Italy is a unitary parliamentary republic in Southern Europe. Link to external site : Website for Italy |  |
| Wallets | |
| Development | Developed |
| Send or Receive |
Send Register/Log In |
| GDP ($m) |
2,101,636.89 Register/Log In |
| HDI classification | Very High |
| Mobile Connections (m) |
92.836 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Currency | EUR |
| Class | |
| CountryISO | IT |
| Sovereignity | Country |
| Territory of | - NA - |
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| Channel Analysis |
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| COT Analysis |
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| Persona Analysis |
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| Products |
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| PI Analysis |
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| Central Bank | |
| Key Regulations | |
| Type of law |
Civil Upgrade to Bronze |
| Legal System |
Civil law system; judicial review under certain conditions in Constitutional Court Upgrade to Bronze |
| Law is based on |
Based on codified Roman law, with elements of the Napoleonic civil code; civil code of 1942 replaced the original one of 1865 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Approach |
Ex Ante Upgrade to Bronze |
| Sectors active in Digital Money |
NonBank Upgrade to Bronze |
| Exclusivity | |
| Certainty | |
| Openness | |
| Proportionate? | |
| Allowed Models |
NB Led Upgrade to Bronze |
| DominantModel |
TP Led Upgrade to Bronze |
| E-Money |
E-money allowed for non-banks as per cpss Upgrade to Bronze |
| Payment | |
| Agent | |
| Money Transfer | |
| Taxation |
{"type":"Gauge","data":[["Label","Value"],["Mobile Penetration",151.32],["Banked",75],["Internet",54],["Urban",68],["Adult",86],["Literate",98.8717]],"options":{"scaleHeight":0.5,"min":0,"max":100,"redFrom":76,"redTo":100,"yellowFrom":26,"yellowTo":74}}
| Population m | 59.38 |
| Adult % | 86.00 |
| Migrants % |
4.00 Register/Log In |
| Stock Immigrants ('000) |
4,463.40 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Emigration Rate % | |
| Internal Migrants ('000) | |
| Internal Migration Rate % | |
| Intl Movement Rate % | |
| Urban % | 68.00 |
| Female % | 53.50 |
| Literate % | 98.87 |
| Annual Growth % |
| Mobile Penetration % | 151.32 |
| Banked % | 75.00 |
| Access to FS % | 0.00 |
| Internet % | 54.00 |
| Branches per 100k adults | 66.86 |
| ATMs per 100k adults | 93.93 |
| POS per 100k adults | 2,385.52 |
| Prepaid % | 85.30 |
| Prepaid SIM Registration | |
| MobileUnbanked (m) | 14.84 |
| Monthly ARPU |
27.75 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Cards 2010 ('000) | |
| Propensity % |
| Overall | |
| Population | |
| On Remittance Sent | |
| On Remittance Received | |
| Mobile Unbanked | |
| Migrant % | |
| MP % | |
| Banked % | |
| Development |
| Can Provide Payments? | |
| Can Market under Brand? | |
| Can issue E-Money? | |
| Can Open Customer Account? | |
| Can Own Customer? | |
| Can do Cash In/Cash Out? | |
| Can offer Domestic Money Transfer? | |
| Can offer International Money Transfer? |
| Importance for Digital Money | |
| Digital Money Adoption |
Mobile Payment Upgrade to Bronze |
| Registered Wallet Users | |
| Top Wallets |
Poste Italiene-Moneygram announced Upgrade to Bronze |
| Informal Market | |
| Cost To Remit | |
| Key Players |