With its 157-year history, a network of more than 12,800 post offices, a workforce of approximately 134 thousand, total financial assets of €514 billion and around 35 million customers, Poste Italiane is an integral part of Italy’s social and economic fabric, occupying an unparalleled position in the country in terms of size, recognisability, reach and customer loyalty.

During 2018, Poste Italiane defined a new sustainability strategy that aims to pursue sustainable performance over time, reduce risk profiles and always act in line with the principles of integrity and transparency. The Group is able to serve the entire national population and to respond to the new needs of customers through the innovation of products and services offered, helping citizens, businesses and Public Administration to seize the opportunities offered by digitization. For several years now, as a matter of fact Poste Italiane, has pursued an Open Innovation path, with a view to keeping constantly abreast of market developments, monitoring and accommodating innovations consistently with its lines of business, and being always competitive on the market. The adoption of innovative concepts is expected not only to lead to new products and new commercial solutions, but also to be an engine of change of the Company’s culture. Poste Italiane strongly believe that STARTUP AUTOBAHN, thanks to its worldwide presence and expertise in most relevant technologies, is the ideal partner to spread Innovation throughout the Organization.