Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici formally established the Medici Bank in Florence on October 1, 1397 after becoming the head of the Medici banking business in 1393 when he took ownership of a Roman branch of a bank from his cousin and moved the headquarters to Florence. Giovanni expanded it, eventually becoming the official bank of the papacy.
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