In the first six months of 2026, Poste Italiane strengthened its physical presence by installing 431 new Postamat ATMs. The latest installations bring the network of automatic teller machines to 9,668 across the entire national territory. Since 2018, the number of Postamats has increased by 2,386 units. A growth of nearly 33% means that there are five Regions where the number of Poste Italiane ATMs exceeds that of the entire banking system: Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Molise, and Valle d’Aosta.
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From balance and transaction inquiries to phone and Postepay card top-ups, from bill payments to cash withdrawals even without carrying the physical card using the Poste Italiane App, the machines installed by the Group led by CEO Matteo Del Fante and General Manager Giuseppe Lasco are a true 24-hour access point, offering the possibility to perform numerous operations. Moreover, to discourage theft attempts, the devices are equipped with anti-skimming systems against card cloning and banknote staining mechanisms.
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Poste’s choice goes against the trend of the credit sector. A group statement recalls that according to the latest Bank of Italy surveys on the Payment System, bank ATMs decreased from over 40,000 in 2018 to just over 36,000 in 2025. Poste also highlights that during the 2018-2025 period banks closed almost a quarter of their branches, while Poste Italiane has kept its network almost stable, to ensure a capillary presence of financial, postal, and Public Administration services.
The capillarity of the presence is also strengthened by the Polis Project, which involves almost 7,000 post offices in municipalities with fewer than 15,000 inhabitants: the project’s goal, funded with 800 million from the complementary plan to the PNRR and over 400 million from Poste Italiane, is to transform them into outposts of the Public Administration.
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