
Intesa Sanpaolo leads 12 small and medium-sized Italian companies in the aerospace supply chain on a growth path in Silicon Valley, supported by the new Connecting Markets digital platform developed with Matchplat to promote internationalization through artificial intelligence and data on over 560 million global companies.
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Intesa Sanpaolo supports the internationalization of Italian companies through initiatives such as Connecting Markets, a digital platform that uses artificial intelligence to connect SMEs with foreign partners and customers.
MILAN – New American mission for Intesa Sanpaolo. The bank led by Carlo Messina accompanies twelve small and medium-sized companies in the aerospace supply chain, identified by the bank in collaboration with Innovit (Italian Innovation and Culture Hub), on a growth path in Silicon Valley.
The 12 companies selected
We are talking about Ali (Naples), Apr (Turin), Bercella (Parma), Bisiach&Carrù (Turin), Bright Solutions (Pavia), Cospal Composites (Bergamo), Curti (Ravenna), Dino Paoli (Reggio Emilia), Leas (Padua), Netgroup (Naples), Novation Tech (Treviso), Sab Aerospace (Benevento).
A platform at the service of businesses
The framework of the project is the group's strategy to support the positioning of Italian industry abroad. At the center, a new Connecting Markets digital platform, presented by the Banca dei Territori division, led by Stefano Barrese.
The tool, created by the group together with Matchplat, can count on an information wealth of over 560 million companies representing over 2,000 product sectors in over 170 countries around the world. Thanks to artificial intelligence, it supports Italian SMEs in their relationships with foreign partners and customers.

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