Yann Sénant

Yann Sénant is a core member of the Financial Institutions and Insurance practices at Boston Consulting Group. He leads the firm’s Payments and Transaction Banking segment globally.

Since joining BCG in 2005, Yann has centered his client work on the financial services and insurance sectors, focusing specifically on strategy and corporate development. He has acquired deep experience in capital markets and transaction banking. Yann leads the efforts of BCG’s annual corporate treasurer survey in collaboration with BNP Paribas.

Prior to joining BCG, he was a manager at Deloitte & Touche.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

EDUCATION

MSc, finance and accounting, Université Panthéon Assas, Paris
MA, management, HEC, Paris

Publications and Videos

Global Payments 2021: All in for Growth

Innovation is opening significant opportunities, but emboldened competitors are tightening the time frame for pursuing them.

Global Payments 2020: Fast Forward into the Future

Despite crisis-related dislocations, payments players can unleash long-term growth by acting decisively now to mitigate near-term risks, gain scale, and deliver superior customer impact.

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How Should Financial Institutions Navigate the COVID-19 Crisis? Part 2: A Three-Stage Battle

They’ve been focusing – for good reason – on immediate priorities, but they need to start building the foundation for how they will operate in the new normal.

How Should Financial Institutions Navigate the COVID-19 Crisis?

The COVID-19 crisis has prompted companies in virtually all industries to seek an optimal way to navigate their way through. Financial institutions, in particular, need a strategy to help maximize their level of resiliency and prepare for any macroeconomic and financial scenario.

Global Payments 2019: Tapping into Pockets of Growth

Although the payments space will enjoy steady growth overall, the outlook for individual players is less assured. As competition intensifies, success will hinge on digitization, scale, and fast-expanding markets.

4 Strategic Observations and Questions on Facebook’s Libra Proposal

Facebook’s Libra announcement has caused a stir in the market. But it may be too soon to make final proclamations. Observers and market participants should keep an eye on these areas and expect answers to make sure Libra has a chance of success when it is introduced next year.

Global Payments 2018: Reimagining the Customer Experience

What do retail and wholesale banks gain by tackling customer pain points? Their share of $1 trillion in new revenue over ten years.

Corporate Treasury Insights 2018

When it comes to meeting treasurers' fast-changing needs, trust is paramount–and banks already provide it.

Global Payments 2017: Deepening the Customer Relationship

Banks’ primacy in the payments business is under attack. To strengthen the customer relationship, banks must employ technologies to simplify and improve the payments experience.

Retail Payments: Mapping Your Digital Destiny

Although the digital crescendo in payments is under way, few clear leaders have emerged—and incumbents still have a good chance to become principals in the orchestra.

Wholesale Transaction Banking: Leveraging “Fin” and “Tech”

Banks that act decisively are in a prime position to be a core partner in corporate treasurers’ digital transformations.

Global Payments 2016: Competing in Open Seas

BCG’s 14th annual study of the payments business explores shifting industry dynamics and the steps that diverse types of institutions must take to succeed.

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