Conio. Digital Assets tecnology.
Founded in 2015 in San Francisco, from the idea of Italian entrepreneurs, Conio launched the first Bitcoin Wallet for smartphones in Italy. The mission is simple: to make crypto and digital payments available to everyone. Our patented multi-signature solution makes the custody of digital currencies easier and safer. From the very beginning, we gained the trust of institutional investors, including important Italian banks, which are both investors as well as close partners to Conio. Today, besides having reached 350,000 private customers, we provide banks and financial institutions with integrated solutions for the management of cryptocurrencies and Digital Assets.
The history of Conio.
Foundation of CONIO.
June 2015
Conio is founded and closes a seed round of €3 Million, with Poste Italiane as lead investors. Conio and Poste Italiane collaborate in the area of R&D with the aim to provide payment systems and Digital Assets by leveraging blockchain technology.
The design of the App is patented.
May 2017
In the United States of America, the patent for the exclusive design of the Conio Wallet was formally requested. In addition to that patent, obtained in July 2018, a further patent specifically related to the graphic interface of the App was requested and later granted in November 2018.
Patent for the Multi-signature custody solution.
August 2017
In the US, the patent application for the multi-signature custody solution is filed (recognized in January 2020). The custody solution guarantees access to the Conio Wallet, using 2 out of the 3 private keys. This way, Conio ensures the highest level of security and the possibility for the user to recover the amount stored in the Wallet at any time.
The launch on the Italian market.
November 2017
The Bitcoin Wallet was launched to consumers in Italy. In 2018 in San Francisco, Conio was rewarded the Design Week Awards as best Fintech App.
First banking integration.
March 2020
The first bank integration is fully launched in production. From this date, customers of Hype, the leading European Challenger Bank of Banca Sella Group, can enjoy the Conio experience in their bank app. In the same period Conio signed a partnership with Nexi, the most important PayTech company in the European market.
Partnership with Banca Generali.
December 2020
Banca Generali becomes a business partner to, and investor in, Conio, leading eventually to the launch of Conio’s solutions in the customer interfaces of the bank.chi_
CEO e Co-founder.
Christian Miccoli
A pioneer within online banking in Italy, Christian held executive roles in ING Direct and Che Banca!. Driven by his passion and experience within the Fintech industry, he founded Conio with the belief that crypto will be the currency of the future.
Investors.
Several financial institutions strongly believe in Conio. Below is a list of our institutional investors.
Poste Italiane
June 2015
Banca Finint
February 2018
Banca Sella
February 2018
Banca Generali
Dicembre 2020