BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions has announced a partnership with Eaton, the intelligent power management company, to offer tailored finance solutions to help business owners accelerate their energy transition while preserving cashflow.

In an era of elevated energy prices, business owners are looking at ways to reduce energy costs and ensure business continuity. Energy storage, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) and EV charging infrastructure can help them to achieve these goals.

The solution developed by Eaton and BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions offers cashflow-friendly payment plans for infrastructure and equipment, and also integrates access to Eaton’s global service network.

Pascale Favre, Head of the Technology Lifecycle Solutions business line at BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions said: “Eaton’s approach is in line with our aim to support the transition to a net zero economy which is at the very heart of our GTS 2025 Plan. This is why we are looking forward to accompanying Eaton and its customers to invest in sustainable infrastructure and equipment.”

BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions and Eaton

Andreea Laplace, Strategic Financing and Venture Business Development Director at Eaton, said: “By taking an integrated approach to the energy transition, businesses will reap additional cost-savings and reduce their carbon footprint. Our Buildings as a Grid approach can include any combination of EV charging infrastructure, energy storage and renewable generation, but implementing all three yields most benefits. The solution we have developed with BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions gives customers access to energy transition technologies affordably, helping them to conserve cash while at the same time make a positive environmental impact.”

The finance programme is available now in France, Spain, Norway and Switzerland, with further European expansion planned in 2023.

ABOUT EATON

Eaton is an intelligent power management company dedicated to improving the quality of life and protecting the environment for people everywhere. We are guided by our commitment to do business right, to operate sustainably and to help our customers manage power ─ today and well into the future. By capitalizing on the global growth trends of electrification and digitalization, we’re accelerating the planet’s transition to renewable energy, helping to solve the world’s most urgent power management challenges, and doing what’s best for our stakeholders and all of society.

Founded in 1911, Eaton has been listed on the NYSE for nearly a century. We reported revenues of $19.6 billion in 2021 and serve customers in more than 170 countries.

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Zuora, Inc. (NYSE: ZUO), the leading cloud-based subscription management platform provider, and BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions, international equipment finance player, today announced a partnership to offer new usage-based solutions for professional equipment. Part of one of the world’s 10 largest banks, BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions provides financing services for professional equipment across 20 countries around the world, and together with Zuora, will enable its industrial partners to nurture and monetize ongoing customer relationships with usage-based offerings.

BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions, an established European leader in equipment finance, is now at the forefront of financial services transformation as they embrace the Subscription Economy® with new monetization strategies,” said Robbie Traube, President and Chief Revenue Officer at Zuora. “Now on Zuora, BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions will have the flexibility and agility to make critical equipment more accessible and tailored to companies’ individual needs, all while providing more sustainable options.”

With Zuora, BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions will enable its partners to offer new usage-based solutions to their own clients, eliminating the need for companies to maintain the equipment, with customized invoicing based on how and when machinery is used. These services also aim to provide a more sustainable approach by prolonging equipment’s lifetime, reducing upgrade costs and enabling the purchase of second-hand and refurbished equipment.

As the Subscription Economy expert, Zuora is the ideal partner to combine an offer with our equipment finance expertise,” said Isabelle Loc, CEO at BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions. “Their innovative and evolutive platform will allow us to provide flexible financial solutions, constantly adapting to the actual usage of the equipment. Our future financing offers will be driven by the equipment consumption and optimization through additional services such as maintenance and lifecycle management. This will help companies deliver on their core business while closely managing their budget and quality of service to their customers.”

BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions’ usage-based offerings will first launch in France and Germany in 2023, with a goal to expand across Europe. To learn more about how Zuora powers the full quote to cash and revenue recognition process, please visit zuora.com.

About Zuora, Inc.

Zuora provides the leading cloud-based subscription management platform that functions as a system of record for subscription businesses across all industries. Powering the Subscription Economy®, the Zuora platform was architected specifically for dynamic, recurring subscription business models, and acts as an intelligent subscription management hub that automates and orchestrates the entire quote to cash and revenue recognition process. Zuora serves more than 1,000 companies around the world, including Box, Ford, Penske Media Corporation, Schneider Electric, Siemens, Xplornet, and Zoom. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Zuora also operates offices around the world in the U.S., EMEA and APAC. To learn more about the Zuora platform, please visit www.zuora.com.

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BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions claims European Lessor of the Year and Best Energy Transition Financing Program of the Year awards at the Leasing Life Conference & Awards 2022. In a ceremony hosted on 15 November 2022 at the George V hotel in Paris, Leasing Life, Europe’s leading asset finance journal, recognized the efforts and successes of the industry’s main players.

