Knowledge of cryptocurrency trading in Italy 2017

In 2017, a survey on fintech and digital finance revealed that 66 percent of Italians have never heard of cryptocurrencies trading. According to the results only 5 percent of the respondents were involved in cryptocurrencies trading. Moreover, the same survey also showed that 59 percent of Italians have never heard of mobile wallets, and only 8 percent used this digital service. Financial knowledge is lacking According to another survey about financial knowledge and financial education conducted in 2017 in Italy, Italians seemed to be lacking basic knowledge regarding banking and financial products. In fact, 53 percent of the respondents admitted to not be well informed about the aforementioned topics. Surprisingly enough, only seven percent of the respondents claimed that they were very well informed. Do Italians want to learn more about banking and finance? The answer to this question is yes and no. Italians would like to know more about savings, investments and payment protect, as well as mortgages and personal loans. However, 55 percent of the survey’s respondents said that they would be eager to improve their knowledge on banking and financial products only if they were offered free trainings or courses.

2017年，一项关于金融科技与数字金融的调查揭示，66%的意大利民众未曾听闻加密货币交易。调查结果显示，仅有5%的受访者参与过加密货币交易。此外，同一调查亦显示，59%的意大利民众未曾听闻移动钱包，而仅有8%的人使用了这项数字服务。金融知识的匮乏在2017年于意大利进行的另一项关于金融知识与金融教育的调查中，意大利民众似乎对银行及金融产品的基本知识缺乏了解。实际上，53%的受访者承认对上述话题了解不足。令人惊讶的是，仅有7%的受访者声称他们对这些话题有着非常深入的了解。那么，意大利民众是否渴望了解更多关于银行和金融的知识呢？答案既是肯定的也是否定的。意大利民众希望了解更多关于储蓄、投资、支付保障，以及房屋抵押贷款和个人贷款等方面的知识。然而，55%的受访者表示，只有在提供免费培训或课程的情况下，他们才会热衷于提高自己在银行和金融产品方面的知识水平。