BNP Paribas

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In 1999, BNP and Société Générale fought a complex battle on the stock market, with Société Générale bidding for Paribas and BNP bidding for Société Générale and counter-bidding for Paribas. BNP's bid for Société Générale failed, while its bid for Paribas succeeded leading to a merger of BNP and Paribas one year later on 23 May 2000.

In 2006, BNP Paribas purchased Banca Nazionale del Lavoro (BNL), Italy's sixth-largest bank. On 9 August 2007, BNP Paribas became the first major financial group to acknowledge the impact of the sub-prime crisis by closing two funds exposed to it. This day is now generally seen as the start of the 2008 financial crisis and the bank's quick reaction saved it from the fate of other large European banks such as UBS.{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/7922946/BNP-Paribas-makes-first-asset-write-back-since-2007.html| title=BNP Paribas makes first asset write back since 2007| author=Harry Wilson| date=3 August 2010| access-date=6 April 2011| work=The Telegraph| location=London| url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111121102607/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/7922946/BNP-Paribas-makes-first-asset-write-back-since-2007.html| archive-date=21 November 2011| df=dmy-all}}{{cite web| publisher=Market Watch| author=Morning Zhou| url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/asian-stocks-may-fall-on-credit-woes-global-selloff?siteid=rss| title=Asian stocks may fall on credit woes, global sell-off| date=9 August 2007| access-date=6 April 2011| url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607102347/http://www.marketwatch.com/story/asian-stocks-may-fall-on-credit-woes-global-selloff?siteid=rss| archive-date=7 June 2011| df=dmy-all}}

On 6 October 2008, BNP took over 75% of troubled bank Fortis' activities in Belgium, and 66% in Luxembourg, in exchange for the Belgian government becoming the new group's major shareholder. The sales of the Fortis shares was suspended by a court order from the Court of Appeal on Friday, 12 December{{cite news| work=Le Monde |agency=Reuters| url=http://www.lemonde.fr/la-crise-financiere/article/2008/10/06/bnp-paribas-prend-le-controle-de-fortis-en-belgique-et-au-luxembourg_1103272_1101386.html| title=BNP-Paribas rachète Fortis en Belgique et au Luxembourg| date=6 October 2008| access-date=6 April 2011}}{{cite news| work=De Morgen | url=http://www.demorgen.be/dm/nl/3324/Financiele-crisis/article/detail/551195/2008/12/14/Aandeel-Fortis-blijft-geschorst.dhtml| title=Aandeel Fortis blijft geschorst| date=14 December 2008| access-date=6 April 2011}}{{cite news| work=Le monde| url=http://www.lemonde.fr/la-crise-financiere/article/2008/12/14/affaire-madoff-bnp-paribas-pourrait-perdre-350-millions-d-euros_1131107_1101386.html| title=Affaire Madoff: BNP Paribas pourrait perdre 350 millions d'euros| date=14 December 2008| url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081215054241/http://www.lemonde.fr/la-crise-financiere/article/2008/12/14/affaire-madoff-bnp-paribas-pourrait-perdre-350-millions-d-euros_1131107_1101386.html| archive-date=15 December 2008| df=dmy-all}} In the end of January, the Belgian government and BNP negotiated for a 75% partnership in Fortis Bank Belgium. Fortis Insurance Belgium would be reintegrated in Fortis Holding.{{Cite news|date=11 March 2009|title=UPDATE 1-BNP Paribas to change Fortis brand|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/bnp-fortis-idINLB38875820090311|access-date=28 October 2021}}

On 11 February, Fortis' shareholders decided that Fortis Bank Belgium and Fortis Insurance Belgium should not become the property of BNP Paribas. However, the acquisition was completed, and BNP Paribas took 75% shareholding and renamed the new subsidiary BNP Paribas Fortis. After this only Fortis Insurance International was left in Fortis Holding and this was renamed as Ageas, a business that had Insurance all over Europe and Asia. In April 2024, it was announced BNP Paribas had acquired Fosun International's entire 9% stake in Ageas, worth €730 million.{{Cite web |last=Easton |first=Jonathan |date=2024-04-15 |title=BNP Paribas to acquire 9% stake in Belgian insurer Ageas |url=https://www.fstech.co.uk/fst/BNP_Paribas_To_Acquire_9_Per_Cent_Stake_In_Ageas.php |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=FStech |language=en}} The remaining Fortis Bank Netherlands was in the hands of the Dutch Government which merged it with other ABN AMRO holdings it already owned under the name ABN AMRO.

