Banca di Credito Popolare

Banca di Credito Popolare (BCP) is an Italian cooperative bank. According to its own history page, it was established on 19 April 1888 by notarial act of Notary Vincenzo Bizzarro, homologated by the Civil and Correctional Court of Naples on 11 May 1888, when 28 people — including employees, merchants, elementary school teachers, coral artisans and small landowners — set up the Società Anonima Cooperativa di Credito Popolare. Its original statute aimed to form capital from pooled small savings, facilitate credit for members, redeem the less well-off from usury, and particularly benefit workers, farmers, second-tier merchants and employees. The bank's mission page states it has been pursuing the socio-economic growth and enhancement of its regional territory for over 135 years and describes itself as the only autonomous banking institution with a widespread presence there. Its website presents services for private customers and businesses, including accounts, payments, financing, insurance, investments, internationalization support and ESG transition support, along with branded offerings such as SOCI@BCP, YUP@BCP, SALUTE@BCP and SMART@BCP.

Banca di Credito Popolare was established on 19 April 1888 by notarial act of Notary Vincenzo Bizzarro, homologated by the Civil and Correctional Court of Naples with a resolution of 11 May 1888. At that time 28 people — including employees, merchants, elementary school teachers, coral artisans and small landowners — constituted and launched, in a two-room premises, the Società Anonima Cooperativa di Credito Popolare. Its original statute stated the purpose of forming capital from pooled small savings, facilitating credit for members, redeeming the less well-off from usury, and particularly benefiting workers, farmers, second-tier merchants and employees. By shareholder resolution of 11 April 1948, the company name was changed to "Banca di Credito Popolare, Società cooperativa a responsabilità limitata". By deed of 8 October 1968, drawn up by Notary Olimpio Marino, a merger took place with the "Banca Popolare Cooperativa del Matese" of Piedimonte d'Alife, and the company adopted the name "Banca di Credito Popolare, Società cooperativa per azioni a responsabilità limitata". From 1 May 2005, by resolution of the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting, Banca di Credito Popolare became a "Società Cooperativa per Azioni". The bank's mission page states that for over 135 years it has aimed at the growth and socio-economic enhancement of its regional territory, of which it says it is today the only autonomous banking institution with a widespread presence.

A cooperative, territory-focused bank that presents itself as the only autonomous banking institution with a widespread presence in its region, investing where it collects and creating value for its territory.

• SOCI@BCP

  A BCP offering presented on the homepage under the message "Perchè per noi ogni Socio conta" (because every member counts for us).

• YUP@BCP

  A BCP offering presented on the homepage with the message "Essere giovani diventa ancora più bello" (being young becomes even more beautiful).

• SALUTE@BCP

  A BCP offering described on the homepage as built to measure to protect the customer's health and that of their family.

• SMART@BCP

  Described on the homepage as the new BCP account, modular and convenient, where more services reduce the account fee.

1. 1BCP - Gruppo Banca di Credito Popolarebcp.it
2. 2Company Profilebcp.it
3. 3Storiabcp.it
4. 4Mission e valoribcp.it