BNP Paribas Lease Group will be able to offer a full range of financial services to both Microsoft’s direct customers and customers serviced by resellers (VARS – value added resellers and LARS – large account resellers).
Qualifying customers will be able to benefit from the convenience of financing purchases of Microsoft software licenses, Microsoft and reseller services, and third-party products. This solution will also enable them to preserve cash flow while still making crucial investments and capital purchases, providing an opportunity to improve business performance.
Brian Madison, general manager of Microsoft Financing at Microsoft, said: “As part of Microsoft’s commitment to providing customers with simple, convenient and affordable ways to acquire IT, we are pleased to be working with BNP Paribas Lease Group. BNP Paribas Lease Group is uniquely qualified to deliver outstanding service to our customers and partners in the small and mid-market segment in France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland.”
Joseph Pulicano, head of IT and telecom within BNP Paribas Lease Group, said: “We are proud to be working with Microsoft Financing and to contribute to Microsoft Financing’s development across the major European markets. Our ability to provide appropriate financing solutions, from simple loans to value-added leasing products, and our strong in-country involvement will certainly contribute to the success of this programme.”
Microsoft Financing is a Microsoft programme under which financing providers offer customers a simple, convenient, and affordable way to acquire their IT solutions.
With more than EUR33bn of outstandings under management and 3,300 employees located worldwide, BNP Paribas Lease Group offers leasing and rental solutions for equipment, software and real estate professional assets, either directly to businesses and professionals or through its partners – manufacturers, distributors and editors.