In May 2009, BNP Paribas became the majority shareholder (65.96%) of BGL (formerly Fortis Bank Luxembourg), the State of Luxembourg retaining 34% making BNP the eurozone's largest bank by deposits held.{{cite news| url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/rbssFinancialServicesAndRealEstateNews/idUKLT42693120090429| archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721192204/http://uk.reuters.com/article/rbssFinancialServicesAndRealEstateNews/idUKLT42693120090429| url-status=dead| archive-date=21 July 2012| author=Reed Stevenson| title=Fortis asset sale to BNP cleared with Dutch OK| publisher=Reuters| date=29 April 2009| access-date=30 April 2009}} On 21 September, the bank's registered name was changed to BGL BNP Paribas and in February 2010, BGL BNP Paribas became the 100% owner of BNP Paribas Luxembourg. The transfer was finalised on 1 October 2010 with the incorporation of BNP Paribas Luxembourg's business in the operational platforms of BGL BNP Paribas.[http://www.bgl.lu/en/bank/corporate/bgl-bnp-paribas/the-bank/the-history.htm "The history of Fortis BGL BNP Paribas"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813234044/http://www.bgl.lu/en/bank/corporate/bgl-bnp-paribas/the-bank/the-history.htm |date=13 August 2011 }}, BGL BNP Paribas. Retrieved 9 September 2011 In 2013 BNP Paribas was awarded the Bank of the Year award by The International Financing Review ("IFR"), Thomson Reuters' leading financial industry publication.Mullin, Keith. (15 February 2012) [http://www.ifre.com/bank-of-the-year-bnp-paribas/21052473.article Bank of the Year: BNP Paribas | All Special Reports] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121216080438/http://www.ifre.com/bank-of-the-year-bnp-paribas/21052473.article |date=16 December 2012 }}. IFRe. Retrieved on 6 December 2013.[http://www.efinancialnews.com/story/2013-01-24/ifr-fund-bnp-paribas-charity-auction-2013 BNP Paribas digs deep at charity auction] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128112140/http://www.efinancialnews.com/story/2013-01-24/ifr-fund-bnp-paribas-charity-auction-2013 |date=28 January 2013 }}. Efinancialnews.com. Retrieved on 6 December 2013.[http://www.euromoney.com/Article/3149962/CurrentIssue/87782/And-the-award-for-spelling-goes-to.html?Type=CurrentIssueArticle&ArticleId=3149962&ID=87782 International banking, finance, capital markets news & analysis | Euromoney magazine] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213203229/http://www.euromoney.com/Article/3149962/CurrentIssue/87782/And-the-award-for-spelling-goes-to.html?Type=CurrentIssueArticle&ArticleId=3149962&ID=87782 |date=13 December 2013 }}. Euromoney.com. Retrieved on 6 December 2013.

BNP Paribas reached an agreement in December 2013 to acquire Rabobank's Polish unit BGZ Bank for around $1.4 billion.{{cite news | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-poland-bgz-idUSBRE9B406T20131205 | title=BNP Paribas agrees to buy Polish Rabobank unit for $1.4 billion | author=Marcin Goclowski | publisher=Reuters | date=5 December 2013 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924191434/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/05/us-poland-bgz-idUSBRE9B406T20131205 | archive-date=24 September 2015 | df=dmy-all }} In September 2014, BNP completed the purchase of BGZ Bank for a final fee stated in the media to be $1.3 billion.[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bnp-paribas-rabobank-idUSKBN0HA1ZW20140915 BNP completes purchase of Bank BGZ from Rabobank] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924204505/http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/15/us-bnp-paribas-rabobank-idUSKBN0HA1ZW20140915 |date=24 September 2015 }}. Reuters, 17 September 2014{{cite news | url=https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/06/30/bnp-paribas-pleads-guilty-in-sanctions-case/ | title=BNP Paribas Admits Guilt and Agrees to Pay $8.9 Billion Fine to U.S. | work=The New York Times | date=30 June 2014 | access-date=1 July 2014 | author=Protess, Ben and Jessica Silver-Greenberg | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140630202411/http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/06/30/bnp-paribas-pleads-guilty-in-sanctions-case/ | archive-date=30 June 2014 | df=dmy-all }}{{cite web |url=https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2014/july/bank-guilty-of-violating-u.s.-economic-sanctions/ |title=FBI – Bank Guilty of Violating U.S. Economic Sanctions |publisher=Fbi.gov |access-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715004002/http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2014/july/bank-guilty-of-violating-u.s.-economic-sanctions/ |archive-date=15 July 2014 }} In December 2021, BNP Paribas announced to exit US retail banking business by selling its Bank of the West to the Bank of Montreal for $16.3bn.{{cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/a8cd3541-8869-4ef7-ac96-f0c528edbc02 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/a8cd3541-8869-4ef7-ac96-f0c528edbc02 |archive-date=10 December 2022 |url-access=subscription|title= BNP Paribas to exit US retail market with $16.3bn Bank of the West sale|work=Financial Times|date=20 December 2021|author=Sarah White|access-date=20 December 2021}}

