Banque de la Réunion

The bank lost its issuance privilege in the turmoil of World War II, when the Caisse Centrale de la France d'Outre-Mer (CCFOM) was designated as monetary authority for the island as well as French Caribbean territories on 1 July 1944.

[3]: 31  By 1994, the bank had 360 employees, 16 branches, and recorded a consolidated balance sheet of 4.9 billion francs, the second-largest on the island with a 17 percent market share.

On 4 December 1998, the Caisse d'Épargne Provence Alpes Corse (CEPAC), a cooperative member bank of Groupe BPCE based in Marseille, took over the Banque de la Réunion by acquiring 52.2 percent of its equity.

In 2002, the Banque de la Réunion became part of Financière Océor, which brought together the overseas banks of the Caisse d'Epargne group.

In 2015, BPCE IOM acquired the shares of Banque de la Réunion which it did not already own and became the bank's full owner, then sold it later that year to CEPAC.