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05 December 2020The government plan to incentivize electronic payments starts with the Christmas extra cashback.

From 8 to 31 December 2020, 10 purchases with credit cards, debit cards, Bancomat and Satispay are enough to get a 10% refund, up to 150 euros.  



To participate, you must register for the Cashback program, then be in possession of a Spid or electronic ID card, download the IO app and, after starting the Cashback, enable the cards you use for payments.



Poste Italiane informs in a note that its Spid service "works correctly - as verifiable for all the services connected to it -. Any errors or prolonged uploads encountered by users in accessing the IO App may be due to the strengthening of the platform. in view of the start of the cashback scheduled for 8 December ". 



In addition to the IO App, there are other possibilities to participate in the receipt lottery.


Fintech companies have, in fact, added other initiatives to state cashback, first of all by allowing access to the program directly from their app without having to make a new registration on Io, the public services app that has, as a barrier to entry, the 'obligation to register with Spid and digital identity.



Satispay makes it possible for its users to activate the State Cashback through their app, without the need to resort to Spid or App IO. The new feature, which can be activated directly from the Services section of the app, will be released in conjunction with the start of the plan.



Nexi Pay and YAP, the prepaid virtual card, allows you to join the initiative without having to register with a digital identity on the IO app.

For those who sign up via Nexi Pay, the company says, "purchases made with Smart Phones using Apple Pay, Google Pay and Samsung Pay, in addition to those made with cards, will immediately be considered valid for cashback purposes" and for those who join via YAP, the cashback earned will be credited directly to the application ready to be spent.



Hype, Banca Sella's digital solution, is also one of the tools that, starting from the next few days, will allow you to access refunds by connecting your card directly from the app without having to download any other application or request the SPID and the amount. accumulated will be credited directly to Hype's iban.