Postepay Explained

Postepay is a prepaid card, launched at the end of 2003 and still marketed by the Italian Post Office,^[1] which can be used anywhere in Italy (ATM and POS of the Postamat and Visa Electron circuits) and abroad (ATM and POS of the Visa/Visa Electron circuit), on the Internet (in sites that accept Visa and Visa Electron cards) and in all Italian post offices, through the Postamat circuit.

It does not require opening a current account and does not require the existence of a support current account. It can be topped up at the post office in cash, at the Postamat ATMs of Italian Post by debiting the amount on Maestro, MasterCard, Visa and Visa Electron circuit cards, through the Website via a SIM card, through the PosteMobile service, authorized or from SISAL authorized offices.^[2] Italian Post also provides an online top-up service.

In 2015, Italian Post declared that it had issued 13.5 million Postepay cards.

Editions

• Postepay Standard, standard card;
• Postepay Evolution, card with account function equipped with IBAN codes for credits and transfers;
• Postepay Junior, card dedicated to children aged 10 to 18;
• Postepay PosteMobile, card connected to a PosteMobile SIM;
• Postepay Gift, disposable card;
• Postepay NewGift, evolution of the Gift version;
• e-Postepay, virtual card only;
• Postepay Twin, two rechargeable prepaid cards, one named and one anonymous;
• Postepay Moneygram, prepaid card that allows you to send money abroad;
• Postepay Lunch, card to be used as a rechargeable meal voucher;
• Postepay&GO, card on which you can load all ordinary, senior and student season tickets;
• Postepay IoStudio, card made for students in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, University and Research.

References

1. Web site: CARTA POSTEPAY PREPAGATA . 2017-07-09 . www.poste.it . PDF.
2. Web site: Ricarica online la carta prepagata Postepay Ricariche Sisalpay . 2017-07-09 . www.sisalpay.it.