BNP Paribas has around $80 billion under management in Asia by 2024. The bank has hired 20 private bankers, including Tiffeny Situ from Morgan Stanley, Wendy Chan from Citigroup and Martin Loh from Credit Suisse Group, as part of its expansion program.{{Cite web|language=en|url=https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/bnp-paribas-hires-20-private-bankers-asia-wealth-expansion|title=BNP Paribas hires 20 private bankers for Asia wealth expansion|website=The Business Times|access-date=2024-02-17|archive-date=2024-02-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240207004014/https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/bnp-paribas-hires-20-private-bankers-asia-wealth-expansion}}

BNP Paribas and BPCE have finalized an agreement of a joint venture to create  Estreem, to become a top-three European payment processor in February, 2025. The company is expected to handle 17 billion transactions annually, which will make it the leader with 30% volume of card payment in France.{{Cite news |date=February 13, 2025 |title=BNP Paribas and BPCE join forces in payment processing |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/bnp-paribas-bpce-join-forces-payment-processing-2025-02-13/}}

In February 2025, Philippe Maillard was appointed as group COO by BNP Paribas. His tenure would be effective from February 11, replacing Laurent David. As a company veteran since 1992, Maillard will oversee technology, IT, data, and operations. He will also be joining the bank’s executive committee.{{Cite news |date=February 12, 2025 |title=BNP Paribas appoints Philippe Maillard operations chief |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/bnp-paribas-appoints-philippe-maillard-operations-chief-2025-02-11/}}

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In 2022, total revenues of €50.4 billion represent an increase of 9% compared to 2021, BNP Paribas remains at the top of the French banks' ranking in terms of activity. During this year, BNP Paribas Group net income attributable to equity holders increased to 7.5% (to 10.2 billion euros). The geographic breakdown of Net Banking Income (NBI) at the end of 2020 is as follows: Europe (72.2%), North America (12.9%), Asia Pacific (8.6%) and others (6.3%).{{Cite web|title=BNP Paribas revenue - Revenue Breakdown|url=https://craft.co/bnp-paribas/revenue|website=Craft}}

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The BNP Paribas logo since 2000 (designed by Laurent Vincent under the leadership of the Communications Director, Antoine Sire) is called the "courbe d'envol" (curve of taking flight). The stars allude to Europe and universality. The transformation of the stars into birds conveys openness, freedom, growth, and the ability to change and adapt. The shape and movement of the curve places the logo in the universe of life. The green square symbolises nature and optimism.{{Cite web |title=What is the bank with a red logo? – BioSidmartin |url=https://biosidmartin.com/what-is-the-bank-with-a-red-logo/ |access-date=28 March 2023 |website=biosidmartin.com}}

The General Management and the executive committee{{Cite web |title=The General Management and the Executive Committee - BNP Paribas |url=https://group.bnpparibas/en/group/our-governance/general-management-and-the-executive-committee |accessdate=1 April 2025 |website=group.bnpparibas}} are composed as follows:

• Jean-Laurent Bonnafé, Director and chief executive officer of BNP Paribas
• Yann Gérardin, Chief Operating Officer, Corporate & Institutional Banking
• Thierry Laborde, Chief Operating Officer, Commercial, Personal Banking & Services
• Renaud Dumora, Deputy chief operating officer, Investment & Protection Services
• Michael Anseeuw, director, CEO and chairman or BNP Paribas Fortis
• Marguerite Bérard, Head of French Retail Banking
• Charlotte Dennery, Director and chief executive officer of BNP Paribas Personal Finance
• Marc Camus, chief information officer
• Elena Goitini, chief executive officer of BNL
• Elise Hermant, Head of Communications
• Stephanie Maarek, Head of Compliance
• Yannick Jung, Head of Corporate & Institutional Banking Global Banking EMEA
• Pauline Leclerc-Glorieux, director and CEO of BNP Paribas Cardif
• Isabelle Loc, Head of Commercial & Personal Banking in France
• Stéphanie Maarek, Head of Compliance
• Lars Machenil, Chief Financial Officer
• Philippe Maillard, Chief Operating Officer
• Sofia Merlo, Head of Human Resources
• Olivier Osty, Head of Corporate Institutional Banking Global Markets
• Anne Pointet, Head of Company Engagement
• Frank Roncey, Chief Risk Officer

As of 19 February 2025{{Cite web|url=https://group.bnpparibas/en/group/our-governance/board-of-directors|title=Members of the Board of Directors - BNP Paribas|website=group.bnpparibas|accessdate=19 February 2025}}

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• Jean Lemierre (chairman), former president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
• Jean-Laurent Bonnafé, CEO of BNP Paribas
• Jacques Aschenbroich, chairman of the board of directors of Orange Group
• Juliette Brisac, Head of Governance & Permanent Control of the BNP Paribas Group Company Engagement
• Monique Cohen, partner at Apax Partners
• Hugues Epaillard, BNP Paribas Real Estate executive
• Marion Guillou, global food security academic
• Vanessa Lepoultier, Financial Advisor
• Lieve Logghe, Chief Financial Officer of Boortmalt International
• Marie-Christine Lombard, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Board of Geodis
• Christian Noyer, director of companies
• Daniela Schwarzer, member of the Executive Board of Bertelsmann Foundation
• Annemarie Straathof, director of companies
• Michel Tilmant, director of companies

