consors

Consors is a Latin word meaning partner or co-owner, and it is used as a brand name in European financial services. The most prominent use is as the name of an online brokerage and bank that became part of BNP Paribas. The brand originated in Germany in the late 1990s as an online trading platform offering low-cost stock and fund trading to individual investors. It expanded across Europe, developing into a cross-border retail broker.

In the early 2000s, Consors merged with France's Cortal to form Cortal Consors, a combined online broker and bank operation intended to serve retail clients across several European markets. The BNP Paribas Group later acquired the business and integrated it into its online retail banking network. In Germany the brand continues as Consorsbank, providing securities trading, savings accounts, and other retail banking services; in other markets the branding has been harmonized under BNP Paribas' retail brands.

Products and services typically include online trading in stocks, funds, and options; bancassurance and deposit accounts; customer support and online trading tools; and educational resources for investors. The Consors name also appears in discussions of European fintech and online brokerage history, illustrating the growth of do-it-yourself investing in the 2000s.

See also: online brokerage, BNP Paribas, Cortal Consors.