Italy fines Intesa Sanpaolo 18 million euros for illicit processing of customer data

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Thu, March 12, 2026 astatine 12:43 PM CDT 1 min read

MILAN, March 12 (Reuters) - Italy's information extortion authorization said connected Thursday it had ‌fined Italy's biggest slope Intesa ‌Sanpaolo 17.6 cardinal euros for illicit processing of information ​of astir 2.4 cardinal customers the slope unilaterally moved to its integer portion Isybank.

Intesa had nary contiguous comment.

The watchdog said the ‌bank profiled clients ⁠according to factors specified arsenic being nether 65 years old, the ⁠frequency of their digital-channel use, and their concern products and fiscal holdings.

This profiling ​led to ​consequences for the ​customers which included the ‌possible transportation of their accounts to a antithetic information controller and unilateral changes to contractual terms.

The authorization recovered that connection with customers astir the migration was inadequate, ‌with accusation often sent ​during the summertime and placed ​in the ​app's archive conception without propulsion ‌alerts.

In mounting the fine, ​the bureau ​said it took into relationship the ample fig of customers affected, portion besides ​considering the ‌bank's non-intentional behaviour and its practice ​during the investigation.

(Reporting by Elvira Pollina, ​editing by Gavin Jones)

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