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Core areas for BonelliErede's practice are digital payment systems, smart contracts, blockchain technology, digital lending, crowdfunding, debt and equity instrument issuances, big data, algorithms and virtual currencies. The firm’s investigation practice focuses on banks and supervised entities’ potential civil, criminal and administrative issues. Giuseppe Rumi's expertise encompasses banking and insurance regulations, fintech, digital innovation and payment services. Other advisers are Andrea Savigliano, whose workload includes supervised entities’ reorganisations, and banking and financial regulation practitioner Giulio Vece. Former partner Federico Vezzani departed the firm in January 2024 .

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Testimonials

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  • 'Always very qualified and supportive teams in a range of sectors.'
  • 'Unconditional and full-time availability.'
  • ‘The bank regulatory practice team's strengths are expertise, reliability, accuracy and promptness.’

Key clients

  • Younited S.A.
  • Banca AideXa S.p.A.
  • BitGo Deutschland GmbH
  • Mediocredito Centrale – Banca del Mezzogiorno S.p.A.
  • Banca Popolare di Bari S.p.A.
  • Crédit Agricole Italia S.p.A.
  • Addivision Wealth Management S.A.
  • Banca del Fucino S.p.A.
  • Banca Ifis S.p.A.
  • Poste Italiane S.p.A. – Patrimonio BancoPosta
  • Banca Generali S.p.A.
  • Cassa di Risparmio di Orvieto S.p.A.
  • Generalfinance S.p.A.
  • Zurich Italy Bank S.p.A.

Work highlights

  • Assited the promoters of fintech bank AideXa.
  • Advised ADDVision Wealth Management on regulatory matters.
  • Acted for Younited, a fintech start-up that was granted a full banking licence, on the establishment of an Italian branch.

Lawyers

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Giuseppe Rumi

Giuseppe Rumi

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Partner, Giuseppe Rumi specialises in banking and insurance regulation, with particular focus on extraordinary operations, audits, compliance assessments, authorisation, inspection and sanction procedures, review of prudential supervision, corporate governance and internal organisation policies, insolvency proceedings involving supervised undertakings, regulatory aspects of major takeovers, capital restructuring processes and reorganisation of supervised undertakings following implementation of the new European single supervisory mechanism. He is member of the Banks and Corporate Compliance & Investigations Focus Teams.

Rising stars

Andrea Savigliano

Andrea Savigliano

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Senior Counsel, Andrea Savigliano specialises in financial regulatory, especially concerning M&A transactions, investigations on supervised entities, recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms, corporate governance, compliance and anti-money laundering, inspection and sanction proceedings within the banking, financial intermediaries and insurance sectors. He is member of the Banks and Corporate Compliance & Investigations Focus Teams, as well as a member of the Africa Team.

Other key lawyers

Giuseppe Rumi, Andrea Savigliano, Giulio Vece