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Italy’s Nexi buys Intesa’s Croatian retailer payment business for $189 million

Published by Wanda Rich

Posted on June 17, 2022

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· Last updated: February 6, 2026

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Nexi acquires Intesa Sanpaolo's Croatian retailer payment business - Global Banking & Finance Review
This image illustrates the Intesa Sanpaolo logo, relating to Nexi's recent acquisition of its Croatian retailer payment operations for €180 million. This move highlights Nexi's growth in the European payment market.
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MILAN (Reuters) – Italian payments group Nexi agreed with Intesa Sanpaolo to acquire the retailer payment business of the lender’s Croatian arm, confirming what sources had previously told Reuters. In a statement on Friday, Nexi said that it would pay 180 million euros ($189.27 million) to purchase PBZ Card’s merchant acquiring business in the Croatian […]

MILAN (Reuters) – Italian payments group Nexi agreed with Intesa Sanpaolo to acquire the retailer payment business of the lender’s Croatian arm, confirming what sources had previously told Reuters.

In a statement on Friday, Nexi said that it would pay 180 million euros ($189.27 million) to purchase PBZ Card’s merchant acquiring business in the Croatian market, with the closing expected by the end of the year.

Nexi, one of Europe’s leading payments company, has been steadily expanding its operations serving merchants and, earlier this month, agreed to buy the shop payments business of BPER Banca and Banco Di Sardegna in a deal worth up to 384 million euro.

($1 = 0.9510 euros)

(Reporting by Federico Maccioni, editing by Maria Pia Quaglia)

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What is merchant acquiring?
Merchant acquiring refers to the process by which a bank or financial institution processes credit and debit card payments for a retailer. It involves providing the necessary infrastructure and services to accept card payments.

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