Xpollens Paris: Human-first fintech workspace

Office

A colourful, human-first office for Xpollens

Xpollens is a Paris-based Banking-as-a-Service platform operating from Avenue de France in the 13th arrondissement, with a team of over 120 people. Their brief was simple and deliberate: the workspace should feel nothing like a bank.

Two As-a-Service Companies, One Shared Ethos

Xpollens and Enky approached this Paris office fit-out as natural partners both companies built on the belief that the traditional ownership model is not the only model. The design response was equally deliberate: yellows, blues, orange, and coral running through the space via a considered selection of European furniture, anchored by the tactile richness of wood, colourful metal, and suede. Lounge zones were built for genuine depth and warmth, with pieces that make a 120-person floor feel human-scaled rather than managed. Collaborative areas were given structure without formality, flexible surfaces that work for two people or twenty without reconfiguring the room.

Modern office lounge with colorful seating and Xplorlens branding

Modern office space with 'Xpollens' branding on a wall, featuring a table and chairs.

Modern cafe interior in office with wooden tables, chairs, and a branded wall.

Tactile warmth

Lounge chairs, footstools, and accent seating in rich materials that make a large-scale Paris office feel genuinely human.

Modern office interior with plants and a glass partition.

Colour as identity

Yellows, blues, orange, and coral across key pieces, creating a space that energises without overwhelming.

Modern office space with a high table, chairs, and decorative elements.

Collaborative structure

Flexible meeting surfaces that adapt to two people or twenty without reconfiguring the room.

Modern interior with spherical pendant lights and potted plants

Living accents

Planter units that soften the open plan acoustically and visually, adding a biophilic layer to the 13th arrondissement headquarters.

For a fintech of 120+ people on Avenue de France, furnishing a workspace that holds that many people while still feeling warm and considered is a genuine challenge. Enky's office furniture subscription made it possible to furnish at that scale without a prohibitive capital outlay — and to do so with pieces that reflect Xpollens' identity rather than defaulting to generic contract furniture. As companies across Paris increasingly invest in workspaces that give employees a genuine reason to commute, the ability to design with that level of intentionality, without the constraints of ownership, is a meaningful advantage.

The Xpollens Paris office is proof that a company built on flexibility should work from a space that embodies the same principle: warm, colourful, and entirely adaptable to how 120 people actually work.