A government-backed securitisation scheme has helped turn Italian banks’ balance sheets around. But as Covid-19 support measures ease, bad loans are expected to rise.

Ambitious scheme seeks to boost growth and drive reforms, but it will require sustained political support.

Chairman Pier Carlo Padoan on takeovers, bad loans and the need to have more women in the workforce.

As Mario Draghi seeks to form a new government, the banking system must cope with a deep recession and political turmoil.

Corrado Passera, the founder and CEO of digital bank Illimity, believes focus is important and has identified potential among small and medium-sized companies, clients he claims traditional banks have underestimated.

With pandemic driving online activity, the financial sector should support businesses’ digital infrastructure.

The head of innovation at the Italian banking association talks about a real-life application of distributed ledger technology to drive efficiency in an interbank reconciliation process.

Italy’s finance minister talks to The Banker about his government’s disagreements with Europe and advancing Italian involvement in China’s Belt and Road Initiative.