Nexi Group has introduced Nexi Ready, a comprehensive and easy-to-use digital issuing solution for financial institutions.
Based in Italy, Nexi Group launched the service internationally on February 18, 2026. This offering allows clients to quickly deploy digital issuing services without needing to set up or maintain their own infrastructure. It tackles growing operational challenges due to increased regulatory demands such as the AI Act, PSD3, and PSSR, alongside emerging payment methods like account-to-account transactions and AI-driven commerce.
Nexi takes full responsibility for technology, operations, compliance, and card scheme requirements, ensuring seamless service delivery. While partners retain control over their customer base and data, Nexi ensures the ongoing evolution of products to keep up with new payment innovations and future technologies such as agentic commerce and Digital Euro readiness.
Managed Services Address Resource Limitations
Christian Segersven, Chief Business Officer for Issuing Solutions at Nexi Group, noted that as the payments landscape becomes more intricate each year, issuer budgets are increasingly strained by operational and regulatory costs. This leaves fewer resources available to innovate, improve customer experiences, or grow their offerings.
The market is moving towards solutions that require less in-house effort and can scale efficiently. Nexi’s established experience with over 100 banks and millions of cardholders globally has enabled the company to develop Nexi Ready to deliver high levels of customer satisfaction, deeper engagement, and consistent growth in their offerings.
The first international customer began using Nexi Ready in Germany in October 2025 and is now operating at a large scale.
Positioning in Issuer Processing
Digital issuing solutions manage authorisation processes, account management, card control functions, and transaction settlements. Third-party providers handle the infrastructure while issuers keep their brand relationships and customer data intact.
The evolving European regulatory environment, encompassing frameworks such as PSD3 and PSR currently under legislative review, focuses on enhancing consumer protection, strengthening authentication requirements, and mitigating fraud in digital transactions. These compliance demands impact issuer operational costs and development priorities.
The AI Act outlines guidelines for artificial intelligence systems used in financial services, including applications like credit scoring and customer service. Issuers deploying such technology must adhere to principles of risk management, transparency, and governance.
Account-to-account payment models, such as Open Banking-initiated payments, are competing with traditional card-based transactions in certain scenarios. Issuers must manage the operational complexity of supporting multiple payment methods.
