First bank to sign SACE Growth, the new digital guarantee for enterprises
2 April 2025
Intesa Sanpaolo is the first bank to subscribe to SACE Growth, the new digital guarantee designed to make credit to businesses faster and more accessible.
Immediate membership of SACE Growth confirms Intesa Sanpaolo's commitment to supporting SMEs, mid-caps and large companies investing in innovation, globalisation, infrastructure and green transition.
"Intesa Sanpaolo immediately joined SACE Growth, the new convention that makes it faster and easier for companies to access credit for their innovation and export programmes"
Anna Roscio, Intesa Sanpaolo's Executive Director Sales & Marketing Enterprises
SACE Growth brings together the entire SACE guarantee offer in one digital platform and companies can also obtain the guarantee within 24 hours.
The partnership between Intesa Sanpaolo and SACE
The signing of SACE Growth guarantee is part of an established partnership between Intesa Sanpaolo and SACE, the insurance-financial group owned by the Ministry of Economy and Finance specialised in supporting the growth of Italian companies.
Almost €2 billion from January 2024 to date, have been disbursed by Intesa Sanpaolo thanks to Sace guarantees, including the Future Guarantee, which was also signed as the first Italian bank.
Since 2020, approximately €23 billion has been mobilised by Intesa Sanpaolo in business financing through SACE instruments.
