Interview: Cyril Cottu, BNP Paribas Global Markets – the Tesla effect

FinTech Futures met with BNP Paribas Global Markets' Cyril Cottu to discuss AI, bots, the demise of email, its investment in Symphony and a host of other tech topics. All fit within three "mega-trends" that are driving the strategy, investments and skillsets of the bank. Is the financial services sector at a tipping point when it comes to technology? He foresees exponential growth in data, computer power and connectivity, with these "mega-trends" driving rapid change. They are also driving much of the bank's strategy and investment, as reflected in its strides in areas such as artificial intelligence (AI) and its investment last year in cloud-based messaging and collaboration platform, Symphony.