Monthly Archives: February 2020

Hard times for Italian Banks

In the mid-1990s Bill Gates declared “banking is necessary, banks are not” Today disruption process promoted by fintech companies can be seen as the coup de grace to weakened traditional banks that over the years have struggled to compete with … Continue reading

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Italian banks and NPL Update 2020-0

Intesa Sanpaolo kicked off long-awaited consolidation among Italian banks with a surprise 4.86 billion euro ($5.3 billion) takeover bid for smaller rival UBI Banca. (my article in Italian). This seem to be quite the opposite strategy of Unicredit that is … Continue reading

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Very Successful Panel on NPL and Bank Fraud

Saturday 15th Feb 2020 I had the pleasure and the honor to attend a panel on “NPL e Frodi Bancarie” sharing the desk with Gianluca Codagnone, Managing Director at Fidentiis, Giovanni Bossi, Founder of Cherry NPL and -Head Clessidra Restructuring … Continue reading

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#Savethedate NPL e UTP Forum – Palazzo Mezzanotte 5th March 2020

Proud to be speaking at the next edition of NPL & UTP Forum on March 5th 2020 at Palazzo Mezzanotte, Milan. This year focus will be on The new UTP wave To read the full agenda and subscribe see the … Continue reading

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