Cofidis (from the French: mpagnie nancière de tribution) is a French multinational consumer credit company owned by Crédit Mutuel. It was founded in 1982 by 3 Suisses, a company jointly owned by the Otto and Mulliez families, to provide financing for mail-order purchases. Headquartered in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France, Cofidis specializes in providing consumer loans and credit solutions primarily through remote channels such as telephone and online platforms.[2] Over the years, the company has expanded internationally, establishing operations in several European countries.
History
In the mid-1980s, Cofidis opened its first international branch in Belgium and subsequently expanded to Spain, Italy, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, Greece and Romania