Cassa di Risparmio del Veneto S.p.A., known as CR Veneto, was an Italian savings bank, headquartered in Padua, Veneto (). It was a subsidiary of

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History

The bank was one of the oldest savings bank of Italy, which in 1822 the government of

Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia The Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia (), commonly called the "Lombardo-Venetian Kingdom" (; ), was a constituent land (crown land) of the Austrian Empire from 1815 to 1866. It was created in 1815 by resolution of the Congress of Vienna in recogniti ...

introduced savings bank to

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, Padua, Rovigo and other provincial capitals (such as

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and

Treviso Treviso ( ; ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the Veneto region of northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Treviso and the municipality has 87.322 inhabitants (as of December 2024). Some 3,000 live within the Venetian wall ...

). In 1928 the savings banks of Padua and Rovigo was merged to form Cassa di Risparmio di Padova e Rovigo (Cariparo), due to a law enacted in December 1927 (converted a decree-law published in March 1927 into law). Before the enactment, Federazione delle Casse di Risparmio di Padova e Rovigo was formed circa March 1927. In 1992, due to , the bank was split into

Fondazione Cariparo Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Padova e Rovigo (in short Cariparo) is an italian philanthropic organization formed in 1991. It was formed by separating the Cassa di Risparmio di Padova e Rovigo into two separate entities: a limited company that ...

and Cassa di Risparmio di Padova e Rovigo S.p.A..

Casse Venete Banca

As opposed to the Savings Bank of Verona, Vicenza, Belluno and Ancona being merged with Treviso to form Unicredito, the owner of the Savings Bank of Padova & Rovigo, Venice,

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, Udine & Pordenone and ''Banca Agricola di Cerea'' formed a single holding company ''Casse Venete Banca'', although the subsidiaries still operated as separate entity, in 1994.

Cardine Banca

In 2000, Cariparo followed the parent company to merge with

Casse Emiliano Romagnole Gruppo Bancario Casse Emiliano Romagnole (CAER) was an Italian holding company and banking group, based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna. The main company of the group was Cassa di Risparmio in Bologna (Carisbo). History Due to Legge Amato, all savin ...

Group to form

Cardine Banca Cardine Banca S.p.A. was an Italian banking group that operated between 2000 and 2002. It was acquired by Sanpaolo IMI an banking and insurance conglomerate. History The bank was founded in 2000 by the merger of Casse Emiliano Romagnole and Cas ...

Group.

Sanpaolo IMI and Intesa Sanpaolo

In 2002, The Savings Bank of Padova & Rovigo followed the parent banking group to merge with

Sanpaolo IMI Sanpaolo IMI S.p.A. was an Italian banking and insurance conglomerate, based in Turin. It employed about 44,000 people and had about 7 million customers. On 24 August 2006, a merger with Banca Intesa was announced, which on 1 December 2006 was ap ...

. ''Banca Agricola di Cerea'' was absorbed into The Savings Bank of Padova & Rovigo on 1 June 2003. On 2 January 2007, The Savings Bank of Padova & Rovigo became part of

Group after another merger. On 25 September 2008 the bank renamed to Cassa di Risparmio del Veneto. Followed the closure of the Savings Bank of Venice, the Savings Bank of Veneto was the only oldest surviving ''Cassa di Risparmio'' of Italy, which other banks had either dropped ''Cassa di Risparmio'' in their name or ceased to be exist due to merger. However, in February 2018, Intesa Sanpaolo announced the 2018–2021 business plan, which would closed down most of their retail brands including Cassa di Risparmio del Veneto. Cassa di Risparmio del Veneto would cease to exist as a separate legal entity, becoming divisions and branches of the banking group instead.

Banking foundation

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References

External links

* {{official website, www.crveneto.it Banks established in 1822 1822 establishments in the Austrian Empire Banks disestablished in 2018 Italian companies disestablished in 2018 Defunct banks of Italy Companies based in Padua Rovigo Former Intesa Sanpaolo subsidiaries Cardine Banca Italian companies established in 1822