Private company

Banca Italiana di Sconto

Former Italian bank

The Banca Italiana di Sconto (BIS, lit. 'Italian Discount Bank') was the third-largest Italian bank in its time, headquartered in Rome and formed in 1915 by merger of Società Bancaria Italiana with Società Italiana di Credito Provinciale. It went bankrupt in 1921.² Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1914Founded¹

Industryfinancial sector¹
Legal formjoint-stock company¹

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Manifesto Banca Italiana di Sconto — Photo: Enrico Lionne (1865-1921), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons³

The Banca Italiana di Sconto (BIS, lit. 'Italian Discount Bank') was the third-largest Italian bank in its time, headquartered in Rome and formed in 1915 by merger of Società Bancaria Italiana with Società Italiana di Credito Provinciale. It went bankrupt in 1921.²

Timeline

1921Dissolved Dissolved¹
1914Founded Founded¹

Links

WikipediaBanca Italiana di Sconto
More imagesWikimedia Commons
WikidataQ3633709

Sources

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WikidataBanca Italiana di Sconto on Wikidata
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WikipediaBanca Italiana di Sconto on Wikipedia
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Wikimedia CommonsBanca Italiana di Sconto photo by Enrico Lionne (1865-1921), Public domain