BNL banca commerciale (BNL bc) is the new entity created by the reorganisation of the BNL Group following its acquisition by BNP Paribas in the first half of 2006. It is today one of
Italy’s leading banking groups.
Founded in 1913 under the name Istituto di Credito per la Cooperazione, in 1992 it was transformed into Società per Azioni da Banca, a state-owned bank controlled by the Ministry of the Treasury. In 1998, following privatisation by public sale, BNL was listed on the Milan Stock Exchange.
With its 96 years of history, BNL is today one of Italy’s best-known brands.
BNL banca commerciale in figures
6th largest Italian bank group by total assets (Italian Banking Association half-yearly report, June 2008)
Around 13,700 employees (September 2009)
2.6 million private customers
Around 40,000 business and institutional customers
850 outlets, including branches and centres dedicated to specific client segments
5 Trade Centres in Italy
12 Italian Desks worldwide
BNL offers its customers a wide range of banking, financial and insurance products and services, from the traditional to the more innovative, specifically dedicated to the different segments of the market: retail and private, corporate and public administration.
For its private customers, BNL offers savings, investment, insurance and pension products, as well as private banking, mortgage, consumer credit and e-banking services.
For businesses and for public administration entities and institutions, the BNL Group offers highly specialised financial advice and consultancy, combined with innovative services and solutions, through which it aims to set the standards for others to follow in the Italian market.
BNL assists multinational concerns, in particular those with direct investments in Italy, and supports Italian companies operating abroad, through its 12 Italian Desks present in various strategic locations around the world. In addition, the international BNP Paribas network is complemented by a network of 5 Trade Centres in Rome, Milan, Bologna, Florence and Naples, offering companies an effective platform of products, services and solutions from which to pursue their foreign trade activities.
BNL occupies leading market positions in all forms of credit provision, including project financing, leasing, factoring, cash management, international payments and online services. It is also actively engaged in the fields of international banking, financial risk management and securities brokerage.
Today, following the integration of the BNL Group with the BNP Paribas Group, Italy is considered the second most important domestic market for BNP Paribas after France.
