At the start of Banca AideXa, the fintech founded by Roberto Nicastro and Federico Sforza obtains the banking license

Banca AideXa is the first fintech in Europe exclusively dedicated to small and medium-sized enterprises to obtain a banking license. The authorization was granted by the European Central Bank and comes at the end of a demanding process consisting of checks, controls and inspections by the national and international supervisory authorities.
Banca AideXa will offer traditional banking services in an innovative way such as the issuance of credit and debit cards, payments and foreign currency exchange, as well as new types of financing and a current account developed specifically for entrepreneurs, which will exploit the opportunities innovative solutions offered by open banking to offer added value services.