Bancomat is an

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for cash withdrawals widely used in Italy. It was first introduced in 1983 for use with

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s. The network is owned by the

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-based Bancomat, S.p.A. and its cards are issued by Italian banks. The service is only used in Italy and the word “bancomat” is used in Italy as a synonym for automated teller machine. In 1986, an associated

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network called PagoBancomat was introduced, which is based on the Bancomat service and is intended for PIN-based POS transactions. Since the Bancomat network is not used outside Italy, almost every Bancomat/PagoBancomat debit card is co-branded with a multinational service, such as Mastercard,

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V Pay V Pay is a Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) debit card for use in Europe, issued by Visa Europe. It uses the EMV chip and PIN system and may be co-branded with various national debit card schemes such as the German Girocard or Italy's PagoBancom ...

, for use abroad. A new service called Bancomat Pay was introduced in January 2019. It is intended for electronic payment for

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.Nasce Bancomat Pay: ecco che cos'è e come utilizzarlo
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