As of 31 December 2023{{Cite web|url=https://invest.bnpparibas/en/bnp-paribas-share|title=Share ownership|website=group.bnpparibas|accessdate=19 March 2024}}

• European institutional investors (37.7%)
• Non-European institutional investors (32.5%)
• BlackRock Inc. (6.9%)
• Belgian State (through SFPI) (5.5%)
• Amundi (5.4%)
• Retail shareholders (5.9%)
• Employees (5.0%)
• Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (1.1%)

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• BNP Paribas France (more than 2 200 branches)
• BNP Paribas Bulgaria
• BancWest (Bank of the West in the USA)
• BNP Paribas El Djazaïr (Algeria)
• BMCI (Morocco)

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• Banca Nazionale del Lavoro (BNL) (Italy)
• Turk Ekonomi Bankasi (TEB) (Turkey, Kosovo)
• BNP Paribas Fortis (Belgium, Germany, Poland, Turkey)
• BGL BNP Paribas (Luxembourg)
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• Sahara Bank (Libya)
• Ukrsibbank (Ukraine)
• BCI Mer Rouge Djibouti
• Banque de Wallis et Futuna
• BNP Paribas Bank Polska (Poland)

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• Alfred Berg
• BNP Paribas Arbitrage
• BNP Paribas Assurances with Cardif, Pinnacle
• BNP Paribas Investment Partners
• BNP Paribas Partners for Innovation
• BNP Paribas Personal Finance UK (Creation Financial Services Limited and Creation Consumer Finance Limited){{cite web|url=https://www.bnpparibas-pf.co.uk/legal-information/|title=BNP Paribas – Legal Information|website=www.bnpparibas-pf.co.uk|access-date=4 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129140429/https://www.bnpparibas-pf.co.uk/legal-information/|archive-date=29 January 2018}}
• BNP Paribas Primebrokerag
• BNP Paribas Real Estate (formerly Atisreal)
• BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions{{cite web| url=http://leasingsolutions.bnpparibas.com/en/| title=Leasing Solutions| year=2010| access-date=6 April 2011| publisher=PNB Paribas| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110226211707/http://leasingsolutions.bnpparibas.com/en/| archive-date= 26 February 2011 | url-status= live}} with Arval,{{cite web|url=http://www.arval.com/eng/car-leasing/home/index.html |publisher=BNP Paribas |title=Arval |access-date=6 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110129220017/http://www.arval.com/eng/car-leasing/home/index.html |archive-date=29 January 2011 }} and Artegy
• BNP Paribas Securities Services
• BNP Paribas Wealth Management
• Cetelem
• Consors Finanz
• Cortal Consors
• FundQuest
• SBI Life Insurance Company Limited a joint venture insurance company with State Bank of India, India's largest financial service company

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• Sharekhan, an Indian retail brokerage firm
• L'Atelier BNP Paribas
• BNP Paribas Personal Investors Luxembourg{{cite web |url=http://www.bnpparibas-personalinvestors.lu |title=bnpparibas-personalinvestors.lu |publisher=bnpparibas-personalinvestors.lu |date=1 January 1970 |access-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219022751/https://www.bnpparibas-personalinvestors.lu/ |archive-date=19 December 2014 }}
• Protection 24{{cite web |url=https://mabanque.bnpparibas/fr/notre-offre/assurances/assurances-des-biens/protection-habitat |title=Protection Habitat |publisher=bnp-paribas |date=1 January 1970 |access-date=4 November 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107231649/https://mabanque.bnpparibas/fr/notre-offre/assurances/assurances-des-biens/protection-habitat |archive-date=7 November 2016 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.protection24.com/ |title=Protection 24 |publisher=protection-24 |date=1 January 1970 |access-date=4 November 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161020101725/https://www.protection24.com/ |archive-date=20 October 2016 }}
• SAIB-BNP Paribas Asset Management{{Cite news |title=BNP Paribas Investment Partners and The Saudi Investment Bank announce the launch of a new asset management company: SAIB BNP Paribas Asset Management - BNP Paribas |language=en-US |work=BNP Paribas |url=https://group.bnpparibas/en/press-release/bnp-paribas-investment-partners-saudi-investment-bank-announce-launch-asset-management-company-saib-bnp-paribas-asset-management |access-date=22 April 2023}}

