About
Pierre Lahbabi is co-founder and CEO of Lumifin, a mobile-first payments platform leveraging stablecoins and QR technology for cross-border transactions. Previously, he co-founded Hapto, an embedded finance platform for SMBs, and spent two decades in financial services leadership roles, including CEO of Galitt (Sopra Steria's payments consultancy), EVP Strategy at Safran during the €2.4B sale of Morpho, and co-founder of Wa!, an early QR-code payment platform at BNP Paribas. He advises fintech companies and financial institutions on payments strategy, digital assets, and embedded finance.
Experience
- LumifinCo-founder and CEOcurrent2025 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
- HaptoCo-founder, Strategy and Partnershipscurrent2024 — presentGreater Paris Metropolitan Region
- PKL Conseil & InvestStrategy and Innovation Consultingcurrent2024 — present
- SpikoSupervisory Board membercurrent2025 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
- MiTrustStrategic Committee membercurrent2019 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
- MiTrustCo-founder and COO2017 — 2018Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Benhamou Global VenturesAdvisory Board Membercurrent2018 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
- Leia Inc.Angel Investorcurrent2018 — present
- Liaison Bois : Pergola de France & Charpente de FranceInvestorcurrent2024 — presentGreater Paris Metropolitan Region
- Sopra SteriaGroup Financial Services Lead2023 — 2024Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
- Sopra SteriaSopra Steria Group Management Committee2019 — 2024Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
- Sopra SteriaGalitt, CEO2019 — 2022Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
- European CommissionExternal Expert: Cybersecurity2018 — 2019Paris, Île-de-France, France
- IDEMIACo-Head of Integration program2017Issy les Moulineaux
- IDEMIAEVP, Strategy & Development, Member of Executive Committee2014 — 2016Paris, Île-de-France, France
- European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO)Member of the Board of Directors2016 — 2017Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium
- BNP ParibasCofounder and CEO, Retail Mobile Wallet / Wa!2013 — 2014Paris, Île-de-France, France
- BNP ParibasGlobal Head of Marketing and Innovation, Cards and payments2011 — 2013Paris, Île-de-France, France
- BNP ParibasGlobal Head of Group Platforms, Cards and payments2010 — 2011Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Cabinet du Premier MinistreFrench Prime Minister Office, Senior Advisor2008 — 2010Paris, Île-de-France, France
- DGCCRF - Ministère de l'ÉconomieAssistant to the Director General2007 — 2008Paris, Île-de-France, France
- European CommissionAnalyst, Directorate General for Competition2004 — 2007Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium
- BNP ParibasCredit Analyst2002 — 2003New York City Metropolitan Area
- Societe GeneraleCredit derivatives Quant2001Tokyo, Japan
Skills & more
Go-to-market StrategyFinTech3Digital assetsAngel investingPayments6Banking5Mobile Payments8Biometrics3Card Acquiring2Data Monetization3Competition Law4Merger Control3
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New Business OpportunitiesInternational Project ManagementChange ManagementBusiness StrategyEconomicsFinanceM&AStart-upStrategyLeadershipTeam ManagementManagementLanguages English · French · German · Italian
From Pierre's professional profile.
Colleagues at Benhamou Global Ventures
Anik Bose
General Partner at Benhamou Global Ventures
Barak Ben-Avinoam
Partner at Benhamou Global Ventures
Bernard Barbier
French Advisory Board Member at Benhamou Global Ventures
Dr. Barak Ben-Avinoam
General Partner at CGV - ClimaTech Global Ventures at SC Net Zero Tech Ventures
Eitan Efron
Venture Partner at Benhamou Global Ventures
Ekaterina Evchenko
Principal at Benhamou Global Ventures
Ekaterina Evchenko
Senior Associate at BGV
Emmanuel Benhamou
Head of Platform at Benhamou Global Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Pierre Lahbabi?
- Pierre Lahbabi is co-founder and CEO of Lumifin, a mobile-first payments platform leveraging stablecoins and QR technology for cross-border transactions. Previously, he co-founded Hapto, an embedded finance platform for SMBs, and spent two decades in financial services leadership roles, including CEO of Galitt (Sopra Steria's payments consultancy), EVP Strategy at Safran during the €2.4B sale of Morpho, and co-founder of Wa!, an early QR-code payment platform at BNP Paribas. He advises fintech companies and financial institutions on payments strategy, digital assets, and embedded finance.
- Where does Pierre Lahbabi work?
- Pierre Lahbabi is French Advisory Board Member at Benhamou Global Ventures.
- Where did Pierre Lahbabi go to school?
- Pierre Lahbabi studied at École Polytechnique (Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Economics); Corps des Mines (Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Économie).
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