Credit Agricole Bank is an exclusive financial sponsor of one of the major IT conference ITEM 2017

On 17-18 June 2017, the 5^th anniversary IT conference ITEM was held in Dnipro.

Having defined special focus on innovations, digital and technological effectiveness as its main development priority, Credit Agricole Bank supported the event as an exclusive financial sponsor.

Ihor Kuropiy, head of international and large corporate business department, welcomed the participants of the conference on behalf of the bank. Ihor noted that IT industry has been on a rise recently throughout the world and in Ukraine in particular. So on the basis of the strategy of Credit Agricole Bank, digitalization is the link in the product line that will ensure customer access to the products. However, along with introduction of the best innovational digital services, a customer will always have access to live communication with the employees in Credit Agricole Bank outlets. It fully reflects new positioning of Credit Agricole – «A whole Bank just for you». The bank which is 100% digital and 100% human.

Boris Guitton, head of digital business development department of Credit Agricole Bank, presented a report on «Watching your indirect competitors: Bank vs Fintech» in the «Business and Sales» flow. On the example of the French business incubator Le Village, Boris demonstrated successful interaction of banks and companies involved in the FinTech sphere to the participants of the conference.

ITEM is one of the major IT events in Ukraine which gathered more than 600 participants this year. The conference is annually visited by IT business representatives and top-management from all over Ukraine, as well as the leading speakers from the USA and Europe, in order to discuss topical issues of IT business development in Ukraine.

About Credit Agricole:

PJSC «CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK» is a modern universal bank owned by the leading financial group in Europe – Credit Agricole Group (France). The Group is a major partner of the French economy and one of the largest banking groups in Europe. It is a leading retail bank in Europe, having the largest portfolio of assets under management, being first in the field of bank insurance and third - in project financing in Europe. Credit Agricole has been operating in the financial market of Ukraine since 1993 and renders the entire range of banking services to private individuals, including VIP clients, and business. The Bank pays special attention to cooperation with agricultural enterprises. Reliability and business reputation of CREDIT AGRICOLE in Ukraine is confirmed by the highest possible FITCH ratings, leading positions in bank sustainability, bank deposit reliability and bank profitability rankings, as well as by 300 000 active private and 18 000 corporate customers, including international corporations, large Ukrainian companies and representatives of small and medium business. 

Contacts:

Viktoriia Torianyk, Head of PR and corporate communications Credit Agricole Bank. 

Phone: +38 044 581 07 45, e-mail: Viktoriia.Torianyk@credit-agricole.ua