{{Infobox company

| name = BNP Paribas CIB

| logo = BNP Paribas.png

| logo_size = 50px

| image = Maison Doree siege BNP bd Italiens P1050972.JPG

| image_caption = The Maison dorée, home to Parisian operations of BNP Paribas CIB, with the registered office of BNP Paribas in the background

| type = Subsidiary of BNP Paribas

| foundation = 23 May 2000

| num_employees = 17,000 (2007){{cite web|url=http://invest.bnpparibas.com/en/financial-reports/documents/registration-document-2007.pdf |title=Annual Report 2007 |access-date=16 June 2008 |publisher=BNP Paribas |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080910064721/http://invest.bnpparibas.com/en/financial-reports/documents/registration-document-2007.pdf |archive-date=10 September 2008 }}

| industry = Financial services

| products = Corporate banking
Investment banking

| revenue = US$27.6 billion (2008)

| assets = €3.1 trillion (2010)

| homepage ={{URL|cib.bnpparibas.com}}

}}

BNP Paribas CIB (Corporate and Institutional Banking) is the global investment banking arm of BNP Paribas, the largest banking group in the world. In October 2010, BNP Paribas was ranked by Bloomberg and Forbes as the largest bank and largest company in the world by assets with over US$3.1 trillion.{{Cite web |url=http://news.hereisthecity.com/news/business_news/11779.cntns |title=Bloomberg Oct 2010 |access-date=5 November 2010 |archive-date=8 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101108010056/http://news.hereisthecity.com/news/business_news/11779.cntns |url-status=dead }}[https://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/18/global-2000-10_The-Global-2000_Assets.html The Global 2000. Forbes, April 21, 2010]. Retrieved 11 September 2010.

BNP Paribas CIB's main centres are in Paris and London, with large scale operations in New York, Hong Kong, and Singapore, and smaller operations in almost every financial centre in the world. It employs 185,000 people across 56 countries and provides financing, advisory and capital markets services. BNP Paribas CIB is a globally recognised leader in two areas of expertise: trading derivatives on all asset classes, and structured financing.[http://www.bizjournals.com/gen/company.html?gcode=0A4399320B6B45569120E4FFB1903DE1 Biz Journals] {{dead link|date=January 2011}} BNP Paribas CIB also has a large corporate advisory network in Europe and Asia. BNP Paribas CIB has 13,000 clients, consisting of companies, financial institutions, governments, investment funds and hedge funds.

BNP Paribas CIB benefits from the Group's large asset base (over €2 trillion) and diverse business model, and was resilient through the 2008 financial crisis. Revenues from BNP Paribas CIB nearly doubled in the second quarter of 2009 as robust investor demand boosted revenues from the bank's fixed income trading business unit. CIB's revenues totaled €3.351 billion (US$4.82 billion) for the quarter, up 81 percent from the second quarter of 2008, and following record revenues of €3.696 billion in the first quarter of 2009.{{Cite web |url=http://www.zimbio.com/BNP+Paribas+Masters+(tennis)/articles/C3KNWDye93v/Fixed+income+unit+boosts+BNP+Paribas+CIB+revenues |title=Fixed Income Boosts CIB Revenues |access-date=14 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918143538/http://www.zimbio.com/BNP+Paribas+Masters+(tennis)/articles/C3KNWDye93v/Fixed+income+unit+boosts+BNP+Paribas+CIB+revenues |archive-date=18 September 2010 |url-status=dead }}

• Nassim Taleb – Practitioner of financial mathematics, author of The Black Swan, Fooled by Randomness and Dynamic Hedging, and former BNP Paribas prop trader in New York City.

• Louis Alphonse of Bourbon, Duke of Anjou – considered by royalists as the head of the French Royal House
• Jacques de Larosière – managing director of the International Monetary Fund (1978–87); Governor of the Banque de France (1987–93)
• Lorenz of Habsburg, Archduke of Austria-Este
• François Villeroy de Galhau, Governor of the Bank of France since 2015

• David McWilliams - economist

In 2016 BNP reached an undisclosed settlement{{Cite web |title=From Downfall to Windfall |url=https://aish.com/from-downfall-to-windfall/}} with a Jewish employee, following a $40M lawsuit.{{Cite web|url=http://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/40m-lawsuit-over-banks-nazi-themed-training-video/|title=$40M Lawsuit Over Bank's Nazi-Themed Training Video|last=Ain|first=Stewart|date=4 May 2016|website=jewishweek.timesofisrael.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204070737/http://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/40m-lawsuit-over-banks-nazi-themed-training-video/|archive-date=4 February 2018|url-status=live|access-date=4 February 2017}} The employee had been made to watch a training video in the form of a parody of the movie Downfall,{{Cite web |title=Ex-director sues BNP Paribas NA, says he was fired over religion |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/business/ex-director-sues-bnp-paribas-na-says-he-was-fired-over-religion-idUSL1N0ON2AR/}} portraying Adolf Hitler as the CEO of Deutsche Bank, one of BNP's competitors and the Nazi soldiers around him as Deutsche Bank executives. Also, his colleagues made a number of anti-semitic comments during his time at BNP Paribas.{{Cite web|url=https://managingrisktogether.orx.org/sites/default/files/downloads/2017/01/orxnewsdigestofthemonthmay2016.pdf|title=BNP Paribas reaches settlement over offensive Hitler parody video in training sessions|last=Simao|first=Oliver|date=24 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204070338/https://managingrisktogether.orx.org/sites/default/files/downloads/2017/01/orxnewsdigestofthemonthmay2016.pdf|archive-date=4 February 2018|url-status=dead|access-date=4 February 2017}}

