Leading Finance Companies in Europe

BNP Paribas Personal Finance and Volkswagen Financial Services AG are amongst the leading finance companies in Europe.

BNP Paribas Personal Finance is the French and European market leader in personal loans. BNP Paribas Personal Finance is the first multi-specialist to offer a comprehensive range of personal credit products, from automobile loans to in-store credit, personal loans, credit cards, home loans and more.

BNP Paribas Personal Finance (Cetelem) received the prize for the "Best Consumer Finance Company" at the 'Cards and Payments Europe 2008' conference held in Brussels in June 2008. The jury comprised international consultants, credit card industry experts, as well as the editorial team of Cards International magazine.

Volkswagen Financial Services AG is Europe’s largest financial service provider for the automotive industry, with the company’s balance sheet total standing at € 52.3 billion on 31 December 2007. Volkswagen Financial Services AG is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Volkswagen AG and has its headquarters in Braunschweig, Germany. The company is responsible for the coordination of the Volkswagen Group’s financial service provider activities across the globe.

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