investments

FINOM secures a round of over 90 million from General Catalyst.

CA Auto Bank celebrates its 100th anniversary and announces its digital retail account

M&A

Mediobanca launches takeover bid for 100% of Banca Generali

POLAND

UniCredit acquires Aion Bank and Vodeno and prepares its offering in Banking-as-a-Service

m&A

Bper launches a 4.3 billion public exchange offer on Popolare di Sondrio

CENTRAL ASIA

A micro-loan fund to support SMEs along the Silk Road from Mikro Kapital Group and Fasanara

CRYPTO ASSET

The Governor of the Czech Central Bank proposes to allocate 5% of reserves in Bitcoin

INSURTECH

YOLO accelerates on strategic plan. Riccardo Porta new Chief Business Officer

M&A

Monte dei Paschi di Siena launches a EUR 13.3bn public exchange offer for Mediobanca

IT TRANSFORMATION

Accenture acquires stake in BCC Sistemi Informativi and signs partnership with BCC Iccrea

PAGAMENTI

Investcorp acquires Epipoli: founder Giannetto remains CEO

UniCredit subscribes further instruments on Commerzbank to reach 28 per cent

EUROPEAN PAYMENT INITIATIVE

A2A payments: Wero launched in France

GERMANY

UniCredit boosts stake in Commerzbank to around 21%

partnership

Satispay Now Available to Italian E-Merchants Using Stripe