed to deploy their operations is impressive. Compte-Nickel has been the fastest-growing retail banking fintech in Europe and it has overcome the most difficult barrier to entry in this sector, customer trust, without any marketing investment", said Philippe Collombel, Co-Managing Partner, Partech Ventures.
Brilliant! Have you been speaking to him, Voice? 'No, it's in the email. I swear you don't read these things properly. You're so lucky that you've got me.' Yeah, right. My intern, my hero. / Oh, look who it is! 'Who?' Davor Hebel!
"Compte-Nickel is not a company, it's a movement which is changing the face of banking in France. It has been an honour to work with a fintech company that seeks to bank the many rather than the few, using a model that other countries could learn from. This news shows great foresight by BNP Paribas and we wish the Compte-Nickel team all the best for the future" added Davor Hebel, Managing Partner, Eight Roads Ventures Europe.
What about that, dear reader(s), eh? Davor Hebel! 'You're spoiling them, boss.' Ha! They ain't seen nothing yet. We've got Hugues Le Bret, too! 'Fucking hell!' Yeah.
"Partech Ventures was the first VC to believe in Compte-Nickel: the team have supported us since September 2015 and accompanied us in all strategic decisions, including when they introduced us to the BNP Paribas group. They also introduced us to Arnaud Giraudon who became the Managing Director of the company", commented Hugues Le Bret, President of Financière des Paiements Electroniques (Compte-Nickel).
The first VC to believe. Wow! / Thanks, Hugues, mate! / Okay, that's enough.
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Anything else? Music? I'm listening to Oasis, The Masterplan. Except for the few songs I don't like that much.
My music? Guitar? After my week off, I'm going to go mental on my guitar. I've got no choice now.
So it is written, so it shall be done!
Laters.
The French fintech company, which has developed a unique universal offering for current account and payment services in real-time, has succeeded in creating more than 540,000 bank accounts in three years. Its partnership with BNP Paribas will help it accelerate new customer acquisition, with a target of two million accounts open by 2020. Compte-Nickel has been supported by Partech Ventures since 2015 and by Eight Roads Ventures since 2016.
They want two million accounts. They're ambitious, aren't they? 'Is this a PR email, boss?' Of course it is, Voice. 'Great!' Uh, yeah.
Since 2015, Partech Ventures has been attracted by the complementary expertise of Compte Nickel's founders Ryad Boulanouar and Hugues Le Bret, and especially by the social inclusion dimension of their project. From the beginning, Compte-Nickel went against the model of most retail banks in the fintech sector, which were often pure-players betting on the conversion of pre-qualified users into customers.
Well, obviously, that all sounds great, but ... 'What's the problem, boss?' Man, I just ... 'Come on, Mikey! Spit it out!' Well ... I would like to hear what Philippe Collombel has got to say about this, you know? It's just a shame I don't have his phone number or even his email address. 'Ha! Boss, you're an idiot! Look at this -'
"The intuition of the founders, their understanding of an unexplored opportunity in the French banking sector, and the way they have managed to deploy their operations is impressive. Compte-Nickel has been the fastest-growing retail banking fintech in Europe and it has overcome the most difficult barrier to entry in this sector, customer trust, without any marketing investment", said Philippe Collombel, Co-Managing Partner, Partech Ventures.
Brilliant! Have you been speaking to him, Voice? 'No, it's in the email. I swear you don't read these things properly. You're so lucky that you've got me.' Yeah, right. My intern, my hero. / Oh, look who it is! 'Who?' Davor Hebel!
"Compte-Nickel is not a company, it's a movement which is changing the face of banking in France. It has been an honour to work with a fintech company that seeks to bank the many rather than the few, using a model that other countries could learn from. This news shows great foresight by BNP Paribas and we wish the Compte-Nickel team all the best for the future" added Davor Hebel, Managing Partner, Eight Roads Ventures Europe.
What about that, dear reader(s), eh? Davor Hebel! 'You're spoiling them, boss.' Ha! They ain't seen nothing yet. We've got Hugues Le Bret, too! 'Fucking hell!' Yeah.
"Partech Ventures was the first VC to believe in Compte-Nickel: the team have supported us since September 2015 and accompanied us in all strategic decisions, including when they introduced us to the BNP Paribas group. They also introduced us to Arnaud Giraudon who became the Managing Director of the company", commented Hugues Le Bret, President of Financière des Paiements Electroniques (Compte-Nickel).
The first VC to believe. Wow! / Thanks, Hugues, mate! / Okay, that's enough.
...
Anything else? Music? I'm listening to Oasis, The Masterplan. Except for the few songs I don't like that much.
My music? Guitar? After my week off, I'm going to go mental on my guitar. I've got no choice now.
So it is written, so it shall be done!
Laters.
