Italian paytech firm Nexi has deepened its long-standing partnership with PayPal across Europe.

The alliance, which began in Italy in 2016, aims to help businesses digitise faster and simplify payments for customers.

At its core is the full integration of the PayPal ecosystem into Nexi’s merchant platform, enabling Nexi to serve as the collecting payment service provider (PSP) for PayPal transactions.

This creates a “streamlined” experience for businesses, eliminating the need to manage multiple payment platforms, noted Nexi.

For PayPal, the move represents a strategic push to strengthen its footprint in the European payments landscape and make its solutions more accessible to merchants.

The rollout will initially focus on high-growth digital markets, such as Italy, the Nordics, and Poland.

According to the Italian firm, the unified system will support easy onboarding, consolidated fund management, and simplified reporting.

In Italy, which remains a central hub for innovation between the two companies, the partnership now includes complete integration of PayPal Checkout and PayPal Pay Later.

This allows consumers greater flexibility at checkout, with instalment options spanning 3, 6, 12, or 24 months.

Beyond the immediate integrations, Nexi and PayPal are exploring future-oriented solutions, including AI-powered payment experiences and new digital commerce models.

The companies aim to anticipate evolving consumer demands and deliver more integrated digital journeys that support businesses in their ongoing digital transformation.

PayPal general manager for Europe Samba Natarajan said: “This collaboration strengthens our commitment to making digital payments simple and convenient."

Nexi Group chief business officer for Merchant Solutions Roberto Catanzaro added: “By integrating PayPal directly into our platform, we give merchants a powerful tool to grow their business through a simple, scalable digital solution."

The announcement follows Nexi’s partnership expansion with Swedish buy now, pay later (BNPL) Klarna last year.

"Nexi expands alliance with PayPal" was originally created and published by Electronic Payments International, a GlobalData owned brand.

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