Azure, the cloud computing service of Microsoft, will host digital services for Nexi, a top European provider of merchant acquiring, card account processing, digital banking and corporate payment services. Nexi is the second largest payment acceptance acquirer in Europe, where it supports 2.4 million merchant locations. It also provides account processing for 170 million debit and credit cards. It says it is connected to 65% of consumer consumption expenditures in more than 25 countries in Europe in which it operates. Since 2017, Nexi has grown through mergers and acquisitions, including SI...