Italian market operating and post-trading companies, in part due to their importance in the group’s capital and financial structure, will be able to provide significant strategic input for the new ownership set-up and to seize the opportunities that may come from the wider range of services provided and a greater presence on European financial markets.
In 2021, the merger between SIA and Nexi will come to fruition; these two operators play a central role in the national payments industry. At a time when Europe is strongly committed to creating open, secure and sustainable digital finance, a new Italian hub has emerged that can make a significant contribution at European level to the soundness and innovation of payment infrastructures.