Company Story
1472 - Founding of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena as a mount of piety, a charitable institution that provided loans to the poor.
1624 - The bank begins to operate as a public bank, managing the finances of the Republic of Siena.
1806 - The bank is reorganized and renamed Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena.
1849 - The bank begins to issue banknotes, becoming the first Italian bank to do so.
1901 - The bank is nationalized and becomes a public institution.
1936 - The bank is reorganized and becomes a joint-stock company.
1995 - The bank is privatized and listed on the Milan Stock Exchange.
2007 - The bank acquires Banca Antonveneta, becoming one of the largest banks in Italy.
2016 - The bank receives a €5.4 billion bailout from the Italian government to prevent its collapse.
2017 - The bank is restructured and recapitalized, with the Italian government taking a 68% stake in the bank.