The Paris Fintech Forum, which bills itself as the largest digital finance event ever organized in France, took place on January 28th in the Pierre Mendes France conference center at the French Ministry of Economy and Finance. The event featured 102 speakers from 12 countries, and 47 startups. More than 600 people attended. The day consisted of interviews with senior executives from French financial services firms, panel discussions, and keynote speeches. Startups presented concurrently in a separate room (which meant …