Since 2017, Banca d’Italia has been supporting and monitoring the Fintech sector, establishing Canale Fintech and Milano Hub and contributing to the launch and operation of the Regulatory Sandbox. These tools aim to provide an environment conducive to experimentation, with the ultimate goal of promoting responsible innovation. In this context, it is important to define a taxonomy to classify the different actors and services present in the Fintech landscape. The work proposes a taxonomy in line with international standards, with which it compares itself and articulated along two dimensions: services and technologies. After describing the criteria adopted for the classification, the paper presents some examples that show how it also captures the ‘vertical’ dimensions of Fintech (e.g. technologies used, target market).
Sin dal 2017 la Banca d’Italia ha avviato un’attività di supporto e monitoraggio del settore Fintech, istituendo Canale Fintech e Milano Hub e contribuendo all’avvio e al funzionamento della Sandbox Regolamentare. Questi strumenti hanno l’obiettivo di fornire un ambiente favorevole alla sperimentazione, col fine ultimo di promuovere un’innovazione responsabile. In questo contesto, è importante definire una tassonomia che consenta di classificare i diversi attori e servizi presenti nel panorama Fintech. Il lavoro propone una tassonomia in linea con gli standard internazionali, con i quali si confronta e articolata su due dimensioni: i servizi e le tecnologie. Dopo aver descritto i criteri adottati per la classificazione, il lavoro presenta alcuni esempi che mostrano come essa consenta di cogliere anche le dimensioni ‘verticali’ del Fintech (es.: tecnologie utilizzate, mercato di riferimento).
No. 61 - Fintech Classification Methodology / Zennaro, Fabrizio; Lentini, Alessandro; Elena Munteanu, Daniela. - (2025).
No. 61 - Fintech Classification Methodology
Fabrizio Zennaro;
2025
Abstract
Since 2017, Banca d’Italia has been supporting and monitoring the Fintech sector, establishing Canale Fintech and Milano Hub and contributing to the launch and operation of the Regulatory Sandbox. These tools aim to provide an environment conducive to experimentation, with the ultimate goal of promoting responsible innovation. In this context, it is important to define a taxonomy to classify the different actors and services present in the Fintech landscape. The work proposes a taxonomy in line with international standards, with which it compares itself and articulated along two dimensions: services and technologies. After describing the criteria adopted for the classification, the paper presents some examples that show how it also captures the ‘vertical’ dimensions of Fintech (e.g. technologies used, target market).I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.


