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Banca Popolare Commercio e Industria

Italian bank

Banca Popolare Commercio e Industria S.p.A. (BPCI) was an Italian bank based in Milan, Lombardy. Found in 1888, the bank absorbed other banks in the 20th century, as well as forming bank group with other banks in the first decade of the 21st century. However, in late 2016 the bank was absorbed by parent company UBI Banca, becoming a defunct brand.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1888Founded1
  • Industryfinancial sector1
  • HeadquartersMilan1
  • Founded inMilan1
  • Websitewww.bpci.it

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Banca Popolare Commercio e Industria S.p.A. (BPCI) was an Italian bank based in Milan, Lombardy. Found in 1888, the bank absorbed other banks in the 20th century, as well as forming bank group with other banks in the first decade of the 21st century. However, in late 2016 the bank was absorbed by parent company UBI Banca, becoming a defunct brand.2

The story

In 2010, Banca Popolare Commercio e Industria sold 87 branches to sister companies, as well as acquired 134 branches. Moreover, Banca Regionale Europea (BRE), formed by a merger of Lombard and Piedmontese bank (Banca del Monte di Lombardia and Cassa di Risparmio di Cuneo), retained only one branch in Lombardy. One of the minority owner of BRE, the banking foundation of Banca del Monte di Lombardia, acquired the shares of BPCI from UBI Banca, at the same time sold all the shares of BRE to UBI Banca. As of 31 December 2010, UBI Banca owned 75.077% shares of BPCI, followed by the banking foundation (16.237%) and Aviva S.p.A. (8.686%). Before the transaction, Aviva held 16.64% and the rest by UBI Banca.

Timeline

1963 Incorporated Cassa San Alessandro di Bergamo

1968 Acquired Banca Toljia

1977 Incorporated Banca Popolare di Codogno

1980 Incorporated Credito Lodigiano

1991 Incorporated Banca Popolare di Vigevano

1996 Acquired Banca Popolare di Luino e di Varese

2001 Acquired Banca Carime

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2003 merged with Banca Popolare di Bergamo to form Banche Popolari Unite Group

2007 Banche Popolari Unite merged with Banca Lombarda e Piemontese to form UBI Banca

2010 Internal reorganization with Banca Regionale Europea, Banca Popolare di Bergamo and Banco di Brescia

2016 Absorbed by UBI Banca, former headquarter at 33 via Moscova sold to Sericon Investment Fund, managed by Savills Investment Management SGR

From Wikipedia’s article on Banca Popolare Commercio e Industria, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

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Timeline

  1. 2016Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1888Founded Founded in Milan1

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