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Samia Bayou

Investor

Head of International Credit Sales at FalconX Credit / Pareto Vault

United Kingdom

About

Samia Bayou is Head of International Lending Sales at FalconX and brings over 20 years of experience in wealth management, including five years in digital assets. She previously served as Global Head of Lending at Kraken and Global Head of Private Clients at BlockFi, and held senior positions at UBS, Merrill Lynch, Citi, and Société Générale. Bayou serves on the board of the 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, advises family offices and sovereign wealth funds, and holds degrees from King's College London and Université Paris-Sorbonne.

Experience

  1. FalconXHead of International Lending Salescurrent2025 — present
  2. FalconXHead of Credit EMEAcurrent2024 — present
  3. Time Partners LimitedIndustry Advisercurrent2025 — present
  4. The Queen's Commonwealth TrustYoung Leadercurrent2025 — present
  5. 1-54 Contemporary African Art FairMember Of The Board Of Advisorscurrent2021 — present
  6. Kraken Digital Asset ExchangeGlobal Head of Lending Institutional Sales2024
  7. Kraken Digital Asset ExchangeHead of Lending OTC Sales EMEA2022 — 2024
  8. BlockFiVice President, Global Head of Private Client2021 — 2022
  9. Private Single Family OfficeSenior Investment Advisor to the Chairman & Managing Director2016 — 2021London, United Kingdom
  10. Societe Generale Private Banking - SGPBSenior Private Banker MENA2015 — 2016London, United Kingdom
  11. UBSClient Advisor, MENA Markets2007 — 2015london, united kingdom
  12. Merrill LynchFinancial Advisor, International desk2005 — 2006London, United Kingdom
  13. CitiRelationship Manager2004 — 2005london, united kingdom

Education

  1. King's College LondonBachelor's degree, French literature and philosophy1999 — 2003
  2. Université Paris-SorbonneBachelor's degree, Literature2001 — 2002
  3. Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle de LondresFrench Baccalaureate, Economics & Social sciences1990 — 1998

Skills & more

Wealth Management32Private Banking28Fixed Income21Hedge Funds2Portfolio Management4Structured Products10Wealth Management Services5Equities8Capital Markets2Derivatives4Emerging Markets2Equity Derivatives2
+2 moreFinancial MarketsAsset Allocation
  • Investment Management Certificate (IMC)
  • Certificate in Private Client Investment Advice & Management (PCIAM)FSA, CISI

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Colleagues at FalconX Credit / Pareto Vault