History Continuous growth New stage of the financial market Years after the global financial crisis Financial market origins & evolution 2021 Acquisition of Fidor Solutions, the software subsidiary and digital banking specialist of next-generation bank Fidor Bank ACQUISITION Participation in EUvsVirus and AfricavsVirus hackathons to generate innovative solutions in the fight against Covid-19 Acquisition of SAB, a managed services core banking platform company ACQUISITION PSD2 becomes an operational mandate in Europe Facebook and 50 partners announce Libra, a cryptocurrency to be used by 2 Bn citizens globally Alibaba and Wechat share 85% of mobile payment market in China Acquisition of O.R. System, a compliance software company ACQUISITION GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) in Europe Acquisition of APAK, a global financing company ACQUISITION Norway largest bank DNB says “no” to cash Acquisition of Cassiopae, a global financing company ACQUISITION Apple Pay Launched Acquisition COR&FJA, a German financing software company ACQUISITION Acquisition of Callataÿ & Wouters in Benelux ACQUISITION Acquisition of Tieto FS in the UK ACQUISITION Creation of Sopra Banking Software, a dedicated subsidiary on the financial techs CREATION Acquisition of Delta Informatique, a core banking platform for MEA banks ACQUISITION 1st mobile bank by RBS in UK Collapse of Lehman brothers & worldwide economic crisis Blockchain invention by Satoshi Nakamoto Acquisition of BAI, a financing software company ACQUISITION Acquisition of CIBF, a payment software company ACQUISITION Worldwide financial crisis leading to the global economic crisis until 2009 iPhone is released Acquisition of Inforsud ingénierie (Crédit Agricole Group) ACQUISITION Social networks arrival SEPA introduction Acquisition of Financial software, a banking back office software company ACQUISITION Euro converter (European software leader created by Sopra) OUR BUSINESS Basel I introduced Creation of the European Central Bank and the Eurosystem Acquisition of SG2 Ingénierie ACQUISITION First online-only banking service by NetBank in USA First banking website by Wells Fargo Sopra Group quotation on Euronext Paris Stock Exchange OUR BUSINESS Acquisition of Pro BF (subsidiary of the Banques Populaire Group) ACQUISITION Wall Street crash First core banking system created by Sopra for Banque Laydernier OUR BUSINESS Sopra Group creation by Pierre PASQUIER ATM invented by John Shepherd-Barron at Barclays in UK : automation of banking transactions starts TECHNOLOGY 1st bank-issued credit card CARDS 1st Central Bank to issue money in England FINANCE 1st Bank established in Venice onto which currency were exchanged between bankers BANK 1st virtual money created in China as credit note FINANCE 1st loan and gold deposits in Babylon OFFERS Sopra Banking Platform Sopra Financing Platform Model Bank Products A-Z SERVICES Digital Transformation Software-as-a-Service SBS University Support COMPANY About Us Brand Center Career Suppliers Contact Form FOLLOW US LinkedIn Facebook Twitter YouTube CONTACT US FAQ English Terms of use Personal data protection charter Modern slavery act statement © Sopra Banking Software. All Rights Reserved. ® Sopra Banking Software is a registered trademark of Sopra Steria.