European Cash Management leadership with global reach

In 2008, BNP Paribas confirmed its position as a leading global and European Bank: the group is now ranked 5th Bank in the world, 1st Bank in the Euro zone according to Forbes magazine. Thanks to this performance, reflecting the strength and the reliability, as well as the potential of BNP Paribas, the bank can implement ambitious cash management projects. Leader on the French market, BNP Paribas has built a leadership position in Europe through a culture of excellence and deep market knowledge. The group also has a significant presence in the United States and strong positions in Asia and the emerging markets especially Turkey, Ukraine and the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China).

Focus on client satisfaction

It’s no coincidence that major global companies have placed their trust in BNP Paribas.  We guarantee service quality by forming a solid partnership with your company and providing you with the following advantages: ▪ Dedicated project teams A dedicated team accompany you at all stages of your project: advice, design of your cash management solution and implementation. To guarantee you the highest degree of satisfaction, our project approach is ISO 9001 certified and you can benefit from a global coordination with a unique entry point. ▪ Solutions tailored to your needs Our range of services is designed to be powerful, flexible and open. Together, we study the solutions that are best suited to your objectives and organisation. To streamline the processes, the clients’ interfaces are fully integrated with their ERPs and Treasury systems. ▪ Industrialized settlements platforms Large volume payments capacities have been developed on industrialized and Straight Through Processing (STP) platforms so that you can perform your operations efficiently. A fully integrated process contributes also to a significant reduction of errors and assists corporates to achieve a better STP rate. ▪ Certified quality processes We monitor clients permanently in order to satisfy your present and future requirements. In 2007, BNP Paribas’ ISO 9001 certification has been renewed for the Cash Customer Service, our personalised transaction follow-up service. This certification is your guarantee of quality level and applies to your e-banking transactions in the world. The Cash Customer Service is exclusive to BNP Paribas. ▪  Strong innovation BNP Paribas invested from an early stage in order to bring you the latest innovations combined  with the highest level of security. Pioneer in the development of banking technologies in Europe, the Bank has now more than 20 000 clients in France on internet banking and can also offer its international clients a large range of e-banking and cash centralization solutions based on a wide range of international standards from Edifact to SWIFTNet. BNP Paribas has demonstrated its leadership in SWIFTNet (nr 1 for SWIFTNet FileAct relationship in 2008) and is a reference bank for Payment factories. To meet the challenges of the future, BNP Paribas is also particularly proactive in developing a SEPA offer in Europe and complying with SOX regulation in US. ▪ Strenght in numbers Access to local ACH and RTGS, Target 2 and PE-ACH Access to 140 payments systems around the world Nr 3 for provision of cross-border cash pooling (Euromoney 2007) Nr 3 for global liquidities capabilities (Euromoney 2007) Nr 1 for geographical coverage Nr 1 for SWIFTNet File Act relationships (SWIFT benchmarking Q1-08) Nr 1 for robustness of electronic banking platform (Euromoney 2007) Combining innovation with strong execution capabilities and extensive coverage, we can offer high value added solutions completely fitting our client’s expectations.