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{{short description|Former Italian bank}}
{{distinguish|Banca del Trentino e dell'Alto Adige|Banca per il Trentino Alto Adige}}
The '''Banca di Trento e Bolzano''', known from 1934 to 1947 as '''Banca di Trento''', was a commercial bank based in [[Trento]], [[Italy]].

==Overview==

The {{lang|it|Banca di Trento}} was formed in late 1934 by reorganization of the former [[Banca del Trentino e dell'Alto Adige]], itself formed in 1927 by merger of two local cooperative banks established in the 1880s.<ref>{{cite web |website=Mappa Storica - le radici al plurale di Intesa Sanpaolo |accessdate={{date|2025-7-27}} |url=https://mappastorica.intesasanpaolo.com/bank/detail/IT-ISP-MAPPAITALIA-0000120/banca |title=Banca del Trentino e dell'Alto Adige}}</ref> Unlike these predecessors, the new institution was formed as a [[joint-stock company]], in which four public banks ([[Banco di Sicilia]], [[Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena]], [[Istituto Bancario San Paolo di Torino]], and [[Banco di Napoli]]) together owned 90 percent of equity capital. In 1936, the local investment entity {{lang|it|Società Anonima Finanziaria Immobiliare Trentina}} (SAFIT, known as {{lang|it|Istituto Immobiliare Trentino}} from 1929 to 1935 and as {{lang|it|Istituto Atesino di Sviluppo}} after 1978) acquired majority ownership. The bank subsequently opened branches in [[Rovereto]], [[Riva del Garda]], [[Borgo Valsugana]], [[Cavalese]], [[Cles]], [[Egna]], [[Pergine Valsugana]], and [[Tione di Trento]], all (except Egna) localities of the [[Trentino]] region.<ref name=storia/>

In 1946-1947, in the changed circumstances of postwar northeastern Italy, the bank expanded into [[South Tyrol]] by opening branches in [[Bolzano]] / Bozen, Bressanone / [[Brixen]], Termeno / [[Tramin an der Weinstraße|Tramin]] and Ortisei / [[Urtijëi]], as well as [[Mezzolombardo]], [[Vigo di Fassa]] and [[Levico Terme]] in Trentino.<ref name=storia/> In 1947 it correspondingly renamed itself to {{lang|it|Banca di Trento e Bolzano}}, reflecting the expanded regional footprint. From 1946 to 1962, the bank was led by [[Beniamino Andreatta]] who later went on to a successful political career.<ref name=ISA>{{cite web |website=ISA Istituto Atesino di Sviluppo |url=https://isa.tn.it/storia#:~:text=Nel%201946%20Beniamino%20Andreatta%20%C3%A8,nella%20rinascita%20dell'economia%20locale. |accessdate={{date|2025-7-27}} |title=La nostra storia}}</ref>

In 1981, the bank opened a representative office in [[Rome]], and in 1984 another one in [[Munich]].<ref name=storia/>

In 1995, as the Banca di Trento e Bolzano was experiencing financial distress, the {{lang|it|Istituto Atesino di Sviluppo}} (ISA) sold a majority stake to [[Banco Ambrosiano Veneto]] (BAV). BAV in turn merged in 1998 into the newly formed [[Banca Intesa]], itself merged in 2007 into [[Intesa Sanpaolo]]. In 2012, the ISA sold its residual stake to Intesa Sanpaolo.<ref name=ISA/> In 2015, Intesa Sanpaolo fully absorbed Banca di Trento e Bolzano and phased out its brand.<ref name=storia>{{cite web |website=Mappa Storica - le radici al plurale di Intesa Sanpaolo |accessdate={{date|2025-7-27}} |url=https://mappastorica.intesasanpaolo.com/bank/detail/IT-ISP-MAPPAITALIA-0000121/banca |title=Banca di Trento e Bolzano}}</ref>

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[[Category:Defunct banks of Italy]]
[[Category:Banks established in 1934]]


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