Forgot your password Safety information INDIVIDUALS OFFICIALS YOUTH PROFESSIONALS COMPANIES you are here: home → bank of polynesia → history Presentation Historical Our values Our engagements Our network in Polynesia Recruitment HISTORICAL Established in 1973 with a capital of 130 million Pacific francs, Banque de Polynesésie was the result, at that time, of the alliance of an American bank: the First National City Bank, a shareholder with half of the shares, of Societe Generale, shareholder for 30% of the shares and SCI Tevaro for 20% of the capital. The same year, on July 9, the first branch of the bank, boulevard Pomare, was created. Today it is both an agency and the headquarters of the company. At that time, the Crédit de l'Océanie, created in 1866 (which would become the Banque Socredo), the Banque Indochine (which would become the Banque Indosuez and subsequently the Westpac Banking Corporation) and the Banque de Tahiti created in 1970 were already present in the territory. In the 1970s, the development of the Polynesian economy is booming, Banque de Polynesésie will support this movement by increasing the number of branch openings: the Moorea branch in 1974, the Bruat and Faa'a branches in 1976. , the Mahina and Papara Branches in 1978. In 1977, Societe Generale took control of the bank by buying the shares of the First National City Bank: Banque de Polynesésie then became a 72% subsidiary. As of 1978, Banque de Polynesésie will represent the leasing subsidiaries of Societe Generale, Sofinabail, Sofinauto and Sogemer and will be the first in the territory to distribute leasing. Then, two years later, the bank became computerized and equipped itself with the very first NCR system while continuing to develop the commercial network at a sustained pace: openings of the Raiatea branch in 1980, the Punaauia branches, Taravao and Mamao in 1981, followed by the Paea Agency in 1983, the Bora Bora Agency in 1984 and the Pirae Agency in 1986. From 1983 until 1985, work was undertaken at the headquarters of the Agence Pomare with a view to restoring the building and doubling the available surface. At that time, the workforce of anque de Polynesia had 130 employees and continuing to grow, the capital of Banque de Polynesésie was increased during the year 1990 to reach one billion CFP Francs. In 1992, in order to assert its identity in an increasingly competitive banking world, Banque de Polynésie adopted a new graphic charter: the red and black of the logo now bear, in Polynesia, the qualities of the Group's efficiency and simplicity. Societe Generale. In 1998, the staff of Banque de Polynesésie reached 157 people. Between March 1998 and March 1999, Banque de Polynesésie prepared the takeover of the Westpac Banking Corporation, an operation which materialized on March 31, 1999, bringing the capital of Banque de Polynesésie to 1,380,000,000 F CFP. During these same years, the network was strengthened by twelve new branches located at Place Notre Dame ("Cathedral"), in Fare Ute, around the Papeete Market, in Faa'a (2 including one at the airport) in Punaauia (Tamanu Center), in Pirae, Mahina, Taravao, Moorea (Tiahura), Raiatea and Bora Bora. A new partnership is born with Casden. In the early 2000s, new agencies were opened: the Casden Agency in 2001, the Huahine Agency in 2002 and the Arue Agency in 2003. En 2014, Banque de Polynésie adopte la nouvelle image de marque du groupe Société Générale : le carré rouge et noir est apuré et la mention Banque de Polynésie se déplace à droite du carré pour une signature plus moderne et homogène avec le groupe à travers le monde. En 2015, Banque de Polynésie réorganise son réseau d'agences. Les agences d'Arue, Mamao et Bruat disparaissent au profit de la création de locaux nouvelle génération : l'agence Pacific Plaza en 2015 et l'Espace Casden en 2016. Ces espaces, alliant innovation et proximité, sont les modèles pour toutes les futures agences du réseau Banque de Polynésie. Today, Banque de Polynesésie has nearly 300 employees serving customers, 15 branches, 5 areas of expertise (Espace Casden, Crédicom, Patrimonial Space, Professional Space, Business Service), 29 ATMs . It is also a website, a call center and a wide range of new products and services. FOLLOW US BANK OF POLYNESIA Facebook Our history Our engagements Our values Recruitment Societe Generale Group | Societe Generale France | | About | Cookies charter | Legal notices | Lexicon |