Fostering Innovation
Fashioning a sustainable future
In 2015, the production of clothing contributed more greenhouse gases to the environment than all international flights and shipping combined. We discover the Italian denim company working to high green standards and hear about the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s commitment to helping the fashion industry clean up its act
28/11/2019
Novathon 2019: keeping up with tech’s rapid change, with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak
The co-founder of one of the world’s most successful tech companies speaks to us about AI and how the pace of today’s technology is unparalleled.
18/11/2019
Why tech is in fashion
Innovation is making a huge impact on the fashion industry, creating disruptive online retailers and forcing bricks-and-mortar stores to rethink their strategies. Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center is leading the way
18/12/2018
Italian fashion start-ups target New York
Intesa Sanpaolo has taken four Italian fashion start-ups to New York, a place where style meets tech
18/12/2018
Hyperloop: Turning the hype into reality
Bibop Gresta, Co-Founder and Chairman of Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HyperloopTT), believes modern, sustainable travel will change the way we live and protect our planet
04/12/2018
Opening the new potential of the Gulf
Intesa Sanpaolo’s plans for a global circular economy are coming to life in Dubai, where demand for sustainable buildings and transport offers great opportunities for Italian start-ups
04/12/2018
Fanning the flames of tech revolution
Yossi Vardi would never claim to be an innovator, but he makes things happen
03/10/2018
Silicon Roundabout meets Silicon Piazza
A major event in London allows Intesa Sanpaolo to mix with tech start-ups in search of investment
03/10/2018
How European start-ups can win in China
Italian banking group Intesa Sanpaolo is helping start-ups to discover the vast opportunities in China by taking them to Hong Kong to meet investors and market players
17/07/2018
Harnessing the fintech revolution
A pioneering agreement between an Israeli venture fund and Intesa Sanpaolo is revolutionising fintech funding
05/07/2018
Inside the connected car
Frost & Sullivan says the world market for advanced driver assistance systems and autonomous vehicles will be worth $83 billion by 2025. Israel’s Mobileye epitomises that change, as a trip for Intesa Sanpaolo’s clients found
05/07/2018
Italy and Israel reinvent the car
Italy’s long-standing manufacturing expertise combined with Israel’s telematics knowledge make perfect driving partners
05/07/2018
Design for life: how planning experience grows business
Head of experience design at Intesa Sanpaolo, Fabio Salierno tells Giulia Rhodes how the bank’s commitment to innovation and design is supporting its growth
07/03/2018
Israeli fintech powers innovation
A year on from the launch of Tel Aviv tech hub The Floor, European banks are reaping the rewards.
15/09/2017
The trends driving transport innovation
Driverless cars, green fuels and personalised infotainment systems are just some of the developments set to change the ways we get about and the places where we live, as the recent EcoMotion conference in Tel Aviv showed.
30/08/2017
Novathon #withPBZ
Fresh ideas are the fuel of the fast-moving world of fintech
18/07/2017
Technology takes to The Floor
A project aimed at encouraging fintech start-ups opens in Tel Aviv in June – supported by Intesa Sanpaolo. Andrew Davis hears from Dani Schaumann, the bank’s country adviser, why Israel is at the cutting edge
23/06/2016
Innovation marathon: smart thinking in Budapest
Bestselling author and bank futurist Brett King is star guest at an ideas competition in the Hungarian capital, where teams from startups, universities and colleges will compete to develop new banking applications for smart devices. Chris Price hears King’s advice
21/06/2016
London Innovation Centre: a new meeting place for the future
How the bank is helping investors and entrepreneurs from around the world develop the most promising businesses of the future.
10/06/2016
Innovation, a world without frontiers
Maurizio Montagnese, Head of Intesa Sanpaolo’s Innovation Center, talks about the impact of the new ideas on banking.
21/04/2016
The green shoots of a natural economic revolution
The natural bounty of Italy’s land and sea is increasingly being used for innovative means. Giulia Rhodes meets the author of Intesa Sanpaolo’s major new report on Europe’s flourishing bioeconomy.
09/02/2016
