Provveditori e Sopraprovveditori sopra Banchi — ASV Indice
The Provveditori e Sopraprovveditori sopra Banchi were, in 1524, charged with overseeing the banks operating in Venice, around the markets at Rialto.
Since the Middle Ages, noble families had operated banking activities around the Rialto with insufficient oversight. Consequently, fraud and bankruptcies abounded.
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