Italy’s financial services sector spans factoring, fintech, asset management, payments, and financial infrastructure that underpin both domestic and European markets. These organizations operate under intense regulatory scrutiny, evolving threat landscapes, and rapid digital transformation. The cybersecurity leaders featured here stand out for building resilient programs that enable innovation while safeguarding financial stability, customer trust, and operational continuity.
Luciano Musi — Chief Information Security Officer, Factorit S.p.A.
Luciano Musi is Chief Information Security Officer at Factorit S.p.A., bringing decades of architectural and security experience in financial services environments. His background spans application architecture, outsourcing coordination, business continuity, incident management, and ICT security leadership within factoring and banking technology platforms. With earlier experience as an IT architect and Oracle database administrator, Musi combines deep technical expertise with operational leadership, enabling him to design and secure complex financial systems while ensuring continuity and resilience.
Alessandro Oteri — Group Chief Information Security Officer, ANIMA Holding
Alessandro Oteri serves as Group Chief Information Security Officer at ANIMA Holding, where he leads information security governance and cyber risk management for one of Italy’s leading asset management firms. His career includes cybersecurity risk leadership at UniCredit, global cyber defense work at Snam, and security engineering experience at Microsoft. Oteri’s profile reflects a balance between governance, incident response, and security program maturity, with a strong emphasis on aligning security strategy with business enablement and cloud-driven financial platforms.
Giovanni Mellini — Chief Information Security Officer, Satispay
Giovanni Mellini is Chief Information Security Officer at Satispay, a major European mobile payment provider. He oversees the company’s security strategy, threat detection, incident response, and regulatory compliance in a cloud-native fintech environment. His leadership focuses on building multidisciplinary security teams, strengthening monitoring capabilities, and embedding security-by-design principles into product and infrastructure development—ensuring resilience in fast-growing digital payment ecosystems.
Andrea Gatti — Chief Information Security Officer, HYPE
Andrea Gatti is Chief Information Security Officer at HYPE, where he leads cybersecurity strategy for one of Italy’s prominent digital banking platforms. His previous experience includes cyber threat intelligence leadership at Banca Mediolanum and security specialist roles at Vodafone, where he worked extensively on incident response, vulnerability management, and infrastructure protection. His background combines operational depth with strategic threat intelligence, supporting secure digital banking innovation.
Gianluca Mannella — Chief Information Security Officer, Edenred Italia
Gianluca Mannella is Chief Information Security Officer at Edenred Italia, where he oversees governance, risk, compliance, and operational security across applications, infrastructure, and identity systems. His responsibilities include managing cyber risk assessments, security certifications such as ISO 27001 and ISO 22301, and integrating security into enterprise processes. His experience reflects a comprehensive approach to protecting financial platforms while supporting operational scalability and regulatory compliance.
Federico Marchesi — Chief Information Security Officer, AMCO – Asset Management Company
Federico Marchesi is Chief Information Security Officer at AMCO, bringing expertise in ICT risk, cyber compliance, privacy, and third-party risk management. Before assuming his current role, he spent nearly a decade at Protiviti Italia advising financial institutions on cybersecurity, digital transformation, and data governance. His consulting and operational experience supports his work securing asset management infrastructure and strengthening cyber resilience across regulated environments.
Claudio Morabito — Chief Information Security Officer, Credit Factor S.p.A.
Claudio Morabito serves as Chief Information Security Officer at Credit Factor S.p.A. and also holds the Chief Information Technology Officer role at Europa Factor S.p.A. His career spans software engineering, infrastructure leadership, and long-term IT management within financial services organizations. His progression from technical roles to executive leadership positions reflects a deep understanding of financial systems architecture and the operational requirements needed to secure them.
Marco Lorenzo — Chief Information Security Officer, J.P. Morgan
Marco Lorenzo is Chief Information Security Officer at J.P. Morgan in Italy, where he contributes to the protection of one of the world’s largest financial institutions. His role focuses on ensuring security governance, protecting critical financial systems, and maintaining compliance within highly regulated global banking operations. His leadership supports secure operations in an environment where resilience, regulatory alignment, and threat defense are essential.
Daniele Bongianino — Chief Information Security Officer, Centrico
Daniele Bongianino is Chief Information Security Officer at Centrico, building on over two decades of security leadership experience at Gruppo Banca Sella, where he served as Head of Information Security Office. His long tenure in banking security reflects deep expertise in governance, risk management, and operational security, helping protect core financial infrastructure and enabling secure banking operations at scale.
Arianna Curti — Chief Information Security Officer, Borsa Italiana
Arianna Curti is Chief Information Security Officer at Borsa Italiana, where she leads cybersecurity for Italy’s primary stock exchange infrastructure. Her career includes security leadership roles at Pramerica Italia, Nexive, and BT Italia, reflecting strong experience across financial and telecommunications environments. Her work focuses on safeguarding market infrastructure, ensuring regulatory compliance, and strengthening security posture across mission-critical financial systems.
Strengthening Trust Across Italy’s Financial Services Ecosystem
Italy’s financial services industry relies on cybersecurity leaders who can secure digital platforms, protect financial data, and ensure operational continuity in highly regulated and fast-evolving environments. The CISOs featured here represent a cross-section of factoring firms, fintech innovators, asset managers, and financial infrastructure providers—each contributing to a stronger, more resilient financial ecosystem.