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New York, Feb 05, 2024 – BNP Paribas is pleased to share it recently renewed and increased its loans to Grameen America, further solidifying the bank’s strong commitment to promoting social and financial inclusion. BNP Paribas’s relationship with Grameen America extends beyond financial support and is driven by the Group’s intent to reinforce positive societal impact.

Grameen America was founded in 2008, in Queens, NY, and has quickly become one of the largest microfinance institutions in the United States. As a non-for-profit organization, its mission is dedicated to helping underserved entrepreneurial women build their businesses, secure financing, and provide support that may not have been accessible otherwise.

As of December 2023, Grameen America has supported over 186,000 borrowers with more than $3.8B in loan capital through 27 cities across the country. Microfinance loans to organizations such as Grameen America, not only supports the development of small economic projects but also helps to open doors to emerging entrepreneurs seeking to elevate social initiatives and economic security.

Findings from a study conducted on Grameen America by independent research firm MDRC found that the Grameen America microlending model resulted in a reduction of measures of material hardship and an increase of credit scores and business ownership. The microlending program also improved participants’ feelings of overall financial well-being.

In 2017, BNP Paribas successfully issued its first credit line to Grameen America and has since demonstrated a fruitful partnership, for example the bank provided pro-bono mentoring to Grameen America’s employees at its head offices in New York.

The recent closing of a new microfinance loan in 2023 demonstrates BNP Paribas’s continued commitment to its longstanding relationship with Grameen America and the noteworthy funding it provides to low-income entrepreneurs. To learn more about Grameen America and its meaningful work please visit: Grameen America.

BNP Paribas has been financing microfinance institutions, building meaningful connections and providing access to credit in emerging countries since 1989. Consequently, reaching 2.9 million indirect beneficiaries through 1,2 billion euro in total loans. Last May, BNP Paribas also renewed for three more years its partnership with Grameen’s Creative Lab, a separate entity from the Grameen America that promotes a concept of having a “World of Three Zeroes”: zero poverty, zero unemployment and zero net carbon emissions.

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About Grameen America
Grameen America is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit microfinance organization dedicated to helping low-income women build small businesses to create better lives for their families. The organization offers access to loan capital, financial education, asset- and credit-building, and peer support to transform communities and advance financial mobility in the United States. Since January 2008, Grameen America has invested over $3.8 billion in more than 188,000 women entrepreneurs. Opening originally in Jackson Heights, Queens, Grameen America has expanded to 27 cities in Atlanta, GA, Austin, TX, Boston, MA, Camden, NJ, Charlotte, NC, Chicago, IL, Connecticut, Dallas, TX, Fresno, CA, Houston, TX, Indianapolis, IN, Los Angeles, CA, Memphis, TN, Miami, FL, Newark, NJ, New York, NY, Omaha, NE, Oakland, CA, Phoenix, AZ, Riverside, CA, San Antonio, TX, San Bernardino, CA, San Jose, CA, Trenton, NJ and Union City, NJ.

About BNP Paribas CIB in the Americas
Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB) Americas serves over 3,200 Corporate, Institutional, Private Banking & Distribution clients through its: Global Banking, which provides sophisticated and diversified expertise in financing, cash management and financial advisory services for clients; Global Markets, which offers consistent client service and innovative solutions for investment, hedging, and financing opportunities across asset classes and geographies, as well as research and market intelligence; Securities Services, a leading global custodian and securities services provider offering multi-asset post-trade and asset servicing solutions for buy- and sell-side market participants, corporates and issuers; and Asset Management offering high value-added solutions to individual savers, companies, and institutional investors through a broad range of skills in four investment areas: Equities; Fixed Income; Private Debt & Real Assets; and Multi-Asset, Quantitative, & Solutions (MAQS).

Jean-Yves Fillion recently joined host David Westin on Bloomberg TV’s “Wall Street Week” (click here):Watch Fillion: US is Attractive Domestically and Overseas – Bloomberg

In the interview, Jean-Yves discusses the economy, markets, inflation, and the health of consumers, among other topics.

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The U.S. consumer is resilient despite constant headwinds, says BNP’s Jean-Yves Fillion (cnbc.com)

Please find here recent BNP Paribas Exane press coverage of Stefan Slowinski, Global Head of Software Research, on CNBC’s “Worldwide Exchange” this morning where he discusses mega-cap tech stocks during earnings season, particularly Alphabet.

