BNP Paribas, BPCE, Crédit Agricole, Crédit Mutuel, Société Générale create joint venture to provide service for authenticating online transactions

Client(s) BNP Paribas, BPCE, Crédit Agricole, Crédit Mutuel, Société Générale

Jones Day advised BNP Paribas, BPCE, Crédit Agricole, Crédit Mutuel,and Société Générale on the IP, IT, and data protection aspects of the creation of the b.connect joint venture. The purpose of the joint venture is to develop and market a simple, secure, and universal password-free digital authentication solution for online transactions, leveraging strong customer authentication systems provided by the banks.