Südtiroler Volksbank – Banca Popolare dell'Alto Adige
The South Tyrolian People's Bank is an Italian bank headquartered in Bolzano. The bank was originated as cooperative bank, but demututalized in 2016.
The bank was the second largest bank in Trentino – South Tyrol with a market share of 8.8%. After the merger with Banca Popolare di Marostica in 2014, it was expected that the bank was the seventh bank in Veneto with a market share of 3.2% and more specifically 6.2% in the Province of Vicenza as the 6th. After the announcement of the proposed merger of BPVicenza and Veneto Banca in 2017, Volksbank – Banca Popolare would increased in ranking in the Veneto region.
As at 31 December 2016, the bank had 79 branches in Trentino – South Tyrol, 102 branches in Veneto and 3 branches in Friuli.History
It was established in 1992 through the merger of two South Tyrolian cooperative banks, Volksbank Bozen – Banca Popolare di Bolzano from Bolzano and Volksbank Brixen – Banca Popolare di Bressanone from Brixen. In 1995 it acquired another South Tyrolian cooperative bank Volksbank Meran – Banca Popolare di Merano headquartered in Merano. The bank's primary markets are the two autonomous provinces of South Tyrol and Trentino, as of 2014. In recent years it has been aggressively expanding into the neighboring Veneto region with 102 branches in 5 provinces. The bank has also expanded its operations to the Friuli sub-region in the Province of Pordenone.
