RE: Good afternoon all7 Feb 2023 22:24
Website ****e or not it’s all about delivery and timing - 1st IM had to come before PNP to prove concept and show we are ready - its not coincidental that the 1st client to IM was chosen from the Italian pipeline - the largest and longest running pipeline :)
Pegno non possessorio is now set in Italian law and adds an extra layer of security over owner ship of inventory for banks and funders :)
The PNP Regulation will, for the first time in Italy, introduce the concept of "security interest" (a concept widely adopted across Europe and the UK) into Italian law, and allow entrepreneurs to access financing of their inventory more easily, without having to sell, transform or otherwise dispose of their business assets. In parallel to the PNP Regulation, the Italian Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) will operate a digital ledger for the registration and keeping of pledges. As a result, all the operations relating to such pledges can be carried out swiftly and electronically (including, but not limited to, registration, consultation by anyone, modification, renewal and cancellation).
Notably, the PNP Regulation is expected to allow operators in the Italian manufacturing and industrial sectors to attract investments aimed at divesting and/or financing their own inventory. While for banks and investors, the PNP Regulation will facilitate the effective exercise of the rights of secured creditors, aligning the effectiveness of the enforceability of the movable pledge with the best practices already adopted in other countries.
As stated in the Year-end Business Update of 20 January 2023, the PNP regulation is expected to provide greater opportunities for Italian banks to adopt the Platform for use under white-label agreements and further enhance the security available to the Inventory Funders in traditional IM transactions.
Furthermore, it is expected that the PNP Regulation will create additional opportunities for traditional Inventory Funders to invest in IM transactions in light of the proposed improvements to the legal enforceability of guarantees over the inventory, through the arrangement of self-funding and/or white-label agreements, which leverage the Platform.
More information on the PNP Regulation can be found in the Gazzetta Ufficiale.