$87B Italian Bank To Add Bitcoin Trading
Banca Generali will reportedly enable its over 300,000 customers to buy and sell bitcoin early this year in a native integration with Conio.Banca Generali, an Italian bank with $87 billion in assets, will reportedly integrate Bitcoin services to its platform early this year through a partnership with Bitcoin company Conio.Banca Generali’s over 300,000 customers will soon be able to create a bitcoin wallet directly in their bank account, a feature made possible by Conio, a fintech founded in San Francisco by two Italians in which Banca Generali is a major investor. The two companies started....
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