"We can do that because we already spend 300 million euros a year for social causes," Messina said.
Intesa has among core shareholders charitable banking foundations inspired by Catholic values, commonly referred to in Italy as "Catholic finance".
"I hope to have the honour to continue to lead our company for many years with this philosophy," Messina said.
At the helm since 2013, Messina has made the digital switch a key plank of his long-term strategy for Intesa, with a view to cutting costs and focusing resources on wealth management and insurance operations.
Intesa this year launched both Isybank, a cloud-based, low-cost mobile bank to serve younger, mass-market clients, and Fideuram Direct, a digital wealth management service targeting younger private banking clients.
Persons:
Carlo Messina, Messina, Intesa, " Messina, Pope Francis, Valentina Za, Tomasz Janowski
Organizations:
MILAN, Thomson
Locations:
Italy, Messina