Against tough competition, BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions was singled out for its comprehensive product offer, advances in digitalization and innovation in sustainable finance. The judges were particularly impressed with the integrated One Bank model that allows BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions to draw on the vast expertise and capabilities of the BNP Paribas Group to deliver an unrivalled, fully integrated offer across its partner and client base.

Commenting on the two awards, Pascal Layan, Deputy CEO at BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions said: “To be recognised as the European Lessor of the Year for a record 7th time is just a remarkable achievement. It’s a very clear vote of confidence in the strength of our business model, our teams and the expertise we bring to the asset finance market. To also win the Best Energy Transition Financing Program award, in the first year for this award category, shows that our efforts in supporting the Group’s ambition to be a leading player in sustainable financing is paying dividends. I want to thank and congratulate our entire team on winning these awards.”

The awards ceremony was preceded by a conference during the day where William De Vijlder, Chief Economist at BNP Paribas and Pascal Layan presented their thoughts and insights in to the current economic environment, and the role of leasing during this period of uncertainty.

Additionally, 3stepIT, the leading provider of technology lifecycle management solutions and partner in the BNP Paribas 3 Step IT Joint Venture also secured the award for Best Circular Economy Model, edging out CSI Leasing and Société Générale Equipment Finance to take the honours.

At the 17th Leasing Life Conference & Awards held on 17 March in Barcelona, Spain, we received the European Leaser of the Year award for the sixth time since 2011.

Organised by Leasing Life, Europe’s leading magazine in the leasing industry, the Leasing Life Awards recognise the greatest achievements of the European equipment finance industry and bring together key market players.

By giving us this award, the jury once again reiterated our position as the European leader in professional equipment finance. With a presence in 20 countries across 3 continents, our teams support the development of our clients and partners with solutions that are both global and adapted to local specificities.

This award also recognises the diversity of solutions and services. We are the only player in the industry offering a range of solutions and services for each stage of the equipment life cycle and that respond to the different needs of our clients, partners and their distribution networks.

The award was received by Pascal Layan, Deputy CEO, and Pascale Favre, Head of the International Technology and Lifecycle Solutions Business Line.

The awards ceremony was preceded by a conference day during which Pascal Layan analysed the major post-COVID trends in the leasing market. Pascale Favre also participated in a roundtable discussion that addressed the lessons we learned from the pandemic.

BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions, European leader in professional equipment finance, announces the appointment of Myriam Beque as Managing Director of the Bank Leasing Services International Business Line. She replaces Philippe Bricault who has been appointed the Deputy CEO of BNP Paribas Factor. In her new role, Myriam joins the Executive Committee of BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions and reports to Pascal Layan, Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Head of International Business Lines of BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions.

Myriam Beque, 56 years old, spent the initial years of her career on industrial restructuring programs, notably in the Arcelor group. She joined BNP Paribas in 2006 in the Midcap Structured Finance team where she supported executives in the financing of their acquisition projects.

In 2012, Myriam introduced a banking support approach for start-ups within and outside of France through the creation and development of We Are Innovation (WAI) networks.

In 2014, she launched business acceleration programmes and two centres for innovation: WAI Paris and Massy Saclay.

At the end of 2018, she created the Innovation and New Business Models department within the Business team for corporates of French Retail Banking, thereby developing the ‘Beyond Banking’ offers and approach for the markets like energy transition and digital transformation.

Myriam Beque is a graduate from the Ecole Centrale de Lyon.

Pascal Layan, Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Head of International Business Lines said, “Myriam’s holistic knowledge of the different business lines of the BNP Paribas Group will be a true asset in her new role where she will be working very closely with the banking division. I’m convinced that she has everything it takes to succeed in this strategic role and welcome her on behalf of everyone at BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions.”

BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions, European leader in professional equipment finance, announces the appointment of Mirco Fusari as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He replaces Gianluca Masciadri who has been appointed the Chief Financial Officer of BNL. In his new role, Mirco will report directly to Isabelle Loc, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions.

Mirco Fusari, 46 years old, has 21 years of experience in the leasing industry.

After a first experience at an Italian bank, he joined BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions in 2000. During his initial years at BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions, he held various positions within the Finance department: in 2003, he was a part of the Accounting, Reporting and Regulatory Affairs team and the following year, he became the Head of ALM & Management Control. In 2009, he became Deputy CFO and handled the merger with BNL and Fortis for Finance.

In 2012 he was appointed CFO of the Italian branch of Leasing Solutions and a member of the local Executive Committee.

In 2017, he moved to France and became Head of Corporate Management Control within the Leasing Solutions Corporate Finance division. He is an Economics graduate from the University of Bologna.

Isabelle Loc, CEO of BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions said, “Over the years, Mirco has proven his numerous skills and has been a true asset to the Finance department. His expertise, his excellent knowledge of the business, his vision and his commitment will be priceless in implementing the ambitions of our métier.”

BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions, den europæiske leder inden for finansiering af professionelt udstyr, annoncerer udnævnelsen af Andrey Maramzine som Chief Sustainability Officer med virkning fra den 2. maj 2022. I sin nye rolle indtræder Andrey i BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions’ direktion og vil referere til Isabelle Loc, CEO for BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions.

Som CSO vil Andrey få ansvaret for at opbygge, implementere og fremme BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions’ bæredygtighedsstrategi. Hans mission bliver at accelerere og strømline de eksisterende bæredygtighedsinitiativer, samtidig med at han udvikler yderligere strukturelle tiltag i samarbejde med interne og eksterne interessenter.

“At integrere bæredygtighed i alle aspekter af vores forretning og støtte vores kunder og partnere i deres energiomstilling samt øge deres positive indvirkning er en topprioritet for BNP Paribas-koncernen og BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions. Oprettelsen af CSO-rollen vidner om den strategiske betydning for vores virksomhed, og med Andrey ved roret, vil vi kunne accelerere vores ambitioner takket være hans lederskab og kompetencer,” udtaler Isabelle Loc, CEO for BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions.

Andrey kom første gang til BNP Paribas i 2005. Siden november 2018 har han været Equity and Investment Financial Analyst med ESG-ekspertise i Economics and Strategy-forskningsafdelingen hos CIB Global Markets. Han er fast medlem af French Society of Financial Analysts (SFAF) og er Certified ESG Analyst (CESGA) fra European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies. Derudover har han opnået CFA Certificate in ESG Investing fra CFA Institute.

Andrey er uddannet fra HEC Paris og Sciences-Po Paris.

On June 19th, the 19 members of our Executive Committee made a strong commitment by signing the #NeverWithoutHer charter from BNP Paribas. This charter aims to promote the representation of women in the public sphere and has also been signed by 72 individuals across all the countries where our company is present.

Signing this charter means committing to be agents of change. We pledge to actively encourage women’s participation in all events and to promote their visibility and influence within and outside the company.

Joining this charter is not just a symbol; it is an additional concrete action to build a professional environment where women are represented, heard, and respected.

This issue is everyone’s issue, so we invite every employee to individually support this initiative by actively participating in the implementation of this charter in our daily practices. It is through our collective and individual commitment that we will make a significant difference for gender equality.

BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions, European leader of professional equipment finance, announces the appointment of Isabelle Loc as Chief Executive Officer, with effect from 19th May 2021. She succeeds Charlotte Dennery, who becomes Chief Executive Officer of BNP Paribas Personal Finance.

Isabelle Loc will report to Thierry Laborde, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Retail Banking division of the BNP Paribas Group and will be responsible for pursuing the growth and development of BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions and for outlining and implementing its next Medium-Term strategic plan (2022-2025).

Thierry Laborde, COO of the Retail Banking division of the BNP Paribas Group said, “I would like to thank Charlotte Dennery for the strong momentum that she has built for BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions through the expansion and transformation of the business over the past six years. With her expertise and solid knowledge of the Group, Isabelle Loc has the necessary skills to continue accelerating the growth of a business that lies at the heart of the real economy.”

Isabelle Loc, 38 years, has been the Head of Real Assets, EMEA at BNP Paribas CIB since 2018 and has played a key role in advising and financing clients across the energy, natural resources, infrastructures, transportation and real estate sectors. Between 2018 and 2016, she was a Senior Banker in charge of BNP Paribas’ strategic clients. She first joined the BNP Paribas Group Paribas in 2010 within the Global Equity & Commodity Derivatives teams and was later appointed the Secretary of the Group’s Executive Committee in 2013. Isabelle Loc began her career at McKinsey & Company. She is a graduate from Ecole Polytechnique and from Columbia University.

Der er ingen tvivl om, at 2023 har været et år præget af evaluering og genovervejelse for de fleste virksomheder. Det globale forretningsmiljø ændrer sig hurtigt, med stigende energipriser, forstyrrelser i forsyningskæderne og inflation, som konstant tvinger organisationer til at tilpasse sig og være på forkant.

Alt i alt har dette gjort erhvervslivet stærkere, mere fleksibelt og mere effektivt. Vi er blevet bedre til at vurdere, hvad der skaber værdi og hvad der ikke gør.

Både forbrugere og virksomheder vil gå ind i 2024 med en vis forsigtighed, men jeg håber, at det nye år også bringer en forsigtig optimisme. Nogle gange er det netop de største udfordringer, der fører til de mest betydningsfulde forandringer. Det ser vi tydeligt i den fremgang, der sker mod en lavemissions- og cirkulær økonomi – en udvikling, der heldigvis intensiveres både på trods af og på grund af økonomiske udfordringer.

Dette alene bør give os grund til håb. Så hvordan fastholder vi momentum, og hvilke muligheder kan ligge foran os i de næste 12 måneder?

