b-ilty receives the Most Impactful Project Award in the “Best Digital Channel/Platform Implementation” category of the IBS Global Fintech Innovation Awards 2022, organised by IBS Intelligence, a research, consulting and media company in the financial technology sector with global coverage and a portfolio of 360-degree intelligence offerings. The fourth edition of the IBSi Global FinTech Innovation Awards recognises and rewards banks and technology companies for their outstanding work in implementing and innovating banking technology using new technologies.

This year, 94 banks from 47 different countries submitted over 151 entries for the awards, which recognised the most innovative and impactful projects in 30 different categories.

illimity receives the “Leader della crescita 2023” award. The survey, now in its fifth edition, is carried out in collaboration between Il Sole 24 Ore and Statista and identifies a list of Italian companies that, during the three-year period 2018-2021, have distinguished themselves for the highest growth rate, represented by a specific increase in turnover shown on the balance sheet. The ranking aims to identify and highlight the most dynamic and attractive companies in the market.

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b-ilty won the Financecommunity Awards 2022 as 'Team of the year innovation & fintech' for its approach to innovation, by launching b-ilty the first digital business store of financial services and credit for small and medium-sized enterprises. The platform combines specialised expertise, cutting-edge technology and a formidable user experience.

illimity has been awarded, thanks to the sustainability team, with the "LC Sustainability Awards 2022" for consistently considering and implementing initiatives aimed at sustainability and inclusiveness. Thanks to its business model, and Microsoft as a partner, the Bank's infrastructure is entirely digital and in the cloud, minimizing direct environmental impacts and making responsible use of resources.

illimity has also supported the "Maputo Clean Cookstoves" project to offset emissions and achieve Carbon Neutrality, and has shown particular sensitivity to gender equality with the "illimitHER" project, which enhances the potential of young women through role models who share their digital experiences and professional skills.

The seventh edition of the Inhousecommunity Awards Italia was held to highlight excellence in the in-house world in Italy. The best top managers and in-house teams were identified based on an analysis of the nominations received and market feedback.

illimity was awarded the “Best Performer Award” thanks to its widespread and very strong competencies, focused on proactivity towards the business. The professionals in the legal & corporate governance team, led by General Counsel Giovanni Lombardi, demonstrated the ability to find solutions beyond established practices and traditional schemes, which can lead to structural innovations to improve the practice, efficiency, and soundness of the company's business.

Marco Russomando, Head of Human Resources & Organization at illimity, was awarded "HR Director of the Year" thanks to an innovative approach to personnel management that enhances the people of illimity and the great teamwork that has led to excellent results.

illimity has been included for the second consecutive year in the Best Workplaces Europe 2022™ ranking, an award that selects the best companies to work for in Europe, ranking 13th overall and first among Italian companies in the category of companies with over 500 employees.

During the TopLegal Corporate Counsel & Finance Awards, the event created to celebrate the achievements of Italian legal affairs departments, tax teams, compliance teams and human resources directors, Francesco Martiniello won the award for Chief Compliance Officer of the Year.

The recognition aims to bring out the best business practices with the goal of giving due weight to the individual professionals and teams that cooperate to achieve the objectives of the company's strategy, with the understanding that business success depends on multiple factors and skills.

IUSVE (Salesian University Institute of Venice) awarded illimity with the Research & Innovation Award for b-ilty, a Digital Business Store platform for the management of financial and credit services for small and medium-sized enterprises. A project born from a fruitful connection with the business fabric, the enhancement of the territory and the integration of digital innovation dynamics.

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illimity is among the 200 companies "Leader in Sustainability 2022" according to the analysis carried out by Il Sole24Ore and Statista. The recognition was awarded on the basis of the commitment and achievements on the three macro areas of sustainability: environmental, social, and corporate governance. illimity continues on the path of integrating ESG issues, in line with the goals of the 2021-25 Strategic Plan, developing a path of sustained and sustainable growth of its business.

For the third year in a row illimity is in the Best Workplaces™ Italia ranking. An important milestone that demonstrates the commitment and attention of the company in creating and ensuring an inclusive and dynamic work environment, able to listen and enhance the illimiters.

illimity won two silver awards at the "Financial Innovation - Italian Awards 2021" promoted by AIFIn.

In the New Services category the award went to My Sport & Salute, the app designed to connect Italians to their sporting passions. It is a real virtual ecosystem, a simple and free application that aims to network the entire sports world, a meeting place to connect athletes and families to their sporting passions.

In the CSR and Sustainability category, illimitHER is on the podium. An "edutorial" program created to transfer and share useful knowledge and skills needed to prepare a new generation of women for the world of work. Beyond traditional role models, beyond stereotypes in search of potential and beyond barriers, illimitHER spreads the STEM culture to enhance the potential of young women.

