• Orange, BNP Paribas and its subsidiary Cetelem have got together to launch a range of credit cards, offering their customers innovative payment services.
• From 1 ^st October 2007, the co-branding of bank cards will be authorised by the Cartes Bancaires EIG, opening up an entirely new market in France.
• The aim of the two brands is to become leaders in the co-branded card market.

This industrial and strategic partnership makes it possible to pool the knowledge of each group in its field of expertise. The agreement, a perfect example of the convergence that exists between the telecommunications and banking worlds, will lead to the first multi-service card for daily use in telecommunications.