Private company

Banco di Roma

Former Italian bank

Banco di Roma was an Italian bank based in Rome, established on 9 March 1880. In the early 20th century, it was one of Italy's four dominant universal banks, together with Banca Commerciale Italiana, Credito Italiano, and Società Bancaria Italiana. It developed a significant network throughout the Eastern Mediterranean and Italian Africa.2 It ceased to exist in 1992.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1880Founded1
  • Industryfinancial sector1
  • HeadquartersRome1
  • Founded inRome1
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Photo: Boubloub, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Banco di Roma was an Italian bank based in Rome, established on 9 March 1880. In the early 20th century, it was one of Italy's four dominant universal banks, together with Banca Commerciale Italiana, Credito Italiano, and Società Bancaria Italiana. It developed a significant network throughout the Eastern Mediterranean and Italian Africa. In 1992 it eventually merged with the Banco di Santo Spirito and altered its name to Banca di Roma, later part of UniCredit.2

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by UniCredit Banca di Roma1

Timeline

  1. 1992Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1880Founded Founded in Rome1

Sources

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