Stefan Slowinski, Global Head of Software Research for BNP Paribas Exane, joins BNN Bloomberg TV’s “The Daily Chase” where he discusses tech hot picks including Nvidia, Alphabet, Salesforce, and Workday among others.  Please see the full clip:

Hot picks: Three stocks to buy in the software sector – Video – BNN (bnnbloomberg.ca)

The team will transition into their new roles over the next several months

New York, NY & Miami, FL, August 7, 2023 – BNP Paribas Securities Corp., a unit of Europe’s leading bank BNP Paribas, today announced the appointment of Matt O’Connor as Head of its new Miami office as well as Annabella Espina the Chief Operating Officer (COO). 

José Placido, Chief Executive Officer of BNP Paribas USA and CIB Americas, said: “We welcome Matt and Annabella to these new roles and look forward to the official opening of our Miami office later this year.  Since our announcement in January of launching this office, we’ve put every effort towards achieving today’s milestone to further expand our Global Markets franchise in the Americas, with more to come.”

John Gallo, Head of Global Markets Americas and Global Head of Institutional Client Group at BNP Paribas, said: “We’re excited to share the news that we have finalized the selection for the Miami office management and that these are the first of many significant hires in this important new chapter for our business.  The new office is consistent with our strategy of being close to the clients we serve and will be an important office for our Global Markets business.  I am confident Matt, Annabella, and our office will be very successful.”

Matt O’Connor is currently Managing Director, Global Macro Institutional Sales at BNP Paribas in New York. He joined the bank in 2014 and has over 20 years of experience in financial markets.  Prior to BNP Paribas, he was Head of Commodity Investor Sales at Deutsche Bank and held various positions with Lehman Brothers.

Annabella Espina is currently the CFO of CIB Mexico and has been with BNP Paribas for over 17 years.  She has held several senior positions within the Bank in Paris, New York and Mexico City, including Chief of Staff for Finance and Tax and Head of Financial Management and Corporate Development for CIB Americas.

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.’s Miami office will open the Fourth Quarter 2023 and support the continued growth of its Global Markets business in the US, amongst others, and the increasing number of clients with a foothold in South Florida.  The new office is located at 801 Brickell Avenue in Miami’s financial hub and will focus on credit, equities, and macro products.  BNP Paribas Securities Corp.’s Miami campus is also the latest example of the firm’s efforts to create best-in-class platforms and products for its local Miami-area clients.

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About BNP Paribas  

BNP Paribas is the European Union’s leading bank and key player in international banking. It operates in 65 countries and has nearly 185,000 employees, including more than 145,000 in Europe. The Group has key positions in its three main fields of activity: Commercial, Personal Banking & Services for the Group’s commercial & personal banking and several specialised businesses including BNP Paribas Personal Finance and Arval; Investment & Protection Services for savings, investment and protection solutions; and Corporate & Institutional Banking, focused on corporate and institutional clients. Based on its strong diversified and integrated model, the Group helps all its clients (individuals, community associations, entrepreneurs, SMEs, corporates and institutional clients) to realise their projects through solutions spanning financing, investment, savings and protection insurance. In Europe, BNP Paribas has four domestic markets: Belgium, France, Italy and Luxembourg. The Group is rolling out its integrated commercial & personal banking model across several Mediterranean countries, Turkey, and Eastern Europe. As a key player in international banking, the Group has leading platforms and business lines in Europe, a strong presence in the Americas as well as a solid and fast-growing business in Asia-Pacific. BNP Paribas has implemented a Corporate Social Responsibility approach in all its activities, enabling it to contribute to the construction of a sustainable future, while ensuring the Group’s performance and stability.

Jean-Yves addresses the Fitch downgrade and market impact, fixed income activity, and the banking industry including the sale of Bank of the West, among other topics: (4:50 time; best viewed on MS Edge):   Fitch downgrade shouldn’t impact stability of US economy, capital markets: Jean-Yves Fillion | Fox Business Video

Stefan Slowinski, BNP Paribas Exane Software Analyst, joins CNBC TV anchor Frank Holland for their show “Worldwide Exchange” where they discussed AI, enterprise applications, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Salesforce among others.

Please see the replay link here.

  • The story goes back to 1973, with the desire to help Philippe Chatrier, then president of the FFT, achieve his goal of modernizing Roland Garros Stadium and ushering in a new era for the tournament. Since then, the story has not ceased to unfold. This year marks 50 years of loyalty in a dynamic partnership reflecting an enduring determination to make tennis more accessible.
  • In 2023, BNP Paribas celebrates 50 years of loyalty and commitment to tennis driven by the growing conviction that this sport can rally people together, even off court, and have a positive impact, especially among young people.
  • This morning, to mark the start of the French Open, the bank brought together its extensive family of committed tennis players (Yannick Noah, John McEnroe, Justine Henin, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Félix Auger-Aliassime) at Porte d’Auteuil to unveil new initiatives and pledge its continued support for tennis in its quest for greater accessibility and inclusion of young people.

