(Tiper Stock Exchange) – Bank Ifis in the front row to promote the sustainable mobility and the tourism active in Italy with a new solution dedicated to the world of electric bicycle. Starting today, the Bank’s commercial offer is strengthened with an innovative rental tool tailor-made to meet the needs of all small and medium-sized enterprises in the tourism-accommodation industry interested in acquiring an e-bike fleet.
“We want to promote the sustainable transition of the economy through the development of dedicated products and services. We have therefore intervened on one of the market segments with the highest growth rate in the field of alternative mobility, building an ad hoc solution for the world of hospitality and cycle tourism, key sectors for the promotion and development of territories. Today we are able to provide companies operating in these sectors with all the assistance necessary to acquire fleets of e-bikes, an Italian supply chain that is one of the most productive in Europe” he comments Claudio Zirilli, Head of Leasing and Rental of Banca Ifis.
Developed by Ifis Rental Services Srl, the new product is available in both rental and financial leasing modalities. In this way, customers have the possibility to defer the economic commitment through plans lasting between 12 and 48 months, at the end of which they can choose whether to redeem the product or activate a new contract. The solution also allows VAT to be paid in installments, so as to be able to minimize initial costs and maximize revenues from the early stages of the project.
As noted in the second edition of the Market Watch “The Bicycle Ecosystem”produced by the Banca Ifis research office, almost one out of two cycle tourists chooses the e-bike for their holidays and 85% of Italian distributors predict that this type will be the most requested model in the next two years.
The solution of leasing And rental of e-bikes was developed by Banca Ifis in collaboration with ANCMA – National Association of Motorcycle Cycles and Accessories of which the Bank is a member.