On 30 May 2014, The Wall Street Journal reported that the United States Department of Justice was negotiating a possible guilty plea with BNP Paribas as well as the size of the resulting fine for violating U.S. regulations and evading US sanctions. The Justice Department sought a fine of more than US $10 billion, which was expected to be reduced to $8 or $9 billion in negotiations.[https://www.wsj.com/articles/justice-dept-seeks-more-than-10-billion-penalty-from-bnp-paribas-1401386918?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTWhatsNewsCollection Justice Dept. Seeks More Than $10 Billion Penalty From BNP Paribas] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709033039/https://www.wsj.com/articles/justice-dept-seeks-more-than-10-billion-penalty-from-bnp-paribas-1401386918?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTWhatsNewsCollection|date=9 July 2017}}, Wall Street Journal, 30 May 2014 BNP Paribas was said to have laundered up to US$100 billion from the sanctioned countries of Sudan, Iran, and Cuba.{{cite news|author=Kevin Dugan|date=4 June 2014|title=BNP Paribas probed over $100B money-laundering scheme|work=New York Post|url=https://nypost.com/2014/06/04/bnp-paribas-probed-over-100b-money-laundering-scheme/|url-status=live|access-date=2 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628105756/http://nypost.com/2014/06/04/bnp-paribas-probed-over-100b-money-laundering-scheme/|archive-date=28 June 2014}}

On 1 July 2014, BNP Paribas pled guilty in a New York state court to falsifying business records as well as conspiracy in connection to those falsifications. It was also expected to plead guilty in federal court to violating laws against money-laundering.{{cite news|author=Thompson, Mark and Evan Perez|date=1 July 2014|title=BNP Paribas to pay nearly $9 billion penalty|work=CNN Money|url=https://money.cnn.com/2014/06/30/investing/bnp-paribas-sanctions-fine/|url-status=live|access-date=1 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707001833/https://money.cnn.com/2014/06/30/investing/bnp-paribas-sanctions-fine|archive-date=7 July 2014}} It agreed to pay $8.9 billion, the largest fine ever for violating U.S. sanctions, and substantially more than the previous record of $1.9 billion. BNP Paribas was also barred for one year under the plea agreement from certain US dollar-dominated transactions. The fine exceeded the bank's $6.4 billion 2013 annual income and the $1.1 billion it previously had allocated for the anticipated fine.{{cite news|author=Touryalai, Halah|date=1 July 2014|title=BNP Is Just Fine After $9B Penalty. Are Billion Dollar Settlements Effective?|work=Forbes|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/halahtouryalai/2014/07/01/bnp-is-just-fine-after-9b-penalty-are-billion-dollar-settlements-effective/|url-status=live|access-date=1 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706125705/http://www.forbes.com/sites/halahtouryalai/2014/07/01/bnp-is-just-fine-after-9b-penalty-are-billion-dollar-settlements-effective/|archive-date=6 July 2014}}

The bank's failure to cooperate with the multi-year investigation was given as a significant factor in the size of the fine. Additionally, BNP Paribas continued to process sanctioned transactions after the investigation began.{{cite web|last1=U.S. Department of Justice|date=May 2015|title=BNP Paribas Sentenced for Conspiring to Violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the Trading with the Enemy Act|url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/bnp-paribas-sentenced-conspiring-violate-international-emergency-economic-powers-act-and|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225025949/http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/bnp-paribas-sentenced-conspiring-violate-international-emergency-economic-powers-act-and|archive-date=25 December 2015|access-date=24 December 2015|website=United States Department of Justice}} After the fine was announced, BNP said it would be "just fine" and that it had "a comprehensive plan" to avoid similar violations in the future. The company's stock, which had fallen 12% since news of the investigation first leaked, rose 4% on the announcement. To comply with the transaction ban, BNP Paribas will use a third party to clear its US transactions.{{cite news|last=Meyer|first=Henry|date=1 July 2014|title=Putin Says U.S Blackmailed France Over Warship With BNP Fine|work=Bloomberg|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-01/putin-says-u-s-blackmailed-france-over-mistral-with-bnp-fine.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219042848/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-01/putin-says-u-s-blackmailed-france-over-mistral-with-bnp-fine.html|archive-date=19 December 2014}}

