Awards for Excellence national winners 2026: Italy

Best bank: BPER

Belated consolidation remains by far the hottest topic in the Italian banking sector. And when it comes to making market-credible mergers a reality, BPER led the game throughout the review period.

A series of prior M&A deals, coupled with organic growth, had already transformed the bank – more than doubling its customer base in a decade to over 4 million – before it acquired Banca Popolare di Sondrio via a €4.3

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