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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
- HaptoCo-founder, Strategy and Partnershipscurrent2024 — presentGreater Paris Metropolitan Region
- PKL Conseil & InvestStrategy and Innovation Consultingcurrent2024 — present
- SpikoSupervisory Board membercurrent2025 — presentVille de Paris
- MiTrustStrategic Committee membercurrent2019 — presentParigi
- MiTrustCo-founder and COO2017 — 2018Parigi
- Benhamou Global VenturesAdvisory Board Membercurrent2018 — presentParigi
- Leia Inc.Angel Investorcurrent2018 — present
- Liaison Bois : Pergola de France & Charpente de FranceInvestorcurrent2024 — presentParis et périphérie
- Sopra SteriaGroup Financial Services Lead2023 — 2024Paris et périphérie
- Sopra SteriaSopra Steria Group Management Committee2019 — 2024Paris et périphérie
- Sopra SteriaGalitt, CEO2019 — 2022Paris et périphérie
- European CommissionExternal Expert: Cybersecurity2018 — 2019Parigi
- IDEMIACo-Head of Integration program2017Issy les Moulineaux
- IDEMIAEVP, Strategy & Development, Member of Executive Committee2014 — 2016Parigi
- European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO)Member of the Board of Directors2016 — 2017Bruxelles
- BNP ParibasCofounder and CEO, Retail Mobile Wallet / Wa!2013 — 2014Parigi
- BNP ParibasGlobal Head of Marketing and Innovation, Cards and payments2011 — 2013Parigi
- BNP ParibasGlobal Head of Group Platforms, Cards and payments2010 — 2011Parigi
- Cabinet du Premier MinistreFrench Prime Minister Office, Senior Advisor2008 — 2010Parigi
- DGCCRF - Ministère de l'ÉconomieAssistant to the Director General2007 — 2008Parigi
- European CommissionAnalyst, Directorate General for Competition2004 — 2007Bruxelles
- BNP ParibasCredit Analyst2002 — 2003Région de New York City, États-Unis
- Societe GeneraleCredit derivatives Quant2001Tokyo, Japon
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Leadership d’équipe transverseDéveloppement de l’innovationLeader d’opinionServices financiersIntelligence artificielle (IA)BankingRetail banking marketingMobile PaymentsLanguages English · French
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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, Financial mathematics); Corps des Mines (Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Économie).
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