Payment cards are n°1 method of payment for french customers. Yet, its model is undermined by some of the European Commission’s projects of reform.
French banks have taken note of the draft law on banking and financial stability.
The FBF has just issued its response to the European Commission's consultation on the Liikanen report.
The FBF welcomes the European Commission’s proposals for a single supervision mechanism for all euro-zone banks.
Since the 1rst september, Jean-Paul Chifflet is the new chairman of the FBF. About Jean-Paul Chifflet

Update March 2011 This booklet aims to answer different questions that can be asked about the French banking sector: robustness, financing the economy, bank-customer relationships, initiatives for low-income individuals, employment.
Parlons_clair_banks_france_EN.pdf [1017 ko]