Cassa di Risparmio di Cento (Caricento) was founded in 1859 in Cento, where it still has its headquarters.
Caricento is committed to offering up to date solutions to both families and businesses, along with expert advice in the areas of finance and insurance.
Caricento is a financially sound bank, as can be seen from its balance sheet and financial reference indices.
The widespread presence of branches throughout the provinces of Ferrara, Modena,Bologna and Ravenna has made Caricento the reference point for both the community and local businesses for over 159 years.

During the course of 2014, Cassa di Risparmio di Cento undertook a major project to draw up a Charter of Values. Vision, Mission and Values were the outcome of the assessment involving all members of staff. These were also upheld by the General Management and the Board of Directors.

VISION: To grow and innovate, keeping the customer at the centre of everything we do.

MISSION: To play the role of a Local Bank in a way that is consistent with the social and economic context, with the objective of developing a service model that generates value over time.

VALUES: Competency, Responsibility, Innovation, Helpfulness, Integrity, Independence.

The Share Capital is held by the Shareholders, Holding Caricento SpA, and the majority stake by Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Cento (Foundation).

Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Cento was created in 1991 from the division of the Cassa di Risparmio into two separate entities. The Foundation, being dedicated to social and charitable activities, in keeping with its history, regards the relationship between local economic development and the social and cultural progress of the people who live there as being inseparable.

A current account is an essential tool for managing receipts and payments and Caricento offers different types of account in order to meet the needs of all its customers.

In addition to ‘Conto Made4You', ‘Conto freeLIFE' and ‘Conto PowerUp', Caricento also offers a special currency account, in the main foreign currencies, which can be used for any type of transaction as well as for making investments.

Caricento makes a wide range of payment cards available to its customers. With the ‘Centum Internazionale' debit card, payments and withdrawals can be made all over the world. The card also allows you to withdraw cash from any ATM in Italy and the Euro Zone without commission.

The range of payment cards also includes the ‘Nexi' and ‘American Express' credit cards. The prepaid debit card ‘Nexi Prepaid' is ideal for young people and for those who make online purchases.

For customers who wish to manage their current account independently, at any time and from anywhere, Caricento provides the ‘INmyBank' Internet Banking service.

With ‘INmyBank', it is possible to check the current account balance and account activity, make bank transfers and payments and to manage one's investment portfolio using the ‘HB Trade' service.

Cassa di Risparmio di Cento has always been attentive to the insurance coverage requirements of its customers. It works with the major Italian insurance companies to provide solutions that can satisfy all the insurance needs of individuals, households, vehicles, employment and for savings and investments.