ItaliaFintech
ItaliaFintech is the association of fintech entrepreneurs in Italy and was founded in 2018 to promote the knowledge and use of fintech solutions among consumers, families and businesses. The association groups Italian and international companies that offer digital payments, business banking, lending, investing and crypto services, from young startups to listed payment groups.
ItaliaFintech works on advocacy with Italian and European institutions, on partnerships with banks, consultancies, Big Tech firms and universities, and on financial education for customers. The association has its registered office in Milan and its operational office in Rome. Its members meet in working groups on regulation, and every year ItaliaFintech gives awards to Italian fintech companies.
Members and Bud startups
The 26 member companies of ItaliaFintech include Nexi, Qonto, Trade Republic, Edenred, Capital.com, Conio, Lemonway, Younited and Banca AideXa. Since 2021, startups younger than three years or with a turnover below one million euros can join as Bud members for a symbolic fee. Bud members take part in the working groups and member events and receive the regulatory updates of the association.
The corporate partners of ItaliaFintech include Intesa Sanpaolo, Banca Generali, State Street, KPMG, PwC and the law firm Chiomenti. The institutional partners of the association are Innexta, InnovUp and the Politecnico di Milano.
President and board
The assembly of ItaliaFintech appointed Alessandro Portolano as president in January 2026, a partner at the law firm Chiomenti who specializes in banking, financial and fintech regulation. Four vice presidents took on strategic mandates at the same time: Luca Carabetta of Trade Republic for institutional relations, Andrea Correale of Banca AideXa for strategy and financing, Tommaso Gamaleri of Younited for partnerships and Daniele Giuliani of Genio Diligence for financial regulation.
Camilla Cionini Visani is director general of ItaliaFintech and sits on the board of directors of the European Digital Finance Association. Roberta Gobbi, Alessandro Hatami and Roberto Lorini advise ItaliaFintech as senior advisors.
Fintech Awards in Milan
ItaliaFintech organizes the Fintech Awards together with FinanceCommunity, a news site on law and finance. The 2026 edition took place on 19 March at Hotel Magna Pars in Milan and gave prizes in 14 categories. Banca AideXa won company of the year, Matteo Masserdotti of Viceversa won founder of the year, and further prizes went to companies in banktech, lendtech, regtech, crypto, blockchain and AI.
Upcoming fintech and finance events in Europe
Advocacy and consultations
ItaliaFintech answers consultations of Italian and European authorities and comments on new rules for the sector. In October 2025, Camilla Cionini Visani spoke on the authorization of crypto-asset service providers at a workshop of the Banca d'Italia in Rome. The association also sent its answer to the consultation on the Italian sandbox and commented on the national rules for MiCAR.
Framework agreement with InnovUp
In July 2026, ItaliaFintech signed a framework agreement with InnovUp, the Italian association of startups, scaleups, small technology companies, incubators and accelerators. The two associations plan joint working groups, events and policy papers on the digitalization of financial services, access to capital, emerging technologies and the rules for these fields in Italy and Europe.
European and international partners
In 2020 ItaliaFintech was one of the co-founders of the European Digital Finance Association, which speaks for national fintech associations before the EU institutions in Brussels. International partners of ItaliaFintech include France FinTech, Fintech Belgium and Fintech Hub LT in Lithuania. The association also takes part in events abroad, such as a Polish and Italian fintech meeting and GITEX AI Europe in Berlin.
Offices in Milan and Rome
The registered office of ItaliaFintech is at Corso Matteotti 1, 20121 Milan, and its operational office is at Piazza Mignanelli 3, 00187 Rome. Events of the association take place in both cities, such as the Fintech Awards in Milan and the MiCAR workshop at the Banca d'Italia in Rome.
ItaliaFintech and Finance Loop
Fintech companies in Italy and the members of Finance Loop face the same European questions, from the licensing of crypto-asset service providers under MiCAR to the plans for a digital euro. Finance Loop brings people from banks, payment companies and investment firms in several European countries together at its events on digital assets and payments.
Finance Loop is a professional network and has the goal of driving the institutional use of emerging technologies in finance, such as AI, tokenization, stablecoins, and DeFi. Finance Loop helps its members build skills and personal networks in these fields: Investment & Digital Assets, Payments & Digital Money, Digital Infrastructure & Sovereignty, and Risk & Compliance.