Italy · Credit institution
Bdm Banca S.P.A.
BdM Banca S.p.A. is an Italian joint-stock bank with its registered office and head office in Bari. It belongs to the Mediocredito Centrale banking group. Its controlling shareholder is MedioCredito Centrale – Banca del Mezzogiorno S.p.A., which is wholly owned by the state agency Invitalia. The bank offers retail, small business and corporate banking through a branch network centred on Apulia, Abruzzo, Campania and Basilicata. It was founded in 1960 as Banca Popolare di Bari and placed under special administration at the end of 2019. It became a joint-stock company in 2020 and took its current name on 2 August 2023.
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
- BdM Banca S.P.A.
- Entity type
- Credit institution
European registers
ECB · monetary financial institutions
List as at 2026-09-25
- Category
- Credit institution
- Minimum reserves
- Subject to minimum reserves
- Listed as
- BDM BANCA S.P.A.
- RIAD code
- IT0000105944149
ESMA · MiFID II register
Register as at 2026-09-28
| Entry | Competent authority | Authorised | Services or instruments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Investment services (MiFID II) | BANCA D'ITALIA | 2007-11-01 | A1 A2 A3 A4 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
- BPBAIT3BXXX 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 BPBAIT3B directly.
- Swift GPI
- Not on the member list
- Payment schemes and systems
- SCT · SCT Inst · SDD Core · SDD B2B · VOP · T2 · TIPS
- Branch codes
- None: head-office BIC only
- BIC first registered
- 1989-12-04
- Last updated
- 2023-12-10
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Total assets
Not published
Employees
Not published
Ownership
Group subsidiary
MedioCredito Centrale - Banca del Mezzogiorno S.p.A.
Institution type
Commercial bank
Trades as BdM Banca
- Standing
- Renamed from Banca Popolare di Bari S.p.A. with effect from 2 August 2023. In 2026 its parent, Mediocredito Centrale, began a process to sell its stake in the bank. According to press reports, binding offers were due at the end of September 2026 and a decision is expected by the end of 2026.
- Ownership
- MedioCredito Centrale – Banca del Mezzogiorno S.p.A. holds a controlling stake and directs and coordinates the bank, while former Banca Popolare di Bari shareholders hold minority stakes. MedioCredito Centrale is wholly owned by Invitalia, which the Ministry of Economy and Finance owns.
- Direct parent
- MedioCredito Centrale - Banca del Mezzogiorno S.p.A., Italy
- Ultimate owner
- Italian Republic (Ministry of Economy and Finance, through Invitalia S.p.A.), Italy
- Head office
- Corso Cavour, 19, 70122 Bari, Italy
- Company register
- Registro Imprese di Bari n. 00254030729; REA BA 105047; Albo delle Banche (Banca d'Italia) n. 4616
- Former names
- BANCA POPOLARE DI BARI SOCIETA' PER AZIONI · Banca Popolare di Bari Società cooperativa per azioni
Business lines
The bank focuses on households, small and medium-sized enterprises, mid-corporates and public-sector entities in southern Italy. It describes its aim as becoming the reference retail bank for southern Italy.
