With this appointment, Vivid continues to expand in the French market and strengthens its ambition to offer freelancers, entrepreneurs and SMEs an all-in-one platform combining a business account, financial services and tools designed to simplify the day-to-day management of their businesses.
Paris, September 22, 2026 – Vivid, a European financial platform dedicated to businesses and professionals, today announces the appointment of Julien Tarrisse as Branch Manager France. Based in Paris, he will be responsible for further developing Vivid’s presence in the French market, accelerating its growth and strengthening its relationship with the entrepreneurial and financial ecosystem.
A graduate of the Grande École Programme at IÉSEG School of Management, with a Master of Science (MSc) in Management, Julien Tarrisse has built his career across several leading French Tech companies, including Criteo, Papernest and PayFit. An entrepreneur himself, he subsequently co-founded and grew two successful companies.
He joined PayFit in 2022, where he held positions as Product Marketing Manager and Growth Partnerships Manager. He developed and managed strategic partnerships, supported the rollout of new product integrations, notably with Pennylane, and contributed to identifying new growth opportunities among startups, small businesses and SMEs. He also led the Starter mentoring programme at Station F, a partnership between PayFit and Qonto, helping to grow and increase the visibility of the programme among entrepreneurs.
In 2023, Julien Tarrisse co-founded Immocompare, a platform comparing real estate service providers, with Thibault Pastour. He was responsible for, among other areas, marketing strategy, partnerships and business development. After supporting thousands of property owners and real estate investors, the two co-founders completed an exit in May 2026. In parallel, in March 2025, Julien Tarrisse co-founded Optivest, a wealth assessment and management platform designed to support new investors, registered with ORIAS as a financial investment advisor (CIF) and insurance broker (COA).
“Joining Vivid today is an opportunity to put my entrepreneurial experience to serve a vision I strongly believe in. When I was building my own companies, I would have loved to have access to a platform that could simplify my financial management, make my cash work harder and save me time on recurring tasks. My ambition today is to accelerate Vivid’s growth in France, so that every professional can benefit from it,” says Julien Tarrisse, Branch Manager France at Vivid.
Building on his experience, Julien Tarrisse will be responsible in particular for further developing Vivid’s presence among French professionals and strengthening the company’s position within the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Alexander Emeshev, co-founder of Vivid, says: “We are very pleased to welcome Julien to Vivid at an important stage of our development in France. Over the past twelve months, we have more than doubled our customer base to reach 10,000 businesses, making France our third-largest market in Europe. This strong momentum reflects the growing demand for a financial platform built around the needs of professionals. Julien’s entrepreneurial experience and deep understanding of growing businesses will be instrumental in building on this momentum and driving our next phase of growth in France.”
This growth is also reflected in the profile and activity of Vivid’s French customer base. Legal entities now represent 55% of its business customers in France, while Vivid’s cards are being actively used for business spending in 108 countries over the past twelve months.
The continued growth of the French market is part of Vivid’s broader European expansion. Today, the fintech operates in 27 countries across the EU and has recently surpassed 100,000 business customers in less than two years, confirming its position among the most dynamic B2B financial platforms in Europe.