With our 160 year history, approximately 12,800 post offices, 121,000 employees, total financial assets of €586 billion and 35 million customers, the Group occupies a unique position in the country in terms of size, recognisability, reach and customer loyalty, making a major contribution to Italy’s economic, social and productive fabric.

Poste Italiane is Italy's largest service infrastructure and its services play an important role in society. We operate in three lines of business, in all of which we lead the market:
Post and parcel sector, a business that has benefited from the rise of e-commerce and the dynamic nature of the parcels market;
Financial Services, through BancoPosta;
Insurance, where we lead the life market in Italy, and asset management, an area in which we are expanding.

The Purpose of Poste Italiane: Grow responsibly thanks to the decisive contribution of its people to the sustainable success, innovation, digitisation and social cohesion of the country.

Listed on the Milan Stock Exchange since 2015, Poste Italiane’s free float accounts for approximately 35% of the shares in issue; around 65% of the shares are held by the Ministry of the Economy and Finance, with a 29.26% stake, and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, with a 35% interest.

Since April 2017, Maria Bianca Farina has been the Company’s Chairwoman and Matteo Del Fante its Chief Executive Officer and General Manager. Giuseppe Lasco was appointed Co-General Manager in May 2020.
Poste Italiane is now the largest logistics operator in Italy, and is a leading player in the financial, insurance and payment services sector.