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Published on 17/07/2025
VivaTech 2025 | Unmissable Innovation Event Showcasing Floa Solutions
A closer look at some of the highlights of the VivaTech programme
Emmanuel Macron and Jensen Huang | The star duo of the event
The meeting between Emmanuel Macron and Jensen Huang marked the opening of VivaTech 2025. The Nvidia CEO announced a strategic partnership with Mistral AI and pledged to increase AI computing capacity in Europe tenfold in the next two years.
AI at the heart of many exhibitors’ technological innovations
Artificial intelligence took centre stage at this edition, with 40% exhibitors presenting concrete solutions.(1) From healthcare to commerce by way of finance and mobility, AI has established itself as the engine of technological innovation.
The major technological challenges of 2025
Artificial Intelligence | Overview and outlook
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Generative AI is radically transforming all industry sectors with 16,600 mentions at VivaTech 2025.(2)
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France is accelerating its AI strategy with 18,000(3) chips dedicated to the development of European models.
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The concrete applications of AI primarily affect digital health and the ecological transition.
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Canada, the Country of the Year, presented 100 start-ups specialising in artificial intelligence.(4)
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European technological sovereignty takes centre stage with the Mistral Compute project.
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Ethics and responsibility guide the development of the AI solutions presented at the Salon.
Innovation & Start-ups | Rising stars
Several start-ups made an impression on AI Avenue, a dedicated space sponsored by Salesforce. Unitree, the Chinese company specialising in humanoid robotics, caused a sensation with its robot distributed in France by Innov8 Power. Its demonstration confirmed that robotics is taking a new technological leap.
Representing French innovation, Buddyo presented its intelligent medical assistant, capable of providing personalised patient follow-up thanks to AI. Among the innovations rewarded, Chipiron, a company developing a miniature MRI, distinguished itself by winning the Innovation of the Year award. This recognition highlights the excellence of the French tech ecosystem, which is particularly dynamic in the field of health and embedded technologies.
Innovation in artificial Intelligence
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Mistral AI: Key demonstration by Arthur Mensch of autonomous collaborative robots with unprecedented learning capabilities
- Trusting Pixels: Innovative anti-deep-fake solutions for the fight against fraud
Disruptive technologies
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L'Oréal: Innovations combining AI and high-tech agriculture in the beauty sector
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Excurio: Presentation of creative AI-based solutions on the Discovery Stage
- Ask Mona: Innovation in the cultural experience with a conversational AI interface
Technological performance
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Companies in the mobility sector: Development of batteries with a record range of 1000 km
- French start-ups in augmented reality: Designing ultra-light smart glasses that weigh under 80 grams
Floa | Notable interventions at VivaTech
Marc Lanvin | Split payment reinvented
Marc Lanvin, Deputy CEO of Floa, presented the latest innovations in split payments. An 20% rise in business volume in the travel sector and a growth of 9% in the average basket show that consumers are increasingly willing to adopt these solutions.(5)
Sébastien Robert | AI at the service of payment
Floa's Chief Data Officer, Sébastien Robert, presented the company's progress in responsible AI. His talk highlighted how artificial intelligence optimises credit decisions in real-time, with a 30% reduction in fraud.(6)
Tony Chavatte - France | Floa's vision of customer experience
Floa's Director of Customer Experience, Tony Chavatte presented Eva, the next-generation conversational agent that is revolutionising customer relations. An innovation that makes it possible to process 300,000calls per year with 95% autonomy,(7) freeing up advisors for higher value-added missions.
Eva | Conversational AI by Floa
A solution that revolutionises customer relations
Eva Artificial Intelligence marks a turning point in the history of Floa. This technology, presented at Viva Technology 2025, revolutionises customer interaction management with its unique natural language understanding capability and continuous learning .
Eva instantly analyses incoming requests to provide each customer with a personalised response. Its latest-generation voice technology adapts in real time to the specifics of each conversation.
This performance allows our advisors to focus on supporting complex situations, creating a perfect synergy between technology and human expertise.
Ambitious goals for 2025
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Deploying Eva on the Floa mobile app for 24/7 customer support.
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Expansion of multilingual capabilities to serve four European languages by the end of 2025.
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Automated creation of customer support tickets and triggering reminders to optimise the follow-up of complex requests.
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Personalised coaching based on users’ in-app activity to better guide them.
- Continuous training program allowing Eva to improve her answers thanks to user feedback.
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