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Digital Wallet
Italy

Italy Google/Apple Pay

Mobile Contactless Leader

Apple Pay and Google Pay are widely used mobile wallets in Italy, supported by a contactless POS infrastructure covering over 95% of merchants. They are adopted across retail, transit, and e-commerce, with strong usage among younger consumers. For businesses, these wallets help drive engagement by enabling fast and seamless mobile-first payments.

Googlepay
Applepay

Highlights

95%+

POS contactless coverage

20M+

Mobile wallet users

12M

Monthly active users

25%+

Market share of contactless payments

€40B+

Annual transaction value

Supported features
Exclusive payment method outside of App Store (Apple) X circle
Exclusive payment method outside of Google Play (Android) X circle
PO Model Available X circle
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Local Entity Required X circle
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Settlement Within 30 days