ATM with Intesa Sanpaolo joins Google Pay

Rome, April 18, 2025 - BANCOMAT, the reference payment circuit for millions of Italians, today announces its entry on Google Pay, through an agreement with Intesa Sanpaolo and Google.
With this step, BANCOMAT will strengthen its leadership position in the digital payments landscape in Italy, contributing to the growth of the country's digital ecosystem and responding to the needs of security, innovation and accessibility for all the actors involved.

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Objectives shared by Intesa Sanpaolo, a historic partner of Bancomat, which, as the first bank in the country, confirms its commitment to constant innovation, offering its customers the widest range of digital payment solutions and maximum freedom of choice in terms of tools, channels and methods of use, with continuous attention to security, ease of use and accessibility.
Intesa Sanpaolo Group customers will be the first in Italy to be able to digitize their ATM card on Google Wallet and to be able to use their Android devices to make fast and secure contactless payments in physical stores, without the need to carry the physical card or enter the PIN of the same on the POS, ensuring the protection of personal data according to the usual and high security standards.

For merchants, this innovation will reduce waiting times and simplify the payment process, while offering an economically advantageous solution thanks to the ATM circuit.
Cecilia Massola Taliacarne, Head of Italy Payments Partnerships at Google: “Google Pay offers a quick, easy and secure way for users to pay with their Android phone or Wear OS device. We are happy that now Intesa Sanpaolo Group customers can easily add their ATM cards to their Google Wallet and feel confident that their financial information is safe when making a purchase.”

Matteo Valenti, Chief Product Officer of BANCOMAT S.p.a: “The activation of BANCOMAT on Google Pay is a strategic result that confirms our desire to bring the payment circuit most used by Italians into all the main global digital ecosystems. We want to guarantee our cardholders maximum freedom of choice on how to pay in physical stores, keeping at the center the values of security and Italianness that have always distinguished us. Furthermore, thanks to the convenience of our circuit, this integration represents a concrete advantage for millions of Italian merchants, who will be able to offer their customers an innovative, simple and secure digital payment method while reducing their operating costs.”

Raffaella Mastrofilippo, head of Transactional Products and Payment Platforms at Intesa Sanpaolo: “The integration of the ATM circuit on Google Pay will further strengthen our historic collaboration and Intesa Sanpaolo's leadership in digital payments. Our commitment to technological innovation aims to offer our 14 million customers solutions that are increasingly advanced and in step with the rapid evolution of the digital market. Thanks to the most complete range of wallets, wearables and innovative payments, our customers can choose freely and at any time how, with which instrument and on which channel to make a payment.”

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