BNP Paribas is a French
multinational bank and financial services company with global headquarters in
Paris. BNP Paribas is one of the
largest banks in the world. Based on 2012 information, BNP Paribas was ranked as the third-largest bank in the world, as measured by total assets, by
Bloomberg and
Forbes. In 2010, It was the world's 18th largest corporation, according to the
Fortune Global 500 list, the rankings are based on revenues, accounted for as the sum of gross interest income and gross non. It was formed through the merger of
Banque Nationale de Paris (BNP) and
Paribas (see below for name origin) in 2000. The company is a component of the
Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index.