The Compagnie Bancaire () was a French bank, formed from 1946 onwards by successive ventures and acquisitions led by former civil servant . It innovated in retail financial services such as consumer credit. It came under the control of Paribas in the late 1960s and was eventually acquired by it in 1998, subsequently becoming part of BNP Paribas.
In September 1946, Fouchier left his senior civil servant position at the Direction du Trésor to create the Union Financière d'Entreprises Françaises et ÃÂtrangères (UFEFE,