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title: "Francis Chlarie, CFO and co-founder of Syba"
description: "Francis Chlarie, CFO and co-founder of Syba: KU Leuven Applied Economics MA, payments and open banking, former consultant to BNP Paribas, ING, KBC and SWIFT."
canonical: https://sybainsurance.com/team/francis
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CFO & Co-founder, Europe

# Francis Chlarie

[About Syba](https://sybainsurance.com/about)

I'm an innovator in payments, open banking, and blockchain. I've consulted for BNP Paribas, ING, KBC, SWIFT and Natixis, work that gave me deep knowledge of the financial infrastructure cyber threats exploit.

I work hands-on with Ethereum and HyperLedger Fabric, and I hold a master's degree in Applied Economics from KU Leuven.

I'm based in Bruges, Belgium, and enjoy practicing archery in my free time.

## Areas of expertise

- ### Payments & Open Banking

  BNP Paribas, ING, SWIFT advisory
- ### Blockchain

  Ethereum mainnet + HyperLedger Fabric production deployments
- ### Cybersecurity

  Financial infrastructure threat modeling; co-architect of Syba coverage stack

[Book 15 min with Francis](https://calendly.com/with-francis-at-syba-io/15min) [Email Syba](mailto:customer.service@syba.io)