Carlo Messina
- Oct 3
Delfin Backs Intesa Sanpaolo Takeover Offer for Monte dei Paschi with 17.6% Stake
The Del Vecchio family holding company has committed all 534,676,825 shares in Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena to Intesa Sanpaolo after the lender added 25 euro cents per share in cash to its €31.4 billion offer.
- Sep 25
Milan prosecutors investigate AI voice cloning fraud that targeted 95 million euros at Fideuram
Italian authorities have launched multiple investigations after cybercriminals used artificial intelligence voice cloning to target bank executives, leaving up to 39.5 million euros missing from Intesa Sanpaolo subsidiary Fideuram.
- Jul 17
Monte dei Paschi criticises Intesa Sanpaolo's offer as inadequate, advances talks with Banco BPM
The board of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena issued a preliminary negative opinion on Intesa Sanpaolo's €30.6 billion takeover offer, citing a below-average premium, antitrust risks, and an undervalued branch sale to Unipol, while advancing evaluation of a rival merger proposal from Banco BPM.