VENETIAN NIZIOLETO

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The history of the Bancogiro

The long portico called "Bancogiro", near the Rialto bridge was, at the time of the Serenissima, the bank of credit, where the merchants used to meet for their negotiations. The institution of the "Banco di Scritta" or "del Giro" dates back to 1619 and this name derived from the particular organizational method adopted; in fact, the main function of Banco Giro was not to lend money, but rather to pay large sums on behalf of its customers, especially wealthy merchants, for whom it was dangerous to make purchases on the market bringing with them large quantities of money and coins which among other things, they had to be counted on the spot at each transaction.

It was therefore more convenient for businessmen to open an account in one of the banks that worked on the Rialto market every day, and make payments simply by presenting themselves to the banker and delegating him to transfer the requested amount. The banker wrote down the amount to be paid in his records and made the transaction. In this way, the so-called "counter money" was paid (for example, 10 bank ducats corresponded to 12 current ducats) by applying a fast and safe "game round".

Banco Giro quickly became the easiest and safest way to carry out trade operations; everyone could open a deposit of money, more or less consistent, which was registered to his credit and debit of the bank, without any additional expense and with the possibility of withdrawing at any time all the deposited sum, or the necessary part.

Around the Banco Giro there was a thriving economic activity followed by the State, which among other things had established by law that the money deposited was never to be seized, nor whitheld by any judicial authority of the Republic. The Bancogiro del Mercato di Rialto was a real banking institution, which remained in operation until 1811, so efficient as to push important European officials to go to Venice to learn closely how it was organized.

Source: Municipality of Venice, Wikipedia