Banca d'Italia
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Who they are
Italy's central bank, founded in 1893 and an integral part of the Eurosystem. In Europe it acts as a national authority within the Single Supervisory Mechanism and the Single Resolution Mechanism.
What they do
Supervises banks and financial intermediaries, handles resolution and crisis management, and oversees consumer protection in banking. It also runs payment systems and oversight, and carries out AML supervision and regulation. Since the national MiCAR decree it shares crypto-asset supervision with Consob.
Key laws & regulations issued
- Notification Banca d'Italia - Comunicazione del 31 luglio 2025 sui piani d'azione per l'integrazione dei rischi climatici e ambientali (Communication on action plans for integrating climate and environmental risks) 2025
- Regulation Regolamento (UE) 2022/2554 (DORA) on digital operational resilience for the financial sector, with Banca d'Italia incident reporting 2022
- Regulation Decreto del Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze n. 100/2021 - Comitato FinTech e sperimentazione (MEF Decree 100/2021 on the FinTech Committee and the regulatory sandbox) 2021
- Regulation Banca d'Italia - Disposizioni per la conservazione e la messa a disposizione dei documenti, dei dati e delle informazioni (Provisions on retention and availability of AML records) 2020
- Regulation Banca d'Italia - Disposizioni in materia di adeguata verifica della clientela (Provisions on customer due diligence) 2019
- Regulation Banca d'Italia - Disposizioni su organizzazione, procedure e controlli interni in materia antiriciclaggio (Provisions on AML organisation, procedures and internal controls) 2019
- Regulation Banca d'Italia - Disposizioni di vigilanza per gli istituti di pagamento e gli istituti di moneta elettronica (Supervisory provisions for payment institutions and e-money institutions) 2016
- Act Decreto legislativo 1° settembre 1993, n. 385 - Testo unico delle leggi in materia bancaria e creditizia (Consolidated Law on Banking) 1993
Enforcement by this regulator
The latest 10 of 24 — see all 24 on the Enforcement tab.
| Date | Entity | Action | Penalty | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jul 2026 | Paolo Fiorentino (individual (former CEO of Banca Progetto SpA)) | Prohibition Order Monetary Penalty | €850,000 | official |
| 28 Jul 2026 | Banca Progetto Spa in a.s. - former officers and employees (individuals (former board members, statutory auditors and control-function heads of a bank in extraordinary administration)) | Monetary Penalty | — | official |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Sigla Srl (financial intermediary (Srl)) | Monetary Penalty | €123,000≈ US$140,011 | official |
| 1 Jul 2026 | ViViBanca Spa (bank) | Monetary Penalty | €65,000 | official |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Banca Popolare Commerciale Spa (bank) | Monetary Penalty | €40,000 | official |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Recrowd Srl (crowdfunding service provider (Srl)) | Monetary Penalty | €26,000≈ US$30,144 | official |
| 26 May 2026 | Spefin Finanziaria Spa (financial intermediary (art. 106 TUB)) | Monetary Penalty | €40,000≈ US$46,536 | official |
| 26 May 2026 | First Security Islami Exchange Italy Srl in l.c.a. (payment institution (money remittance), in compulsory administrative liquidation) | Monetary Penalty | €30,000 | official |
| 12 May 2026 | Aquileia Capital Services Srl (securitisation servicer (Srl)) | Monetary Penalty | €30,000≈ US$35,214 | official |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Consultinvest Partecipazioni Spa (investment firm holding company) | Monetary Penalty | €30,000≈ US$35,040 | official |
Deadlines owned by this regulator
| Due | Filing | Frequency | Industry | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2027 | Annual AML risk self-assessment to the Banca d'ItaliaUpdated annually by the AML function and sent to the Banca d'Italia by 30 April of the following year (Part Seven, Section VIII of the provisions on AML organisation and controls). | Annual | Banking | official |
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