Italy · Credit institution
Banca Ifis SPA
Legal name in the LEI recordBANCA IFIS S.P.A.
Banca Ifis S.p.A. is an Italian joint-stock bank with its registered office in Venezia Mestre. It is the parent company of the Banca Ifis banking group. Fürstenberg Scogliera Holding SA of Lausanne, the Fürstenberg family holding company, controls the bank, and its shares are listed in Milan. The bank provides factoring, leasing, corporate lending and investment banking services to Italian businesses and online deposit accounts to individuals. It also buys and manages non-performing loans. Founded in 1983, it acquired 92.5% of illimity Bank in August 2025. Banca d'Italia authorised the merger of illimity into the bank in September 2026.
Licences and registrations
Matched by LEI on the 22 tracked registers
None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers. It is on the ECB list of supervised entities (see Regulatory status): that is banking supervision, not a licence on a tracked register.
- The tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
Regulatory status
ECB banking supervision
List of supervised entities as of 2026-07-01
- Classification
- Less significant institution
- Supervisor
- Banca d’Italia (with ECB oversight)
- Listed as
- Banca Ifis S.p.A.
- Entity type
- Credit institution
- Remarks
- HI: supervised entities which are classified as high-impact LSIs.
European registers
ECB · monetary financial institutions
List as at 2026-09-25
- Category
- Credit institution
- Minimum reserves
- Subject to minimum reserves
- Listed as
- BANCA IFIS S.P.A. (OVVERO IFIS BANCA S.P.A. O IN FORMA ABBREVIATA IFIS S.P.A.)
- RIAD code
- IT0000374287291
ESMA · MiFID II register
Register as at 2026-09-28
| Entry | Competent authority | Authorised | Services or instruments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Investment services (MiFID II) | BANCA D'ITALIA | 2017-10-23 | A1 A2 A3 A5 A6 A7 |
Service codes follow MiFID II Annex I: A for investment services, B for ancillary services. Hover a code for its meaning.
Entries are matched on the LEI. Each register is quoted as its publisher lists it.
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- BIC
- IFISIT2VXXX head office
- Connection to Swift
- Connected to SwiftThis BIC is registered as a live address on the Swift network. The institution sends and receives Swift messages under IFISIT2V directly.
- Swift GPI
- Not on the member list
- Payment schemes and systems
- SCT · SCT Inst · SDD Core · SDD B2B · VOP · T2 · TIPS
- Branch codes
- 1 branch code
- BIC first registered
- 2007-09-15
- Last updated
- 2008-04-26
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Total assets
Not published
Employees
Not published
Ownership
Publicly listed
Ticker IF
Institution type
Commercial bank
Trades as Banca Ifis
- Standing
- On 23 September 2026 Banca d'Italia authorised the merger by absorption of subsidiary illimity Bank S.p.A. into Banca Ifis. The bank gives 9 November 2026, or a later date to be announced, as the effective date. On the same date Banca d'Italia requested an AML and compliance action plan and a prudential remediation plan following its 2026 inspection.
- Ownership
- Fürstenberg Scogliera Holding S.A., the Fürstenberg family holding company, held 45.051% at 2 July 2026. Riccardo Preve held 4.863%, and 49.222% was held by the market.
- Direct parent
- Fürstenberg Scogliera Holding S.A., Switzerland 45.051%
- Ultimate owner
- Fürstenberg family (Sebastien Egon Fürstenberg and Ernesto Fürstenberg Fassio)
- Stock listing
- Euronext Milan (STAR segment) IF
- Head office
- Via E. Gatta, 11, 30174 Venezia Mestre, Italy (registered office: Via Terraglio, 63, 30174 Venezia Mestre, Italy)
- Company register
- Registro delle Imprese di Venezia 02505630109; Albo delle Banche n. 5508; REA Venezia 247118
- Former name
- I.FI.S. S.p.A.
Business lines
According to the bank, Commercial & Corporate Banking for Italian SMEs, led by factoring, is its main business. The bank is running a competitive process to sell its non-performing loan business.
