BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas operates in two areas relevant to businesses: professional current accounts and escrow services. The French bank is registered in Paris under RCS 662042449, VAT FR76662042449, with its address at 16 boulevard des Italiens.

Professional accounts

Esprit Libre Pro and Solution Pro Santé combine a business account with a Visa Business card. The packages bring together account maintenance, fixed charges for money movements and financial management tools, including electronic invoicing.

Escrow

Through Securities Services the bank acts as escrow agent for transactions that need collateral to be set apart, including M&A and derivative agreements. The service sits within a wider offer of corporate trust, debt-issue agency and custody, with collateral custody and debt issuer services also listed.

Who it suits

French professionals and small companies that want a packaged account with a Visa Business card and invoicing tools, and institutional parties who need an independent agent to hold collateral or deal proceeds. The two offers are quite different in scale; escrow terms are negotiated per transaction, and fees for the account packages should be checked in the current tariff.