Analysis

May 6, 2025

Qonto power players: the leadership team behind the French fintech unicorn

The business banking fintech is one of France’s most famous fintech exports


Tom Matsuda

4 min read

Qonto's founders Steve Anavi and Alexandre Prot

French fintech Qonto is one of Europe’s top fintechs in the business banking space. 

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Tom Matsuda

Tom Matsuda is a fintech reporter at Sifted and writes our weekly fintech newsletter. Find him on X and LinkedIn

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