1973-2023: 50 years of loyalty and commitment to the development of tennis

Half a century! Signed when Georges Pompidou was in the Elysée Palace, BNP Paribas’ partnership with the French Open has now seen seven presidents of the French Republic. Today, as in the past, BNP Paribas shares the game’s values of fair play, commitment and performance. An individual sport, tennis has over the years – with BNP Paribas’ involvement – become a genuine collective adventure, more inclusive and accessible than ever before.

Only a “Musketeer” could have sparked such an epic story. Back in the 1960s, champion Henri Cochet ecame a tennis coach for the lucky employees of Banque Nationale pour le Commerce et l’Industrie (BNCI), the forerunner of BNP.

So it was on the courts that the love affair began between French tennis and BNP, and where the ball was symbolically put into play for an enduring partnership.

The association between BNP and tennis took a major turn in 1973. Philippe Chatrier, president of the French Tennis Federation (FFT), was keen to build box seats on the Roland Garros center court, a court that has borne his name since 2001. The BNP branch in Auteuil, which was handling the FFT account at the time, supported and financed the work, which is how the three letters “BNP” came to adorn the court tarpaulins. Fifty years later, they are still there.

In the 1980s, with the French Open as the jewel in its crown, BNP decided to extend its support for tennis. Today, the bank’s countless partnerships cover the full length and breadth of France. Its support for the entire industry – particularly amateurs – is reflected in its sponsorship of numerous clubs and tournaments from one end of the country to the other.

In 1993, the Group began supporting wheelchair tennis, in keeping with its unflagging determination to make tennis more accessible. Since then, BNP Paribas has supported several major tournaments worldwide, including the World Team Cup, the Tokyo Open and the French Riviera Open today.

The 2000s marked another turning point in the love affair between BNP Paribas and tennis. The logo of the new “BNP Paribas” brand, born of the merger between BNP and Paribas, was unveiled at the French Open. At the same tournament, the ball boys and girls for the first time hailed from all over France, thanks to further support from the bank.

The beginning of the new millennium also saw increasing globalization of the partnership with tennis. In 2001, the Group became the first worldwide sponsor of the Davis Cup (2001-2019). The Fed Cup (2005-2022), Monte Carlo (since 2005), Rome (since 2007), Indian Wells (since 2009), the Women’s Masters (2011-2018) and the Shanghai Masters (2010-2012) then followed. In 1993, the bank also became a partner of the Bercy Open, which was known as the BNP Paribas Masters from 2003 to 2016.

Today, BNP Paribas is a partner of several international tournaments. The list naturally includes a Grand Slam tournament with the French Open, but also three Masters 1000 (BNP Paribas Open, Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters, Internazionale BNL d’Italia), one ATP 500 (Queen’s), three ATP 250 (Open 13 Provence, Lyon Open Parc, Moselle Open) and two WTA 250 (BNP Paribas Poland Open, TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open).

The 2010s were marked by a determination to make tennis even more accessible for fans. That was what prompted BNP Paribas to create We Are Tennis in 2011, to allow fans to experience their passion more intensely. A total of 2.3 million fans currently subscribe to the platform’s social media, forming a community that each year shares more than 8,000 benefits ranging from tickets and equipment to tennis media subscriptions.

In 2015, BNP Paribas created the We Are Tennis Fan Academy (WATFA), the world’s first school for tennis fans. With its brass band and chants, it has proven its ability to excite and engage any audience to create a truly unique atmosphere.

Lastly, driven by the quest to make the tennis of tomorrow synonymous with inclusion and accessibility, BNP Paribas is furthering a path already well-trodden in previous years, particularly since 2001 with the start of the partnership with Yannick Noah’s non-profit “Fête le Mur”, which promotes tennis playing in priority neighborhoods with a view to combining education and integration. Today, this is reflected in the following initiatives:

  • Les Aces du Cœur, a charity that has raised €900,000 to support younger generations since its inception in 2015;
  • The “BNP Paribas Young Talents Teams” program created in 2018, which today provides support for 160 budding tennis stars from France, Belgium, the United States, Italy, Canada and Poland in a dual challenge – sporting and educational – in the company of inspiring sponsors including Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Justine Henin and John McEnroe;
  • The #FAAPointsForChange program, launched in early 2020 with Félix Auger-Aliassime (aged 22, world number 10) to support education and protection for young people in Togo. Félix donates $5 for each point he scores on the ATP circuit, and BNP Paribas tops that up with a further $15. The money raised goes to the EduChange program set up by Care NGO.

