Satispay partners with Upvest to bring stocks and ETFs to Italy and Luxembourg

• Satispay, Italy's leading payment app with over 6.5 million end users, is partnering with Upvest to expand its investment offering
• End users can now access fractional stocks and ETFs starting from €1, with support for savings plans and portfolios, directly within the Satispay app
• This represents a major milestone in Satispay's strategy to evolve beyond payments into a full-service financial platform and marks a further expansion of Upvest's footprint in Italy and Luxembourg

Berlin / Milan, 7. July 2026 - Satispay, the super app that simplifies money management and financial services, today announces a partnership with Upvest, Europe's leading investment infrastructure provider, to launch fractional stocks and ETFs in Italy and Luxembourg. Powered by Upvest's Investment API, the launch marks a further step in Satispay’s evolution into a go-to destination for managing money and planning one's financial future.

With over 6.5 million end users across Europe, Satispay has built one of the most trusted and widely adopted payment networks in Italy. The partnership with Upvest enables Satispay to extend that trust into investing, allowing end users to buy and sell stocks and ETFs directly within the app they already use every day, with no additional sign-up required.

Behind the scenes, Upvest's Investment API handles order execution and settlement, custody, regulatory reporting, and tax processing, enabling Satispay to go to market quickly while maintaining a seamless, low-friction user experience.

Italy has long been a nation of savers. In 2026, Italian households held €1,890 billion in bank deposits¹, a figure that has continued to climb year over year while returns on that cash remain minimal. By lowering the entry barrier to €1 and embedding investing directly into an app millions of people already use every day, Satispay and Upvest aim to help turn savers into investors.

"Millions of people trust Satispay every day to manage their money. Our goal is to give them that same ease of use when it comes to investing, with clear and accessible tools even for those with no prior experience. Partnering with Upvest allows us to bring stocks and ETFs to people who have never had easy access to them before."
Alberto Dalmasso
Co-founder and CEO at Satispay

"Satispay has built something rare: a payment network that people genuinely love and use every day. Adding investing to that experience is a powerful combination. We are proud to power this launch and to help bring stocks and ETFs to millions of end users in Italy and Luxembourg."
Martin Kassing
Co-founder and CEO at Upvest

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About Satispay

On the market since 2015, Satispay is the super app and proprietary payment network that makes managing money and financial services simple and accessible. With a community of over 6.5 million people and steady growth, the platform lets users pay via smartphone (in physical stores and online), send money to each other for free, and access a range of value-added services. After establishing itself in the B2C space, Satispay has extended its model to B2B. In September 2023, it entered the corporate welfare space with its innovative Satispay Meal Vouchers and Shopping Vouchers, followed by the Satispay FlexBen platform, which simplifies the management of reimbursements and pension funds. In just over two years, Satispay has positioned itself among the leading players in the sector, with 43,000 client companies whose employees benefit from next-generation welfare tools valued for their simplicity and speed of use, alongside one of the widest merchant networks in Italy (over 450,000 affiliated physical and online businesses). Finally, Satispay has expanded its offering with the Investments section and the Interest-Bearing Savings feature, making investing accessible even to those approaching the capital markets for the first time.

About Upvest

Upvest is a technology company and investment firm that provides banks, brokers, and wealth managers with modern API-based infrastructure for securities business. In addition to software, it provides trading, custody, and back-office services on behalf of its clients. This enables financial institutions to modernise their securities operations comprehensively and cost-effectively, and to grow profitably. Upvest's clients include fast-growing fintechs such as Revolut, N26, bunq, Webull, and Raisin, as well as digital banks like Openbank and DKB. Founded in 2017, Upvest has 280 employees and processes over 100 million trades per year.

Press contact Satispay
Tiziana De Icco
tiziana.deicco@satispay.com

Press contact Upvest
Julieta Varsano
press@upvest.co