Cyril Pipaud

With an expansive 25-year tenure in asset management, Cyril recognised the transformative potential of blockchain technology and digital assets in 2017. Convinced of its revolutionary impact on the financial sector, Cyril made a strategic move to SCRYPT in 2021.

Cyril worked for 15 years at BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM), where he led the development of a broad spectrum of investment products targeting investors in Europe, LatAm, and Asia Pacific.

He spent 5 years in Hong Kong from 2015 to 2020 to lead the Product Strategy & Development Asia Pacific team where he was primarily focused on the development of global and local investment solution for all BNPP AMI entities located in Asia Pacific.

Cyril significantly contributed to the inception and growth of Zebank, a pioneering digital bank that was later acquired by Egg Banking Plc in 2002.

Cyril holds a Master 2 in Banking and Finance from University Robert Schuman of Strasbourg and a Master 1 in Economics, Banking and Monetary Policy from University Paris Dauphine-PSL. He is also a member of the CFA Society Switzerland and is a CFA charterholder.