To pay tribute to these 50 years of loyalty, a film has been produced and will be aired on TV and digital channels throughout the French Open fortnight. Featuring numerous archive images, the film honors the enduring nature of our commitment and shows how tennis has developed.

Watch the film: https://youtu.be/e4LZ3pQZ624

The great tennis family, united and committed!

On Sunday, May 28th, BNP Paribas chose the Roland Garros stadium to celebrate its golden anniversary and commitment to tennis and unveil the new “building blocks” of its commitment, in the presence of Amélie Mauresmo, director of the French Open, and the sponsors of its existing programs,

Thierry Laborde, Chief Operating Officer of BNP Paribas

“We are immensely proud today to be celebrating 50 years of commitment to tennis and to be doing so at Roland Garros Stadium, whose history is interwoven with that of BNP Paribas. With the exceptional sponsors of our commitment programs, we share the conviction that tennis is even greater when it is committed, collective and centered on youth. This is the principle that has guided our actions over the past 50 years, and we will continue with the same energy in the years to come.”

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To mark the occasion, BNP Paribas announced the extension of its BNP Paribas Young Talents Teams program with the launch of two new teams, one in Portugal and another in Japan, sponsored by Daisuke Arai, world number 12 wheelchair tennis player and an employee of BNP Paribas Japan.

The program continues to go from strength to strength. In 2023, eight young players from Team France will compete in the senior tournament:

Main draw:

  • Luca Van Assche, 19, ranked 79th
  • Diane Parry, 20, ranked 109th
  • Arthur Cazaux, 20, ranked 197th

Qualifying draw:

  • Elsa Jacquemot, 20, ranked 174th
  • Gabriel Debru, 17, ranked 533rd
  • Antoine Ghibaudo, 18, ranked 734th
  • Arthur Gea, 18, ranked 982nd
  • Daphné Mpetshi Perricard, 14, no WTA ranking

And the next generation is already knocking at the door. Ten Young Talents will compete in the Junior tournament, which has seen wins by BNP Paribas Young Talents Team members in each of its last three editions (Gabriel Debru in 2022, Luca Van Assche in 2021 and Elsa Jacquemot in 2020).

The Charity Match: nearly 10,000 young people in the stands for a festive official charity match

To mark the 50th anniversary of its loyalty to tennis, BNP Paribas and the French Tennis Federation are organizing a Charity Match this Sunday, May 28th, starting at 7:00 p.m. The match will count towards the first round of the French Open. The evening match, which will be played on the Philippe Chatrier court, will be an opportunity to galvanize all tennis fans and stakeholders (players, organizers, ball boys and girls, the public) in favor of education and inclusion through sport.

During the match, each point played will be worth 100 euros, and the money raised will go to Attrap’ la Balle, a non-profit created to promote the inclusion of young people through tennis. The president of the association is Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Off-court action is planned before and during the match, courtesy of We Are Tennis Fan Academy and its trademark brass band.

Nearly 10,000 young people invited by the bank – hailing from BNP Paribas partner non-profits, license-holders, students, young entrepreneurs and more – will take their seats in the stands for the Charity Match. To allow them to attend this unique event and to play their part in it, some tickets were offered at the token price of 10 euros. All proceeds from ticket sales will go towards increasing the funds donated to Attrap’ la Balle.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, former world number 5 and president of Attrap’ La Balle

“Tennis has taught me many things – the sport has superb values that have made me the man I am today. This is why I am totally committed to trying to make it as accessible as possible, especially for young people, to show that tennis can really make an impact off court.”

50 years for 50 local charity initiatives!

Among the new initiatives presented this morning, and to keep the Charity Match spirit alive, BNP Paribas plans from now on to donate 1 euro for each point played in all matches of the official tournaments it has partnered. The money raised will be used over the next three years to showcase and reward 50 projects aimed at making tennis a more accessible and inclusive sport.

To apply, project leaders can go to the crowdfunding platform created with Ulule.

To learn more, find all the projects selected and give your support, go to: wearetennis.bnpparibas.ulule.com.

BNP Paribas opens its first branch dedicated to tennis, to mark the 50th anniversary of its partnership with the sport

From 2023, the BNP Paribas branch in Auteuil, which originated the partnership with the FFT and French Open, will be the go-to branch for all clients from the world of tennis.

BNP Paribas invited clients and local residents to its opening on May 16th, giving them the chance to learn all about BNP Paribas’ commitment to tennis. The Roland Garros trophy was displayed in the lobby, testimony to the special relationship the branch has maintained with the French Open since 1973. The matches of the tournament’s 2023 edition will be aired in the branch over the entire fortnight.

