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BNP Paribas

The largest bank in the euro area by total assets, formed in 2000 by the merger of Banque Nationale de Paris and Paribas. It operates retail networks in several European countries alongside a large corporate and institutional banking arm.

Legal name
BNP Paribas S.A.
Type
Commercial
Headquarters
Paris
Jurisdiction
France
Ownership
Public (listed)
Founded
2000
Primary regulator
ECB (SSM)
Licensing
French credit institution supervised directly by the ECB under the Single Supervisory Mechanism as a significant institution.
Total assets ≈
$2.9tn (approx., seed-0.1 · 2026-08-28)
Website
group.bnpparibas
Markets profile
finance.foundation/banks/bnp-paribas (listing, identifiers, valuation)

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