Online
- Websites & references
- bancaifis.it ↗
bancaifis.it/en ↗ English-language version of the corporate and customer site
Wikipedia ↗
Wikidata Q2882022 ↗ - Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · X ↗ · Facebook ↗ · Instagram ↗ · YouTube ↗
Sources · 15 pages consulted
- bancaifis.it
- bancaifis.it/dati-societari/
- bancaifis.it/chi-siamo/management/
- bancaifis.it/chi-siamo/corporate-governance/organi-sociali/composizione/
- bancaifis.it/chi-siamo/corporate-governance/azionariato/
- bancaifis.it/comunicati-stampa/banca-ifis-banca-ditalia-ha-autorizzato-la-fusione-di-illimity-il-cda-h
- bancaifis.it/comunicati-stampa/banca-ifis-accelera-la-trasformazione-industriale-e-conferma-lobiettivo
- bancaifis.it/en/investor-relations/financial-performance-presentations/
- bancaifis.it/operazione-societaria-illimity/
- bancaifis.it/en/press-releases/banca-ifis-acquisition-of-illimity-bank-completed/
- bancaifis.it/en/about-us/mission-vision-values/
- moneyhouse.ch/en/company/fuerstenberg-scogliera-holding-sa-10439798191
- milanofinanza.it/news/banca-ifis-il-ceo-frederik-geertman-si-dimette-dopo-l-ispezione-di-bankitalia-al-suo
- adn24.it/blog/2026/09/25/banca-ifis-riceve-da-bankitalia-lok-alla-fusione-di-illimity-bank-raffael
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banca_Ifis
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
- Raffaele Zingone Amministratore Delegato (Chief Executive Officer), co-opted to the board on 24 September 2026 until the next shareholders' meeting
- Chair
- Ernesto Fürstenberg Fassio Presidente (Chairman)
- Chief financial officer
- Roberto Ferrari Chief Financial Officer
- Executive
- Fabio Lanza Direttore Generale (General Manager) and Chief Operating Officer; appointment as General Manager conditional on Banca d'Italia fit and proper assessment
- Executive
- Giovanna Bazzaro Responsabile Funzione Antiriciclaggio (Head of AML Function)
Supervisors & regulators
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Italy
- Banca d'Italia (Bank of Italy) Prudential supervisorCentral bankAML supervisorResolution
- Italy
- Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (Consob) Conduct
Recent events 2 enforcement or investigation items
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
-
Enforcement
Banca d'Italia notified the bank of two sanctioning proceedings and opened a procedure to set additional capital requirements.
milanofinanza.it ↗ -
Investigation
Banca d'Italia issued a partially unfavourable inspection report covering January to June 2026 and requested AML, compliance and prudential remediation plans.
adn24.it ↗ -
Leadership
The board accepted the immediate resignation of CEO Frederik Geertman and appointed Raffaele Zingone as chief executive.
bancaifis.it ↗ -
Merger / acquisition
Banca d'Italia authorised the merger by absorption of subsidiary illimity Bank into Banca Ifis.
bancaifis.it ↗ -
Other
The bank completed the sale of ARECneprix to Prelios and launched a competitive process to sell its NPL business.
bancaifis.it ↗ -
Merger / acquisition
The bank completed its public exchange and purchase offer for illimity Bank with 92.5% of the capital.
bancaifis.it ↗
Compliance-relevant events of the last three years, newest first: fines and enforcement, investigations, incidents, leadership changes, mergers and licence changes. Each links to its source.
Identifiers
Head-office record
- BIC
- IFISIT2VXXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- IFISBank
- ITCountry · Italy
- 2VLocation
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI
- 8156005420362AE59184
- LEI record
- View on GLEIF ↗
- How the LEI was matched
- BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.
- National bank code
- Codice ABI 03205
Profile
- Type
- Credit institutionListed as a credit institution, or a branch of one, on the ECB’s list of supervised entities, or named as a bank on the Financial Stability Board’s G-SIB list, directly or as a G-SIB’s main operating bank. These are the only bank lists the directory tracks so far.
- Regulation
- Prudentially supervised (ECB list)Prudentially supervised, according to the ECB list of supervised entities (as at 2026-07-01). This is banking supervision, not a licence on a tracked register.
- Register licences
- None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registersThe tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
- Country · region
- Italy · Europe & Central Asia
- Banking supervision
- Less significant · Banca d’Italia as of 2026-07-01
- Trading venues (MIC)
- No MIC registered under this LEI list of 2026-09-17
- OFAC sanctions
- No listing cites this BIC
- EU sanctions
- No listing matched this BIC or its LEI
- Country sanctions
- No country programme
- Founded
- 1983
Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet.
Ownership and group
GLEIF relationship records
The Banca Ifis S.P.A. group has 9 institutions in the directory, in 1 country: all hold a BIC.
Including Banca Credifarma S.P.A., Illimity Bank SPA, Aporti S.R.L., Doria Spv Srl, Euclidea Sim SPA.
