Get Settled
Bureaucracy in Italy is about as bad as gelato is good. If you need some help figuring out the system, we can give you some referrals to our partners. If you’ll be working in Florence longer term, you’ll need a bank and possibly an accountant. We give some tips here.
Banking
in Florence
It’s an infinitely better deal than PayPal or international bank-to-bank transfers. You can have balances in multiple currencies. We suggest getting the multi-currency debit card.
Italian banks
You may need an Italian bank account for bureaucratic reasons, such as if you are paying Italian taxes or have a client who wants to pay to an Italian bank. If you’re a student or here short term, you likely don’t need one and Wise would do it. Banks will generally require a resident permit and residency. Here are some suggested by the international community.
N26 — online bank
Banca Etica — Ethical, sustainable financing
Via dell’Agnolo 73 R, Santa Croce area
Intesa San Paolo — Piazza della Repubblica 11 R
BancoPosta — Attached to the post office, so has a lot of ATMs. You can get a regular checking account or apply for a debit card that accepts money transfer payments with an IBAN.
ING – Branch near Piazza della Libertà: Viale Giacomo Matteotti, 33/r
MontePaschi – Branch in the center of Florence: Via dei Sassetti, 6, 50123 Firenze FI
BNL Gruppo BNP Paribas – Via de’ Cerretani, 32R, near the Duomo
Accountants
in Florence
Audeta Agimi – a.agimi@bonistudio.it – Rifredi
Marco Di Geronimo – tel: 055 0776240 – Piazza della Libertà
Guido Rampazzo – tel: 055 2298163 – Center
Simone Magherini – simone@magherini.eu