Throughout the year, the branch will also continue to offer tennis-related benefits and experiences. Fête le Mur, the non-profit sponsored by Yannick Noah, will have a dedicated space there several days a month.

BNP Paribas tennis in the United States

In 2023, BNP Paribas marked its 15th year as the title sponsor of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, with a number of efforts focused on the impact of tennis and future generations:

  • Team BNP Paribas Young Talents: A new team was formed in the Americas in partnership with a leading tennis academy to include the most promising and deserving young tennis talents often from disadvantaged backgrounds. The program provided human and financial support to talented young athletes on the path to professional careers and builds on the global roster of 130 players which began in 2018 with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in France and in 2019 with John and Patrick McEnroe in the United States.
  • BNP Paribas Open Scholarship Program: For the seventh straight year,BNP Paribas awarded scholarships to four deserving high school students from the local community.
  • #FAAPointsForChange: BNP Paribas supports Félix Auger-Aliassime (ATP World No. 9) in his commitment to a cause that is close to his heart – building a better future for youth in the West-African nation of Togo, his father’s home country. The money raised finances the EduChange initiative which is coordinated by CARE, the non-governmental organization, to improve the conditions of young people in the Kara region of Togo.
  • #Aces4Trees: Following the devastating California wildfires of 2020, BNP Paribas launched this social media campaign and BNP Paribas teamed up with the American Forest Foundation to support their reforestation efforts across the United States. Two trees will be planted for every ace served throughout the tournament and an additional two trees for every share using #Aces4Trees and @bnpparibas.

BNP Paribas is the title sponsor of the BNP Paribas Open since 2009 and has leveraged its commitment to the sport in the Americas to support a wide range of social inclusion and environmental activities across the tennis world.

Press Contacts:  

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About BNP Paribas & Tennis

BNP Paribas is one of the major worldwide partners to tennis, with an unrivalled commitment to sport, going back to 1973. The Group’s support covers all levels and dimensions of the game all over the world, including singles, doubles, team tennis, wheelchair tennis and family tennis, ranging from beginners’ training to top professional tournaments:

  • Professional Tennis: Official sponsor of the French Open at Roland-Garros; title sponsor of three ATP Masters 1000 tournaments – the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters, the Internazionali BNL d’Italia (Italian Open) in Rome; partner to the Open 13 (Marseille), the Open Parc de Lyon Open, the Metz Moselle Open, Queens Championships ; TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open, BNP Paribas Poland Open
  • Wheelchair Tennis: BNP Paribas World Team Cup; French Riviera Open; WJP Challenge Tennis, Swiss Open Genève
  • Junior & University Tennis and Academies: Master’U BNP Paribas;
  • Amateur Tennis: Sponsors of the BNP Paribas Family Trophy; also supporting over 1,000 amateur tournaments around the world
  • The younger generations: BNP Paribas supports over 130 deserving young tennis and wheelchair tennis players, through its ‘Team BNP Paribas Young Talents’ programs in France (with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and the French Tennis Federation), the United States (with John and Patrick McEnroe), Italy, Belgium, Poland and Canada; also partner of the Roland-Garros ball-kids selections for over 20 years
  • Solidarity Tennis: Supporting a number of original tennis related social engagement projects, through partnerships with more than 20 national tennis federations and dozens of tennis-based charity organisations: ‘#FAAPointsForChange‘ with Felix Auger-Aliassime; ‘Fête le Mur’ with Yannick Noah; the ‘Aces Du Cœur‘ charity program for hospitalized children; the ‘Sound of Tennis‘ initiative for visually impaired athletes in the United States; the Israel Wheelchair Tennis Project
  • Tennis e-sport: ‘Roland-Garros e-Series by BNP Paribas’, an e-sport tournament played all over the world as part of the ‘Tennis World Tour’ video game
  • Employee tennis: the ‘BNP Paribas We Are Tennis Cup’ is one of the largest global employee tennis tournaments in the world (3,500 participants each year)

Having entered into all these partnerships, in 2011 BNP Paribas set up a program called ‘We Are Tennis’, with the purpose to promote interest in the game of tennis all over the world. The wearetennis.com website and its social network accounts bring together a community of tennis lovers and dedicated fans from all continents who are keen to obtain the latest news from the ATP, WTA and ITF circuits. Furthermore, in 2015 BNP Paribas created the ‘We Are Tennis Fan Academy’, which enables fans to express their passion for tennis as never before.