See the Banca Ifis S.P.A. group →Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Registered address
- VIA GATTA 11 VENEZIA 30174 ITALY
- Operational address
- VIA GATTA 11 MESTRE (VENEZIA) 30174 MESTRE (VENEZIA) ITALY
ISO 20022 identification
As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)
A CBPR+ message identifies this institution by its BIC, and may add its LEI or a clearing code. CBPR+ does not allow a name and postal address next to a BIC.
- Identified by
- BIC, with its LEI
- Roles in CBPR+
- Any agent, including the instructing and instructed agents
CBPR+
For cross-border payments on Swift: the BIC, with the LEI and clearing code where known
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>IFISIT2VXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>8156005420362AE59184</LEI>
</FinInstnId>Full record
Every ISO 20022 element the directory holds. Base ISO 20022 allows them together. CBPR+ does not allow a name and address next to a BIC
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>IFISIT2VXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>8156005420362AE59184</LEI>
<Nm>BANCA IFIS SPA</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<Ctry>IT</Ctry>
<AdrLine>VIA GATTA 11 VENEZIA 30174</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>Swift’s two address fields do not agree on a town, so the full record gives the address as address lines only.
The BIC, name and address are as published in Swift’s BIC directory. The LEI comes from the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. Check them against your own records before use.
Payment schemes and systems
EPC registers of 2026-09-11 · ECB T2 list of 2026-07-02 · ECB TIPS list of 2026-09-01 · SIX Bank Master valid on 2026-09-28
| Scheme or system | Since | Registered with | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEPA Credit TransferISO 20022 messages | 2008-03-03 | Head office | — |
| SEPA Instant Credit TransferISO 20022 messages | 2024-12-10 | Head office | — |
| SEPA Direct Debit CoreISO 20022 messages | 2019-01-07 | Head office | — |
| SEPA Direct Debit Business-to-BusinessISO 20022 messages | 2019-01-07 | Head office | — |
| Verification of Payee | 2025-10-05 | Head office | — |
| T2 (Eurosystem real-time gross settlement)ISO 20022 messages | — | Head office | — |
| TIPS (TARGET Instant Payment Settlement)ISO 20022 messages | — | Head office | — |
SEPA dates are when the institution became ready for the scheme. The T2 list names direct participants only and gives no joining date. TIPS entries have no joining date.
An institution missing from T2 may still be reachable through an indirect participant. The ECB’s TIPS list does not separate participants from reachable parties. It includes institutions reachable in Swedish kronor as well as in euro.
“ISO 20022 messages” marks a scheme or system whose rulebook or operator specifies ISO 20022 for messages between participants.
National bank codes
Codice ABI · Italy
1 code file of 2026-09-23
| Code | Routes to BIC | Name in the national file | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03205 | IFISIT2VXXX | BANCA IFIS S.P.A. (OVVERO IFIS BANCA S.P.A. O IN FORMA ABBREVIATA IFIS S.P.A.) | VENEZIA |
Each code shows the name in the national file. Smaller banks often route through a central institution’s BIC. A code can therefore belong to a different bank than the one on this page.
Network
Branch codes
| BIC | Branch | City | Address | LEI | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IFISIT2VTIP | PAGAMENTI TIPS | Mestre Venezia | VIA GATTA 11 MESTRE (VENEZIA) 30174 MESTRE (VENEZIA) ITALY | — | 2024-10-05 |
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Sources & method
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Read the methodology →Credits for this page
- Payment schemes and systems—Source: European Payments Council (EPC) Registers of Participants; matched to BICs by Elucidate. Source: European Central Bank, List of T2 participants. Source: European Central Bank, List of TIPS participants and reachable parties.
- Banking supervision—Source: European Central Bank, list of supervised entities.
- Wikidata—CC0, matched on the BIC or LEI recorded in Wikidata. It is community-edited, so check key facts.
- National bank codes—Italy (Source: Banca d'Italia).
- Ownership and group—GLEIF Level 2 relationship records (accounting consolidation), matched by LEI.
- Overview, leadership, regulators and events—researched per institution by an AI model with web search, from the institution's own website and reports, regulators, company registers and news. Figures, people and events link to their source, and each card shows the research date. AI research can be wrong or out of date, so check key facts at the source.
- European registers—Source: European Central Bank (ECB), list of monetary financial institutions and list of institutions subject to minimum reserves. Source: European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), MiFID II/MiFIR register (investment firms, trading venues, systematic internalisers, data reporting services providers). Matched on LEI by Elucidate.
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