Poste Italiane considers digital identity fee, analysts see potential 100 million euro profit boost


FILE PHOTO: The logo of Poste Italiane is seen in Rome, Italy February 24, 2016. Reuters/Tony Gentile/File Photo

MILAN (Reuters) -Poste Italiane is considering introducing an annual management fee for users of its digital identity service, analysts wrote in their daily reports on Friday following a briefing with the company's management.

With around 20 million active digital identity accounts, the move could generate up to 100 million euros ($116.75 million) in additional operating profit for the state-backed financial conglomerate, Intermonte and Akros analysts wrote in their report.

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