On 6 February 2024, the Federal Reserve announced that it had lifted a pair of 2014 enforcement actions it imposed on France's BNP Paribas, after the bank overhauled its compliance with U.S. sanctions laws.[https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/fed-terminates-2014-enforcement-actions-against-frances-bnp-sanctions-issues-2024-02-06/]

In 2010 the French government's Autorité de la concurrence fined BNP and 10 other banks €384 million for colluding to charge unjustified fees on check processing, including extra fees during the transition from paper check transfer to "Exchanges Check-Image" electronic transfer.[http://www.autoritedelaconcurrence.fr/user/standard.php?id_rub=368&id_article=1472 Collusion in the banking sector] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727094459/http://www.autoritedelaconcurrence.fr/user/standard.php?id_rub=368&id_article=1472 |date=27 July 2011 }}, Press Release of Autorité de la concurrence, République Française, 20 September 2010, retrv 2010 9 20{{cite news| url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-19/bnp-paribas-sues-russian-grain-trader-rias-seeking-20-million.html| title=Bnp Paribas Sues Russian Grain Trader Rias, Seeking $20 Million| date=19 January 2011| publisher=Bloomberg.com| access-date=6 April 2011| author=Marina Sysoyeva| url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120412021959/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-19/bnp-paribas-sues-russian-grain-trader-rias-seeking-20-million.html| archive-date=12 April 2012| df=dmy-all}}

The German Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung{{Cite news|url=https://www.faz.net/1.5126769|title="Mistrades": Der 163-Millionen-Euro-Mann?|last=GmbH|first=Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung|date=30 July 2017|website=FAZ.NET|access-date=30 October 2017}} FOCUS,{{Cite news|url=http://www.focus.de/finanzen/boerse/kurioser-prozess-dieser-mann-hat-ueber-nacht-163-millionen-euro-verdient-aber-seine-bank-zahlt-nicht_id_7313775.html|title=Arroganz der Banker kotzt mich an: Armin S. verklagt Großbank auf 163 Mio. Euro|work=FOCUS Online|access-date=30 October 2017|language=de|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930080044/http://www.focus.de/finanzen/boerse/kurioser-prozess-dieser-mann-hat-ueber-nacht-163-millionen-euro-verdient-aber-seine-bank-zahlt-nicht_id_7313775.html|archive-date=30 September 2017}} Bloomberg{{Cite news|url=https://www.welt.de/newsticker/bloomberg/article164814287/Daytrader-verlangt-von-BNP-Paribas-wegen-Preisirrtum-152-Mio.html|title=Daytrader verlangt von BNP Paribas wegen Preisirrtum 152 Mio €|last=Jäger|first=Jörg Engelbert|date=22 May 2017|work=DIE WELT|access-date=30 October 2017}} and the French Les Échos{{Cite news|url=https://www.lesechos.fr/11/03/2017/lesechos.fr/0211872239814_un-trader-reclame-161-millions-d-euros-a-bnp-paribas.htm|title=Un trader réclame 161 millions d'euros à BNP Paribas|work=lesechos.fr|access-date=30 October 2017|language=fr-FR}} newspapers published an article regarding a €152 million mistrade (erroneous trade) in which BNP Paribas Arbitrage was allegedly involved.{{Cite web|url=http://www.focus.de/finanzen/boerse/bank-irrtum-zu-seinen-gunsten-dieser-mann-hatte-ploetzlich-163-millionen-euro-auf-dem-konto_id_5569376.html|title=Bank-Irrtum zu seinen Gunsten|last=Online|first=FOCUS|access-date=7 July 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708213330/http://www.focus.de/finanzen/boerse/bank-irrtum-zu-seinen-gunsten-dieser-mann-hatte-ploetzlich-163-millionen-euro-auf-dem-konto_id_5569376.html|archive-date=8 July 2016}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.lesechos.fr/finance-marches/banque-assurances/0211872239814-un-trader-reclame-161-millions-deuros-a-bnp-paribas-2071501.php|title=Un trader réclame 161 millions d'euros à BNP Paribas|date=11 March 2017|work=lesechos.fr|access-date=11 March 2017|language=fr-FR}} The bank has sold securities for €326,400 to the investor Armin S. but the value of the securities is €163 million according to the bank. According to the article, the error remained unnoticed for several days. BNP has even reconfirmed the original price.{{Cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/do-banks-internal-control-systems-work-michael-lusk|title=Do banks' internal control systems work?|last=Lusk|first=Michael|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227031738/https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/do%2Dbanks%2Dinternal%2Dcontrol%2Dsystems%2Dwork%2Dmichael%2Dlusk|archive-date=27 December 2017|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.anlegerplus.de/assets/Downloads/APlus-NEWS/2016/AnlegerPlusNews92016.pdf|title=Auf dem Papier Millionär|last=S|first=Armin|date=15 September 2016|website=Auf dem Papier Millionär|access-date=15 September 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916040752/http://www.anlegerplus.de/assets/Downloads/APlus-NEWS/2016/AnlegerPlusNews92016.pdf|archive-date=16 September 2016}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.welt.de/newsticker/bloomberg/article164814287/Daytrader-verlangt-von-BNP-Paribas-wegen-Preisirrtum-152-Mio.html|title=Daytrader verlangt von BNP Paribas wegen Preisirrtum 152 Mio € – WELT|website=DIE WELT|date=22 May 2017|access-date=26 May 2017|last1=Jäger|first1=Jörg Engelbert}}