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illimitybank.com has been recognized by D-Rating, digital performance rating agency, as the best Italian bank for digital performance and value creation: an easy access through the mobile app, an intuitive website and an expert customer care guarantee an optimal user experience.

During the ceremony for the LC Sustainability Awards, the event dedicated to sustainability, illimity was awarded with the LC Sustainability Awards for illimitHER, its Divesity & Inclusion initiative. An "edutorial" program created to transfer and share useful knowledge and skills. Beyond traditional role models, beyond stereotypes in search of potential and beyond barriers, illimitHER spreads the STEM culture to enhance the potential of young women.

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During the Salone of CSR and Social Innovation, illimitHER has received the Aretè 2021 Award for the Responsible Financial Communication. An important recognition, which is awarded year after year to make the business world aware of projects and personalities that have distinguished themselves for the effectiveness and impact of communication on issues of social responsibility and sustainability.

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During the Inhousecommunity Awards Italy 2021 illimity brought home two important awards, HR team of the year and In House team of the year banking and finance.​

At illimity in 2021, 165 new employees were hired and the HR team built an agile and flexible model in order to make it possible for all illimiters to work in smart working while maintaining a high and strong sense of teamwork.

illimity's Legal team was rewarded for the large number of operations they put in place and because of their lean structure characterized by widespread and cross-functional skills. The team stood out for its proactivity in finding solutions that went beyond established practices and traditional patterns.

illimity has been included in Best Workplaces™ Europe 2021, a ranking that selects the best companies to work in Italy and Europe. This is an important result that attests the efforts made in the last three years to create a dynamic, formative and innovative work environment capable of placing people first.

illimity has obtained for the third year in a row the Great Place to Work ® certification for creating a work environment focused on Diversity & Inclusion and ESG issues. This is a significant recognition, as it highlights the work done to enhance the bank's strength, its people.

During the eighth edition of TopLegal's Corporate Counsel & Finance Awards, an award ceremony created to highlight the work of corporate management in the success and growth of the company's business, illimity received the award for Fintech Legal Direction of the Year.

illimity's Legal team was rewarded for being able to build new practices for the future within the negotiation of the strategic agreement with Gruppo Sella for the investment in Hype.

For the second year in a row, the online journal “Repubblica degli Stagisti” has awarded to illimity the prize for the Best performance in direct recruitment of young professionals (without going through an internship).

This award confirms the value of people for the illimity Group. Being a new paradigm bank also means investing in people and continuing to grow day after day.

During the GlobalCapital's Financial Institution Bond Awards 2021 - an awards ceremony that celebrates the best issuers, arrangers, bankers and service providers within the capital markets - illimity won the award for Most Impressive Debut Financial Institution Issuer thanks to its first bond issue: a 3-year Senior Preferred bond of 300 million euros.

illimity has been awarded during the Milano Finanza Digital Week for being the high-tech banking group that offers innovative direct digital banking services to retail and corporate customers through its direct digital bank illimitybank.com

illimity is among the 21 companies certified Best in Media Communication 2021 by Fortune Italia and EIKON for:

Innovation
Cutting-edge technologies and human touch in order to create a sustainable and resilient digital ecosystem.

People
Valuing talent, skills and diversity to unlock people's potential.

Sustainability
Sustainable native: sustainability integrated from inception into the bank's strategy and operations.

Resilience
Achievement of objectives even in the current economic environment.

illimity is among the 150 companies "Leader in Sustainability" according to the analysis carried out by Il Sole24Ore and Statista. The recognition was awarded on the basis of the commitment and results achieved in the environmental, social and economic dimensions. illimity continues its path of integration of ESG issues for a sustained and sustainable growth of its business.

illimity is ranked among the Best Workplaces Italy for the second consecutive year. An award that attests illimity's commitment and ability to build an inclusive and stimulating work environment that is above all focused on its people. A workplace characterized by trust in the management team, pride, sense of belonging and positive relationships between colleagues.

illimitybank.com confirms itself as a new paradigm innovative bank winning three awards at the "Financial Innovation - Italian Awards 2020" promoted by AIFIn.

In the Operations & IT category, gold was awarded to the illimity: Cloud Tech-Banking Applied project for its fully digital and cloud-based nature that leverages new technologies related to APIs, Big Data and AI.

In the New Services and Payments categories, illimitybank.com wins two bronzes.

The first one for the illimity hubs project where, through a dedicated section within the home banking, illimitybank.com allows users to access third party services and products, even non-financial, without ever leaving the App.

The second one is for the illimity connect project, a concrete example of the application of the PSD2 regulation and the use of Open Banking technology, which allows to connect accounts of different banks on the same App and make payments from the same touchpoint.

