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- Crédit Agricole S.A. Crédit Agricole S.A. is a leading French banking group and listed vehicle of the Crédit Agricole cooperative network that provides a broad range of retail banking, corporate and investment banking, insurance, asset management, and specialized financial services to individuals, farmers, small businesses, large corporates, and institutional clients across Europe and internationally. Crédit Agricole S.A. offers deposit-taking and lending services including mortgages, consumer loans, auto financing, leasing, and factoring; savings and retirement products; life, property, casualty, death, disability, and creditor insurance; asset management through Amundi; wealth management via Indosuez; corporate financing, structured finance, capital markets, and investment banking solutions through Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank; and asset servicing via CACEIS. The company operates in 46 countries with 54 million customers, headquartered in Montrouge, France, originating from the 1894-founded Crédit Agricole mutual network. Recent developments include the unveiling of its medium-term strategic plan ACT 2028 in November 2025 targeting a return on tangible equity above 14%, accelerated expansion in Europe via Crédit Agricole Deutschland and digital savings platforms aiming for over €40 billion in non-French assets by 2028, completion of a strategic partnership with Crelan in October 2025 entailing a 9.9% stake acquisition and collaborations in asset management, private banking, and leasing, finalization of the acquisition of Santander's 30.5% stake in CACEIS in July 2025 strengthening its asset servicing leadership, Indosuez Wealth Management's full acquisition of Wealth Dynamix client lifecycle management technology in 2025 following a 2023 majority stake purchase, and Amundi's launch of its 2025-2028 plan for €150 billion in net inflows through partnerships and joint venture expansions.