FDJ expands into payment solutions

Garance Limouzy October 15, 2024

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FDJ expands into payment solutions

FDJ is advancing its payment services with a major contract for its subsidiary Aleda to equip 300 Parisian kiosks with point-of-sale systems. Recently, FDJ has acquired a 91.77 percent stake in Kindred Group, bringing leadership changes within the company.

FDJ payment solutions grow with Aleda’s success

The French national lottery operator, La Française des Jeux (FDJ), is making strides in the payment sector with its subsidiary, Aleda, which has recently won a major contract in Paris. According to FDJ, Aleda was selected through a competitive bidding process initiated by MediaKiosk and JCDecaux to equip 300 Parisian kiosks with its innovative point-of-sale (POS) solutions. This deployment, which began in mid-September, marks an important milestone in Aleda’s growth and reinforces its ambition to become a key player in payment and POS services for French retailers.

Raphaël Botbol, CEO of FDJ’s Payment & Services and Innovation division, expressed pride in the deal, stating: “This agreement for distributing Aleda’s POS solutions in Parisian kiosks is a major achievement for FDJ and its Payment & Services division. It solidifies our ambition to become the preferred partner for local retailers, offering services accessible to individual customers.”

Marc Bollaert, Director of MédiaKiosk, reacted: “Through these new Aleda cash registers, we aim to offer the best management tool to kiosk operators, both for the press and for diversifying their activities. It is essential for us that all kiosk operators have access to a high-performance system at a time when the processing of press materials is becoming digital and activities are diversifying. Our ambition is that, in the future, a large number of kiosk operators will be able to offer cultural and tourist ticketing services or other services (such as postal services, gambling, or payment services at the point of sale) to all Parisians and tourists visiting the Île-de-France region and its surroundings.”

FDJ implements leadership changes at Kindred following acquisition

FDJ has recently acquired a 91.77 percent stake in Kindred Group, gaining majority ownership of the company as of 2 October 2024. Changes following FDJ’s acquisition are already underway. On 14 October 2024, Kindred announced that its Board of Directors had received the resignations of several key members, including Chairman Evert Carlsson and directors James H. Gemmel, Cédric Boireau, and others. In their place, FDJ has appointed Pascal Chaffard, Edeline Minaire, and Célia Vérot as new directors, with Chaffard also assuming the role of Chairman. All three have longstanding careers at FDJ, bringing extensive experience to their new roles at Kindred.