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During Italia che Comunica 2020, the campaign "Are you ready to look beyond?" because of its creativity, its strategy and the results it achieved, won a gold in the First Time category and the Absolute Award.

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illimity is recognized as Great Place to Work for the second consecutive year. This important recognition testifies illimity's commitment to create an inclusive and stimulating work environment. The 2020 has changed the world environment, but illimity has not stopped and has continued to invest in its people by developing a sustainable work organization.

The online journal "Repubblica degli Stagisti" rewards the illimity Group with two important awards.

The "Women in STEM" award recognises the company's commitment to young women through the illimitHER project. The second prize evaluates the direct recruitment of young professionals, without going through the internship.

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illimity with this new milestone is part of the Best Stages of the year together with a network of 13 companies from different sectors.

At the live streaming award event, led by journalist Eleonora Voltolina, Francesca d'Amico, Team Leader Communication, thanks and collects the two awards on behalf of the illimiters and the illimitHER ecosystem.

illimitybank.com wins the prize in the «Open Innovation» category at the Milano Finanza Innovation Award, organized by the financial newspaper in collaboration with Accenture.

Live on Class CNBC, Carlo Panella, Head of Direct Banking, receives the award and thanks the illimiters for having contributed to create something unique in the Italian banking scene.

illimity is the best new entry in the Lundquist .trust and Webranking rankings for the quality of its digital corporate communication.

The Webranking ranking evaluates transparency on the digital channels of listed companies, the .trust research evaluates the ability of companies to inspire trust. In both we are in the top 40 among the 120 companies selected and second in the best improvers' category in the Webranking one.

Lundquist gives a special mention as thought leader to our CEO Corrado Passera for having been able to narrate the company's values ​​through his Linkedin profile.

Two important awards received at ADCI 2020: Silver to the photography for «The Glance» video spot and a Bronze to the creative effectiveness category for the illimitybank.com launch campaign.

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This recognition identifies us as one of the most attractive employers: a major achievement thanks to students in Economics and young professionals from all over Italy. In a moment where it is even more important to enhance the potential, the research by Universum, leader in employer branding, analyzes talents' perceptions about the labor market. Italian university students and young professionals, from Z generation to millennials, feel as they can train and become leaders of the future in the new paradigm bank.​

illimity takes first place in the ABI 2020 ranking with the Personal Financial Manager, the innovative tool introduced by illimity as the first bank in Italy in September 2019.

With the Personal Financial Manager illimity is able to offer its customers a double advantage: helping them understand intuitively the progress of their current accounts and to manage their money effectively, even by planning the savings.

illimity is Best Workplace Italy 2020: one of the best workplaces ranking in Italy thanks to its inclusive environment and its focus on people well-being. A major achievement reached thanks to all illimiters!

illimity made it into the Great Place to Work rankings by building a staff team that is proud of where they work, able to work as a team and to create a new paradigm bank. This is a major achievement and a genuine source of pride for everyone at illimity, especially the HR team that works so hard day after day to build an inclusive workplace.

illimity took top spot in the global rankings for the Customer Insight & Growth Banking Innovation Awards organised by the European Financial Management Association (Efma). It achieved this because of its capacity to bring technology and innovation to traditional banking.

Corrado Passera said, "This award is for the entire illimity team. Together, we have built a new paradigm bank that is highly technological, but designed specifically to meet the needs of people and companies. In only a few months, we have achieved impressive results and this prestigious award is proof that using the latest technologies and bringing skills together is fundamental for standing out in an industry, such as the banking sector, that is going through a period of unprecedented change."

illimity took home this award for its support for SMEs and its propensity for open banking

Le Fonti chose illimity for this excellence of the year award for its support for SME growth, helping them with their development and growth plans, and for working closely with Fintech firms using the open banking approach.

The award was collected by Corrado Passera, CEO of illimity, during the closing ceremony held at Palazzo Mezzanotte.

The best startup of 2019 according to Inhousecommunity: through multidisciplinary skills and a disruptive personality, the team of the legal area has been able in a few months to manage the different activities contributing to the success of the new paradigm bank.

Prize awarded to illimity for being the best banking startup

illimity scooped the top award for best startup in the banking industry in 2018 at the Milano Finanza Global Awards because of its ability to raise capital - even on international markets - and for its unprecedented focus on innovation.

The Guido Carli prize was collected by Francesco Mele, Chief Financial Officer and Head of Central Function at illimity, at the 17th Awards ceremony held at Palazzo Parigi.

SPAXS became the largest SPAC in Europe in 2018 and it took home this award for raising €600 million on international markets to create a banking startup built on a specialised, innovative business model.

The prize was collected by Silvia Benzi, Head of Strategic Planning and Investor Relations at illimity, during the awards ceremony held in London.