Cassa di Risparmio del Veneto S.p.A., known as CR Veneto, was an Italian savings bank, headquartered in Padua, Veneto. It was a subsidiary of Intesa Sanpaolo.
History
The bank was one of the oldest savings bank of Italy, which in 1822 the government of Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia introduced savings bank to Venice, Padua, Rovigo and other provincial capitals (such as Vicenza and Treviso). In 1928 the savings banks of Padua and Rovigo was merged to form Cassa di Risparmio di Padova e Rovigo (Cariparo), due to a law enacted in December 1927 (converted a decree-law published in March 1927 into law).[4][5] Before the enactment, Federazione delle Casse di Risparmio di Padova e Rovigo was formed circa March 1927.[6]