GEOPOLITISKE USIKKERHEDER ACCELERERER SKIFTET MOD REN ENERGI

Konflikterne i Rusland og Mellemøsten har haft katastrofale konsekvenser for millioner af mennesker og skabt alvorlige udfordringer i den globale økonomi.

Samtidig har disse kriser sat fokus på nødvendigheden af alternative energikilder. Energiresiliens og uafhængighed er blevet en topprioritet for regeringer og EU, som arbejder intensivt på at sikre forsyninger og fremskynde overgangen til grøn energi.

Overgangen til grøn energi er ikke længere blot en økologisk nødvendighed – den er også en økonomisk nødvendighed. Efterspørgslen efter infrastruktur til ren energi er stigende, og den finansierede mængde af energiproducerende udstyr nåede sidste år op på 1 milliard euro, ifølge de seneste data fra Leaseurope.

Leasingsektoren vil få en vigtig og voksende rolle i at muliggøre indførelsen af ren energiteknologi og -infrastruktur ved at sikre, at det er et tilgængeligt og bæredygtigt alternativ til status quo. Det vil kræve fleksibilitet og innovation fra udlejerne, som skal finde løsninger til at finansiere nye aktivklasser og tilbyde kunderne værdiskabende tjenester som en del af disse aftaler. Det vil bidrage til skiftet fra traditionelt kontantejerskab til en servicebaseret, cirkulær tilgang til forvaltning af aktiver.

ØGET PRODUCENTANSVAR STYRKER DET SEKUNDÆRE MARKED

EU’s regulering stiller i stigende grad krav til producenter om at tage ansvar for deres produkter gennem hele livscyklussen, også længe efter de har forladt fabrikkerne. Dette er en udfordring for producenterne, da de nu også skal være ansvarlige for produkternes end-of-life. Dog fremmer lovgivningen også nye forretningsmodeller som Product-as-a-Service (PaaS).

Når en producent bevarer ejerskabet af sit produkt gennem hele livscyklussen, kan den få en meget dybere forståelse af dets komponenter, slid og restværdien af de brugte varer. Skiftet til en servicebaseret tilgang giver også producenterne mulighed for at udvikle nye indtægtsstrømme ved at tilbyde kunderne værdifulde tjenester i forskellige faser af livscyklussen – fra digital forvaltning af aktiver til dataindsigt og bæredygtig og sikker bortskaffelse af aktiver.

Vi oplever nu en stigende efterspørgsel fra leverandører, der ønsker at sikre aktiver i slutningen af deres levetid, samt ønsker at investere i renoverede og genanvendte aktiver. Det giver producenterne mulighed for at reagere på kundernes øgede efterspørgsel efter brugte eller renoverede aktiver, der skal udgøre en obligatorisk procentdel af buddene som led i ESG-tilpassede indkøbsprocesser, overholdelse af lovgivningen og budgetovervejelser.

Leasingselskaber kan spille en vigtig rolle i udviklingen af PaaS-modeller ved at samarbejde med leverandørpartnere for at sikre, at ansvaret for aktiverne bevares i hele livscyklussen, samt at tjenester, der fremmer genbrug, integreres i produktudbuddet. Samarbejdet sikrer ligeledes at kunderne støttes i at anvende principperne for den cirkulære økonomi i hele deres virksomhed.

DIGITAL OMSTILLING ER I FOKUS, NÅR ORGANISATIONER REDUCERER OMKOSTNINGER

Teknologi har været et centralt tema i 2023, og trods de globale usikkerheder, har vi dette år set en robust efterspørgsel for forretningsudstyr, særligt investeringer, der er centrale for forretningsdriften.

Virksomhederne træffer nu strategiske beslutninger baseret på, hvor kritiske investeringerne er for væksten, og teknologi er en klar drivkraft for både effektivitet og konkurrenceevne.

Fremskridt inden for kunstig intelligens (AI) vil uden tvivl fortsætte i 2024. For leasingsektoren skaber det nye, spændende muligheder for at forbedre kundeoplevelsen ved at fremskynde transaktioner som kreditgodkendelser og gøre sporing af svindel mere pålideligt og konsekvent.

Samtidig kan leasing understøtte virksomhedernes digitalisering ved at reducere de indledende omkostninger og gøre teknologiinvesteringer lettere at håndtere. I dag kommer omstillinger i mange former, men den digitale omstilling vil være afgørende for at støtte organisationen i at vokse bæredygtigt.

Leasingbranchen spiller igen og igen en central rolle, der hjælper virksomheder med at fremtidssikre deres forretning og bidrage til en bedrefremtid.

Vi står over for en unik mulighed for at skabe endnu større værdi, og jeg tror det kalder på en forsigtigoptimisme.

Isabelle Loc, Administrerende direktør, BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions