Paris Europlace
Paris Europlace is the association that promotes the Paris financial center in France and abroad, and it was created in 1993. More than 500 organizations belong to it, among them banks, insurers, asset managers, market infrastructures, fintechs, industrial companies, law and consulting firms and public bodies.
In its commissions, committees and working groups, members agree on joint positions of the Paris financial center and present them to public authorities in France, in Europe and in other regions. Paris Europlace also runs an institute for sustainable finance and Finance Innovation, which supports young finance companies.
Paris Finance Forum
The Paris Finance Forum is the annual event of the Paris financial center and was organized by Paris Europlace for the 34th time in 2026. Investors, company executives, bankers, insurers, asset managers and policymakers meet there for a day of debates on finance in Europe. Earlier editions, such as the forum of 2021, carried the name Paris Europlace International Financial Forum.
Forum in Tokyo
Paris Europlace also holds an international financial forum in Tokyo, which took place for the 25th time in November 2022 at the Imperial Hotel. French, European and Japanese financial leaders and policymakers discuss investment opportunities, sustainable finance and financial innovation in Europe and Japan at the forum.
President, board and team
The board of directors of Paris Europlace is chaired by Augustin de Romanet, with Jean Lemierre of BNP Paribas and Yves Perrier of Edmond de Rothschild as vice-chairs. Alain Papiasse of BNP Paribas CIB chairs the steering committee, which prepares the work of the board. A college of companies chaired by Xavier Girre of EDF and a college of investors chaired by Valérie Baudson of Amundi meet several times a year, and the staff works under CEO Olivier Vigna.
Upcoming fintech and finance events in France
Members and membership
The members of Paris Europlace range from Amundi, AXA, BNP Paribas and Société Générale to Euroclear, Euronext, the Caisse des dépôts and the Banque de France. Industrial companies such as EDF, L'Oréal, Orange and Renault belong to the association, as do law firms, rating agencies and crypto firms such as CoinShares and Paymium. Professional bodies are members as well, including the asset management association AFG and the French Banking Federation.
Digital finance, DeFi and the digital euro
Several working groups of Paris Europlace deal with new technology in finance. The group on use cases of digital finance follows the DLT pilot regime, MiCA, crypto assets and decentralized finance, and in April 2024 it published a paper on tokenization for issuers and investors. A separate group on decentralized finance builds a common language between traditional firms and new entrants, and further groups study the digital euro, artificial intelligence and quantum technology.
Paris Europlace also supports the Geneva Summit of The Big Whale, a conference on digital assets for banks, asset managers, payment networks and supervisors.
Paris Infraweek
Paris Infraweek is the infrastructure finance week of Paris Europlace, with more than 50 roundtables and workshops and more than 250 speakers from around the world. Investors, lenders, multilateral banks, project developers, lawyers and government officials take part in the week.
Address and legal form
The office of Paris Europlace is at 28 Place de la Bourse in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris. The association is governed by the French law on associations of 1 July 1901.
Paris Europlace and Finance Loop
The working groups of Paris Europlace and many Finance Loop members deal with the same subjects, from the tokenization of securities and DeFi to the digital euro and AI in finance. Finance Loop discusses these subjects at its events with banks, asset managers, market infrastructures and fintechs from France, Germany and other European countries.
Finance Loop is a professional network and has the goal of driving the institutional use of emerging technologies in finance, such as AI, tokenization, stablecoins, and DeFi. Finance Loop helps its members build skills and personal networks in these fields: Investment & Digital Assets, Payments & Digital Money, Digital Infrastructure & Sovereignty, and Risk & Compliance.