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Today, BPER Banca is one of the leading brands in the sector in terms of awareness and spontaneous recall among consumers. Thanks to this result, our logo has evolved, confirming the solidity and recognisability we have achieved as a major national bank. The restyling removes ‘Banca’ and enlarges the ‘squircles’, which become a distinctive graphic element of the brand. 2023 Il nuovo posizionamento Nel 2023 BPER ha ridefinito Purpose, Posizionamento e obiettivi strategici, frutto dell’ascolto di clienti e persone. La “scintilla” diventa simbolo di energia per sostenere progetti, famiglie e territori. Evoluto anche il payoff che definisce il nuovo corso e che parla di trasformazione, possibilità e nuovi inizi: BPER Banca. Dove tutto può iniziare. 2022 Merger of Banca Carige In November 2022, the merger by incorporation of Carige was completed. The transaction led to an increase in the BPER Group's presence in Italy, making it the third largest banking group in the country. 2022 The new “BPER e-volution” industrial plan presented The plan presented on 10 June 2022 envisages the evolution towards a Multi-Specialist and Capital Light business model, capable of enhancing the national scale of the Group, the Factories. Proprietary product and enabled by a profound technological-digital transformation with specialized distribution channels. Also in 2022, Banca Carige was incorporated and we became the 3rd group in Italy in terms of global deposits and number of branches. 2017 150 years of history. Ours is a history that has 150 years of responsibility, loyalty and concreteness. A story made not only of numbers but of attention, success, consistency and growth. Everything that led us from a small local cooperative bank to becoming BPER Banca. 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