Intesa Sanpaolo accelerates digital development with contactless cards.
In recent days, in fact, with all payment cards equipped with contactless technology, o
through your smartphone through digital wallets such as Samsung Pay it is possible to pay the
Metro ride in Milan, bypassing the card ticket. There news was announced by the Milanese transport company in recent days and allows users to benefit (using the same card both incoming and outgoing) from the best daily rate, based on the number of journeys made. The entire operation was also made possible thanks to the technical support, among others, of Intesa Sanpaolo, which will manage the transaction system.
“Intesa Sanpaolo always has an eye on innovation and for this very reason it has supported ATM with enthusiasm in this project” comments Stefano Favale, head of Intesa Sanpaolo's Global Transaction Banking Department. After the recent adoption of contactless also for Bancomat cards - with the PagoBancopmat circuit - the banking group takes another step forward towards the completion of the digital transformation, aiming to play a leading role in the war on cash.
“The possibility of traveling on the subway without having to buy a paper ticket – comments Massimo Tessitore, head of Intesa Sanpaolo's Integrated Multi-channel Department – represents a great convenience for our customers and for all holders of contactless Visa and Mastercard cards: with this initiative Intesa Sanpaolo is expanding its range of cutting-edge payment systems and is building on a forward acceleration towards digital transformation, one of the key objectives of our 2018/2021 Business Plan".
New arrangements have also been made with Alipay and the Fabbrica del Duomo.
