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European Payment Cards Yearbook
Italy - Summary
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Price: £100.00
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Market Overview |
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| Payment Organizations |
Consorzio Bancomat, SIA (formerly SIA-SSB), ICBPI/CartaSi |
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| Domestic Card Brand |
Debit: PagoBancomat co-badged Maestro, Electron or V PAY; Postomat co-badged Maestro or MasterCard.
Credit: CartaSi co-badged MasterCard or VISA |
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| Market Structure |
Bancomat/PagoBancomat is the domestic debit network, while CartaSi is the main credit card grouping.
Historically, Italy had a smaller card payment market than the other large EU economies. After a phase of growth, credit card payments slowed to a rise of 1.4% during 2010 while card transactions at the ATM declined by just 0.7%. |
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| Major Issuers |
BancoPosta, CartaSi, UniCredit, Intesa Sanpaolo, MPS. |
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| Major Acquirers |
CartaSi, BNL Positivity, Intesa Sanpaolo, MPS. |
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Key Statistics 2010 |
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| Population |
60.468 million |
| Cards |
Debit: 36.2 million
Credit: 33.9 million
Total: 70.0 million
E-money prepaid cards: 12.4 million. |
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