BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas is a French multinational banking group formed from the 2000 merger of Banque Nationale de Paris (BNP) and Paribas. It is headquartered in Paris and is recognized as one of the largest banks in the world by assets and the largest bank in France.

The group operates across several sectors, including retail banking, insurance, investment solutions, and corporate and institutional banking. Its operations span Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa, and it is active within the Eurozone's banking ecosystem as a provider of securities services.