Italy-based SIA processed 4.30 billion credit, debit, and prepaid card, merchant acquiring, and ATM transactions last year. SIA is a pure third-party processor. Its platform hosts about 80 million cards for financial institutions in Italy, Germany, Slovakia, Austria, Belgium, Hungary, Poland, and the Czech Republic. Customers include UniCredit, Paylife, ING, KBC, and BNP Paribas. Card processing generated 51% of the company’s revenues of $549.6 million (€468.2 mil.). SIA offers a consulting service that helps clients create new card products. After a period of exclusivity, other SIA ...