Online
- Websites & references
- bdmbanca.it ↗
popolarebari.it ↗ former domain (Banca Popolare di Bari)
ihb.bdmbanca.it ↗ internet banking
Wikipedia ↗
Wikidata Q3633730 ↗ - Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · Instagram ↗
Sources · 12 pages consulted
- bdmbanca.it/content/bdm/it/il-gruppo/chi-siamo/governance/banca-popolare-di-bari/organi-sociali-statu
- bdmbanca.it/content/bdm/it/il-gruppo/chi-siamo/Profilo.html
- bdmbanca.it/content/bdm/it/il-gruppo/news-e-eventi/notizie/comunicato-stampa-18032026.html
- bdmbanca.it/content/bdm/it/mobile.servizi.estero.html
- gazzettaufficiale.it/eli/id/2026/03/26/TX26AAA2877/P2
- borsaitaliana.it/borsa/notizie/radiocor/finanza/dettaglio/bdm-banca-assemblea-rinvia-rinnovo-cda-e-approva
- ansa.it/sito/notizie/economia/2026/09/12/per-acquisizione-bdm-termine-offerte-a-fine-settembre-qu
- milanofinanza.it/news/bdm-banca-arrivano-le-offerte-vincolanti-per-l-ex-popolare-di-bari-e-gara-a-quattro-
- ilgiornaleditalia.it/news/mondo-imprese/779603/mediocredito-centrale-con-14-3-miliardi-di-attivo-e-82-7-milion
- lagazzettadelmezzogiorno.it/news/bari/1955783/bdm-banca-approvato-il-bilancio-2025-fuori-la-protesta-dei-piccoli-azio
- startmag.it/economia/banca-popolare-di-bari-cosa-non-si-dice-sulla-condanna-degli-jacobini/
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BdM_Banca
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
- Cristiano Carrus Amministratore Delegato (Chief Executive Officer); serving under prorogatio since 10 April 2026
- Chair
- Pasquale Casillo Presidente del Consiglio di Amministrazione (Chairman); serving under prorogatio since 10 April 2026
Supervisors & regulators
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Italy
- Bank of Italy (Banca d'Italia) Prudential supervisorCentral bankAML supervisorResolutionConduct
- Italy
- Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (Consob) SecuritiesConduct
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
-
Other
Press reports said binding offers for Mediocredito Centrale's stake in the bank were due at the end of September 2026.
ansa.it ↗ -
Leadership
The shareholders' meeting postponed the renewal of the board and statutory auditors, which remain in office under prorogatio.
borsaitaliana.it ↗ -
Other
Mediocredito Centrale announced that it had received proposals to buy its stake in the bank.
borsaitaliana.it ↗ -
Other
The Bari civil court ordered former Banca Popolare di Bari executives, auditors and PwC to pay about EUR 122 million.
startmag.it ↗ -
Other
The bank changed its name from Banca Popolare di Bari S.p.A. to BdM Banca S.p.A., effective 2 August 2023.
bdmbanca.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
- BPBAIT3BXXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- BPBABank
- ITCountry · Italy
- 3BLocation
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI
- 549300UE2ZF21B02QG64
- 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 05424
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
- 1960
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
- Direct parent
- Mediocredito Centrale - Banca del Mezzogiorno S.P.A. · Italy81560064085A02B2B297 ↗
Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Registered address
- CORSO CAVOUR 19 BARI 70122 346 ITALY
- Operational address
- CORSO CAVOUR 19 BARI 70121 BARI 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>BPBAIT3BXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>549300UE2ZF21B02QG64</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>BPBAIT3BXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>549300UE2ZF21B02QG64</LEI>
<Nm>BDM BANCA S.P.A.</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>BARI</TwnNm>
<Ctry>IT</Ctry>
<AdrLine>CORSO CAVOUR 19 BARI 70122 346</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>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 | 2008-01-28 | Head office | — |
| SEPA Instant Credit TransferISO 20022 messages | 2023-04-03 | Head office | — |
| SEPA Direct Debit CoreISO 20022 messages | 2010-11-01 | Head office | — |
| SEPA Direct Debit Business-to-BusinessISO 20022 messages | 2010-11-01 | Head office | — |
| Verification of Payee | 2025-10-10 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05424 | BPBAIT3BXXX | BDM BANCA S.P.A. | BARI |
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.
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Sources & method
Every value comes from a public source, such as Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, GLEIF or the OFAC and EU sanctions lists. Most sources are matched on a BIC or an LEI, not on a name.
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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.
- Images—logos and photos from Wikimedia Commons (credited with their author and licence) or from the institution's own website, where Wikimedia has none. Elucidate keeps a copy of each; the links lead to the source and the original image. Logo: bdmbanca.it (official website) · original.
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