The Financial Times published an article in March 2018 about the case with the title "BNP Paribas failed to book trades in Germany for a week". It cites internal documents that show it did not book all trades that happened in structured products in Germany from 2 to 9 December 2015. The Financial Times estimates that 8,500 trades might have been affected. It also questions if the bank has hedged their positions if the trades have not been booked.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/a9e8b574-22f0-11e8-ae48-60d3531b7d11|title=BNP Paribas failed to book trades in Germany for a week|last=Binham|first=Caroline|date=9 March 2018|website=Financial Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317165258/https://www.ft.com/content/a9e8b574-22f0-11e8-ae48-60d3531b7d11|archive-date=17 March 2018|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFMnRleSGwY&t|title=ArminS vs BNP Paribas|website=YouTube|date=26 September 2018}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-11/bnp-faces-new-front-in-188-million-fat-finger-suit-by-trader|title=BNP Faces New Front in $188 Million 'Fat-Finger' Suit by Trader|last=Matussek|first=Karin|date=11 January 2019|work=Bloomberg|access-date=11 January 2019}}

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BNP Paribas has been a major sponsor of tennis. In 1973 it became the major sponsor of the French Open, one of the four prestigious Grand Slam tournaments in the sport. In 2001 the bank began to sponsor the Davis Cup before becoming the title sponsor in 2002. In 2002 it became the sponsor of the Paris Masters, an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament.

In 2008 it became the sponsor of the BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux, an ATP Challenger Tour tournament. The company's sponsorship expanded to the United States in 2009 when it became the title sponsor of the Indian Wells Masters, an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 two-week tournament in California. It also sponsored the BNP Paribas Showdown and BNP Paribas Tennis Classic exhibition tournaments held in New York City and London respectively. The Stanford Classic, since 1992, is instead directly sponsored by the Bank of the West subsidiary.

In 2018, BNP Paribas created the production company BNP Paribas Pictures, and supports young cinema talents through an investment fund dedicated to the financing and co-production of the first films of new talents in Cinema, the Fonds Nouveaux Talents.{{Cite web |last=Zonebourse |date=2021-07-09 |title=BNP Paribas : Avec le fonds Nouveaux Talents du cinéma de BNP Paribas, les premiers films prennent la lumière à Cannes - Zonebourse |url=https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/BNP-PARIBAS-4618/actualite/BNP-Paribas-Avec-le-fonds-Nouveaux-Talents-du-cinema-de-BNP-Paribas-les-premiers-films-prennent-35828539/ |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=www.zonebourse.com |language=fr}} In 2019, the group supports the Femis Residence{{Cite web |last=Mosquito |date=2022-05-19 |title=Mécènes et Partenaires |url=https://www.femis.fr/mecenes-et-partenaires |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=La Fémis |language=fr}} and Mille visages,{{Cite web|language=fr|title=Démocratiser les métiers du cinéma, de la série et renouveler les imaginaires !|url=https://www.1000visages.fr/|website=1000 visages}}. which aims to democratize the cinema environment and create bridges between the different professions in cinema.{{Cite web |date=2017-01-26 |title=Houda Benyamina veut démocratiser les métiers du cinéma |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/2017/01/26/01016-20170126ARTFIG00026-avec-1000-visages-houda-benyamina-veut-democratiser-les-metiers-du-cinema.php |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=Le Figaro |language=fr}}{{Cite web |title=Your Reward Card |url=https://your-reward-card.net/ |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=L'Équipe |language=fr}} The group also participates in the restoration of cinematographic works such as Charlie Chaplin's "Modern Times" in 2003.{{Cite web|language=fr|title=Chaplin rare et inconnu|url=https://www.institut-lumiere.org/media/institut-lumiere/galerie/document/chaplin-presentation.pdf|website=institut-lumiere.org}}.

Between 1981 and early May 2020, BNP Paribas was a partner of the Belgian club RSC Anderlecht for 39 years through BNP Paribas Fortis.{{Cite web |title=Belgique : Anderlecht perd le sponsor maillot qui était le sien depuis 39 ans |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Belgique-anderlecht-perd-le-sponsor-maillot-qui-etait-le-sien-depuis-39-ans/1132077 |website=l'equipe}}

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