CBI has extended its Request to Pay (RTP) service to the corporate market after months of its proven utility in public administration settings, the Milan-based paytech announced on June 17, working with longtime infrastructure partners EBA CLEARING and Nexi. Though the service is now confined to the domestic market, companies plan wider rollout next year.
CVC Capital is reportedly considering a €9 billion ($10.54 billion) bid for Italian payments company Nexi, according to the Financial Times article from April 28, 2026.
From Italy’s licensing overhaul to tightening regulations in the UK and the liberalisation of new markets like Finland, global gaming is entering a period of significant change.
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Italy’s competition and consumer protection authority has fined multiple entities within the Revolut group €11.5 million (about $12.2 million) for alleged unfair commercial practices related to how the financial technology firm marketed and managed some of its services in the Italian market, according to regulatory sources.
As 2025 is getting closer to the end, Italy’s Central Bank (Banca d’Italia) is wrapping up the state of the local fintech ecosystem.
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Under the agreement, PayPal will continue to manage all the customer-facing activities (underwriting of loans, servicing, customer relations) while KKR takes on the bulk of the receivables purchase.
With a new partnership, Nexi Group and Zucchetti S.p.A., aim to redefine integrated payment solutions for Europe’s retail and hospitality sectors.
European PayTech Nexi becomes the first in Italy to offer Visa Direct and Mastercard Move, enabling faster, more efficient payments directly to customer cards.
UniCredit becomes the first major European bank to implement Wise international payment functionality within its banking app, bringing transparent and competitive pricing along with a streamlined user experience.
From now on, individuals can acquire digital tokens to own a share of Enel Group’s solar farms, benefiting from solar energy production without installing panels on their own property.
The largest Italian bank, Intesa Sanpaolo, joined the ranks of institutional crypto investors, with its first Bitcoin purchase worth about 1 million EUR.
Amazon’s computing unit AWS on Thursday, November 7, announced its intention to invest 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) in Italy over the next five years as part of efforts to expand its data center business in the country.
Microsoft last Wednesday, October 2, announced its intention to invest 4.3 billion euros ($4.8 billion) in Italy, which is by far the largest volume of financial injections by a technology giant into this country.
Italian UniCredit on Wednesday, September 11, announced the acquisition of a 9% stake in German Commerzbank.
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