UniCredit
Italian global banking and financial services company
UniCredit S.p.A. (formerly UniCredito Italiano S.p.A.) is an Italian multinational banking group headquartered in Milan. It is one of the largest banking groups in Italy, alongside Intesa Sanpaolo. As of 2025, it was the world's 44th-largest bank by total assets.
The group was formed in 1998 through the merger of Credito Italiano and Unicredito. It traces its origins to Banca di Genova, founded in 1870. UniCredit is listed on the Borsa Italiana and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, and is a constituent of the Euro Stoxx 50.
UniCredit operates in Italy, Germany through HypoVereinsbank, Austria through Bank Austria, several countries in Central and Southeastern Europe, and Russia.
History
Founding through mergers and growth (1998–2006)
UniCredit was the outcome of the 1998 merger of several Italian banking groups, which the majority one were Unicredito (banks from Turin, Verona and Treviso) and Credito Italiano (consists of Rolo Banca, Banca Popolare di Rieti), hence the name UniCredito Italiano. Credito Italiano issued about 38.46% new shares to the owners of Unicredito, and renamed itself to Unicredito Italiano. Other banks such as Banca dell'Umbria, Cassa di Risparmio di Carpi, Cassa di Risparmio di Trento e Rovereto (Caritro), Cassa di Risparmio di Trieste also joined the group in 1998–2000.
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