Orange news and trends

Digital Tools Go for Gold at Paris Summer Olympics
Technology // April 17, 2024

As the 100-day countdown to the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games begins, anticipation is not just limited to the athletic feats but also the digital innovations poised to shape the spectator experience.  With consumers more connected than ever and a significant portion of the audience expected to be digital...

Orange to Exit Banking Business and Partner With BNP Paribas
Digital Banking // June 28, 2023

French telecom Orange plans to exit the retail banking business in France and Spain. The firm, which launched Orange Bank in 2017, is in exclusive talks with BNP Paribas to have that organization support the bank’s customers while Orange withdraws from the business in the two countries, Orange said in a Wednesday...

EMEA Daily: Mastercard Backs nClude to Boost Financial Inclusion, FinTech in Egypt
emea // October 12, 2022

Today in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Mastercard announced an investment in Egypt’s FinTech-focused venture capital platform nClude and HSBC launched a new digital receivables finance solution. HSBC, Trade Ledger Launch Digital Receivables Finance Tool London-based Lending-as-a-Service FinTech Trade Ledger on Tuesday (Oct. 11)...

Report: Orange Could Sell Its Banking Unit
Banking // October 12, 2022

French telecom Orange is reportedly weighing its options for its online banking division in the wake of media reports that the company was considering the sale of Orange Bank. “In a very highly competitive environment in the banking market, Orange is considering all opportunities to...

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Orange Partners With OpenAI to Develop New AI Use Cases

November 27, 2024
French telecommunications company Orange will have direct access to OpenAI’s artificial intelligence (AI) models under a new agreement signed by the two companies. The agreement will provide Orange with direct access that includes data processing and hosting in European data centers and will facilitate early access to OpenAI’s latest AI models, Orange said in a […]

Orange to Exit Banking Business and Partner With BNP Paribas

June 28, 2023
French telecom Orange plans to exit the retail banking business in France and Spain. The firm, which launched Orange Bank in 2017, is in exclusive talks with BNP Paribas to have that organization support the bank’s customers...

Report: Orange Could Sell Its Banking Unit

October 12, 2022
French telecom Orange is reportedly weighing its options for its online banking division in the wake of media reports that the company was considering the sale of Orange Bank. “In...

Orange, Masmovil Plan Merger, Launch of Spanish Telecom Division

March 08, 2022
French telecom carrier Orange and Masmovil Ibercom are working to consolidate the telecom market in Spain through a merger that would value the combined company at 19.6 billion euros (about...