Arnaud Auger Sengupta is a fintech expert in San Francisco for L’Atelier BNP Paribas - the innovation studio of BNP Paribas, the World’s 5th largest bank (owning Bank of the West). With 10 years of tech startup experience, Arnaud Auger Sengupta helps “the bank for a changing world” to better understand the opportunities of fintech innovations and build bridges between BNP Paribas and the fintech ecosystem from Silicon Valley.

After a master’s degree in marketing from Paris-Sorbonne University, Arnaud Auger worked in Digital Marketing agencies in France, USA & India. He was the first social media director for Unilever France, wrote the first book in French about “Facebook Marketing”, was founder & CEO of one of the first startup of the sharing economy. Arnaud Auger also worked as the Chief Marketing officer of Handpick, a San Francisco startup. Since 2016, Auger helps the bank to innovate thanks to fintech solutions to better serve end customers.

Guest lecturer of several Executive MBA business schools, Arnaud Auger is also a public speaker with many global conference’s interventions in Europe, Asia & America (SXSW speaker x2, speaking & moderating panel in San Francisco Bay area on a regular basis). He is also often interviewed by International media (TV, radio, Newspapers).

Arnaud Auger is also passionate about digital solutions to help the financial literacy, inclusion, and savviness of individuals.