WHO WE ARE
THE 4 NICKEL VALUES
Universality
With us, everyone is welcome, even people who have been banned from banking. Young or old, rich or poor, party-goer or early riser, etc. You're all welcome..
Simplicity
At Nickel, there are no complicated options. We believe that everyone should have easy access to basic banking services to simply pay and get paid.
Usefulness
With no overdraft and no AGIOS, you regain control of your money. We are the 100% useful and 0% toxic account.
Kindness
We are there for you. Nickel is there when you need it most, fighting to make your day-to-day life easier.
The unlikely meeting between Hugues Le Bret, a former bank CEO, and Ryad Boulanouar, a young suburban entrepreneur and talented software engineer. The birth of the NOBANK project: giving everyone access to an account and a payment card for just a few euros.
Interested in the Nickel story? Discover the book NO BANK: the incredible story of a suburban entrepreneur who wants to revolutionize banking.
After 2 eventful years, the Compte-Nickel was launched on February 11, 2014 at a handful of adventurous tobacconists who believed in the project. In less than a year, more than 70,000 customers joined the bankless account.
A new tobacconist every 2 hours, a new customer every 30 seconds. Compte-Nickel has more than 2,000 tobacconists and 400,000 customers.
In 2017, Compte-Nickel was acquired by BNP Paribas while retaining its independence. In 2018, Compte-Nickel became Nickel and reaffirmed its values, its uniqueness and its ambition: to support 2,000,000 customers by 2020.
Nickel launches in Spain and announces its arrival in 8 European countries by 2025.
Nickel achieves the milestone of 2 million customers in France and continues its international expansion by establishing itself in Belgium and Portugal.
Nickel starts the year with 3 million customers in France and launches in Germany in the summer. Germany becomes the 5th European country of the Nickel family.
Nickel celebrates its 10th anniversary. 10 years of benevolence, simplicity and usefulness.
Since 2014, we've stayed true to our values, while offering ever more products and services to our customers and expanding in Europe. A milestone in an adventure that's only just begun!
The unlikely meeting between Hugues Le Bret, a former bank CEO, and Ryad Boulanouar, a young suburban entrepreneur and talented software engineer. The birth of the NOBANK project: giving everyone access to an account and a payment card for just a few euros.
Interested in the Nickel story? Discover the book NO BANK: the incredible story of a suburban entrepreneur who wants to revolutionize banking.
After 2 eventful years, the Compte-Nickel was launched on February 11, 2014 at a handful of adventurous tobacconists who believed in the project. In less than a year, more than 70,000 customers joined the bankless account.
A new tobacconist every 2 hours, a new customer every 30 seconds. Compte-Nickel has more than 2,000 tobacconists and 400,000 customers.
In 2017, Compte-Nickel was acquired by BNP Paribas while retaining its independence. In 2018, Compte-Nickel became Nickel and reaffirmed its values, its uniqueness and its ambition: to support 2,000,000 customers by 2020.
Nickel launches in Spain and announces its arrival in 8 European countries by 2025.
Nickel achieves the milestone of 2 million customers in France and continues its international expansion by establishing itself in Belgium and Portugal.
Nickel starts the year with 3 million customers in France and launches in Germany in the summer. Germany becomes the 5th European country of the Nickel family.
Nickel celebrates its 10th anniversary. 10 years of benevolence, simplicity and usefulness.
Since 2014, we've stayed true to our values, while offering ever more products and services to our customers and expanding in Europe. A milestone in an adventure that's only just begun!