Worldline signs payment partnership with Italy’s Cassa Centrale Group

By Gloria Methri

Worldline Italia, a specialist in payments services, has entered exclusive negotiations with Cassa Centrale Group to launch a long-term payment partnership.

The collaboration provides services along the value chain of digital payment acceptance and international acquisition for the 66 Group’s Bank Affiliates, owning 1,480 branches in Italy.

The project involves the supply and management of POS terminals and the exclusive acquisition of international circuits for more than 90,000 POS terminals, generating transacted volumes of more than Є9 billion in 2023.

The deal will help consolidate Worldline’s presence in the Italian market, almost doubling the number of merchants and POS terminals.

It will also ensure benefits in terms of innovation and evolution of the product portfolio for the customer network of the Group’s Banks, which will benefit from Worldline’s specialized solutions and an improved customer experience.

Stefano Calderano, CEO of Worldline Merchant Services Italy, said, “We are particularly pleased and honoured to have been selected by a major group like Cassa Centrale. This is a recognition of our distinctive ability in the Italian market with a competitive and cutting-edge offering, but most importantly, with a winning business support and assistance model for banks. This partnership allows us to combine our international experience with our Italian know-how and attention to the territory, thanks to the numerous existing partnerships with major Financial Institutions in the country, including BNL / BNP Paribas, Banco Desio, and Banca del Fucino.”

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