Overview

• The first 30 digital POS kiosks are being installed in churches from Trento to Catania as phase two of the “Cento Totem in 100 chiese” plan.
• The project is led by the Italian Episcopal Conference in partnership with Banco BPM and payments firm Numia under a government endorsement.
• Pilots launched last November in the basilicas of Sant’Ambrogio in Milan, Assisi and the Vatican infopoint validated the technology.
• Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti encouraged the shift to POS offerings to modernize church donations that traditionally relied on cash.
• Organizers aim to complete installations by December, aligning the rollout with Italy’s wider move to cashless transactions and the Jubilee 2025 visitor surge.