https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A German startup is offering Italians and expats the chance to avoid the hassle of long queues and bureaucracy involved in opening an Italian bank account and do everything on a smartphone - and in English. https://www.thelocal.it/20151209/the-startup-looking-to-revamp-banking-in-italy Wed, 09 Dec 2015 11:39:35 +0100 the-startup-looking-to-revamp-banking-in-italy When a 26-year-old from the Puglia city of Bari couldn't find the toilet in a shopping centre, little did he know the episode would inspire him to create one of Europe's hottest startups. https://www.thelocal.it/20151125/the-italian-who-spent-a-penny-and-made-a-splash Wed, 25 Nov 2015 16:36:49 +0100 the-italian-who-spent-a-penny-and-made-a-splash A report by the OECD on Tuesday showed that less than half of Italy’s new business owners are women. But as The Local discovered, things have been slowly changing since the period from which the organization collated its research. https://www.thelocal.it/20151118/the-women-shaking-up-italys-startup-world Wed, 18 Nov 2015 17:42:08 +0100 the-women-shaking-up-italys-startup-world Gianluca Petrelli's mystery shopper app, BeMyEye, has thrived since being launched just two years ago. He talks to The Local about what it takes to be successful in the challenging startup scene. https://www.thelocal.it/20151103/the-italian-firm-is-disrupting-the-startup-scene Tue, 03 Nov 2015 09:00:25 +0100 the-italian-firm-is-disrupting-the-startup-scene Italy must move quickly to establish fertile ground for a growing crop of startup entrepreneurs, including overcoming digital challenges and broader structural issues such as corruption, in order to stop them fleeing to technology hubs such as London, an Italian senator said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20151027/we-mustnt-lose-our-startup-talent-to-london Tue, 27 Oct 2015 17:33:11 +0100 we-mustnt-lose-our-startup-talent-to-london Italy's high-tech startups saw record investment in 2015 but financing for nascent tech entrepreneurs still lags far behind the rest of Europe, experts warn. https://www.thelocal.it/20151023/italys-startups-lagging-despite-record-investment Fri, 23 Oct 2015 18:37:00 +0200 italys-startups-lagging-despite-record-investment Unicredit, Italy’s second largest lender by market value, will give €50,000 to the creator of the best mobile banking app as part of Appathon 2015, which takes place in November. https://www.thelocal.it/20151020/unicredit-to-give-50k-for-best-new-banking-app Tue, 20 Oct 2015 12:28:57 +0200 unicredit-to-give-50k-for-best-new-banking-app There are currently 4,365 registered startups in Italy. Here are are some of the ones making waves within just a few years of launching. https://www.thelocal.it/20151008/five-italian-startups-to-look-out-for Thu, 08 Oct 2015 11:54:46 +0200 five-italian-startups-to-look-out-for The world of Italian business may be about to be turned upside down by startups. Here's why. https://www.thelocal.it/20151001/how-brand-italy-is-helping-startups-flourish Thu, 01 Oct 2015 17:33:48 +0200 how-brand-italy-is-helping-startups-flourish Daniele Ratti may have just graduated from the University of Bergamo, but the 23-year-old from Bergamo is not facing the anxious months, or years, of job hunting that await many of his peers. https://www.thelocal.it/20150918/daniele-ratti-from-student-to-startup-millionaire Fri, 18 Sep 2015 13:40:27 +0200 daniele-ratti-from-student-to-startup-millionaire Tourism in Italy is big business, but it’s not always easy for visitors to find out how best to learn about the vast culture. As the website Mekomy expands into Italy, we spoke to its Israeli co-founder, Gilad Uziely, about how it's challenging traditional tourism. https://www.thelocal.it/20140915/i-chose-italy-because-i-know-the-culture Mon, 15 Sep 2014 16:40:00 +0200 i-chose-italy-because-i-know-the-culture