FinAI-LAB: initial achievements and future outlook for the joint laboratory between BNP Paribas and Télécom Paris

On November 26, 2025, Patrick Olivier, Director of Télécom Paris, Talel Abdessalem, Director of Research, and Sylvain Lamblot, Director of Partnerships, met with Marc Camus, Group CIO of BNP Paribas, and Olivier Osty, Deputy COO, to discuss the progress of the joint Télécom Paris–BNP Paribas research laboratory, FinAI-LAB.

The meeting was followed by a presentation by Mariam Barry and Winston Maxwell at BNP Paribas’ Scientific Digital Council (SDC), highlighting the achievements of the joint laboratory. The presentation underscored the importance of fostering state-of-the-art artificial intelligence research to support key banking functions, leveraging both BNP Paribas’ internal research expertise and partnerships with leading academic institutions such as Télécom Paris.

The Télécom Paris–BNP Paribas joint laboratory is currently recruiting postdoctoral researchers and CIFRE PhD candidates, in collaboration with laboratories at the Institut Polytechnique de Paris. Research activities are structured around five key areas: continuous and adaptable AI for large-scale infrastructures, foundation models for financial data, AI for cybersecurity, AI for fraud detection and AML-CFT, and trustworthy AI for financial institutions.