How to pay a postal order online or with the App

Pay postal bills without physically going to the post office it is absolutely convenient, both for those who don’t even have time to go to a post office and for those who live in areas with few post offices or with post offices very far away.

In the age of technology we can indeed pay each postal order online while sitting comfortably on the sofa at homeusing both the apps provided by Poste Italiane and the apps provided by banks as a payment method, as well as being able to pay on many payment sites and apps (such as Satispay).

In the following guide we will show you how to pay a postal order online from PC and mobile device (smartphone or tablet).

If we are going to pay a pre-compiled bill remember to keep the paper version of the bulletin handy or to keep the bulletin received via email handy (as a PDF attachment), so that you can use the specific post office code for payments.

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1) Poste Italiane website from PC or Mac

To pay bills from a Windows PC or a Mac, all we have to do is go to the site Italian posttake us to the Pay online section and press on Pre-compiled bulletins about are White bulletins.

Once the type of slip to be paid has been chosen, enter the Post Office account credentials or the SPID-enabled PosteID (in case we have chosen to merge the two accounts) and, in the new screen that will open, fill in all the necessary fields before proceed to payment.

The fields to fill in change according to the type of bulletin chosen: in the case of pre-compiled bulletins, just enter the bulletin code to see the fields filled in automatically; if instead we have chosen a white slip we will have to fill in all the proposed fields by hand, in particular the amount to be paid, the current account on which to make the payment, the recipient of the payment and the issuer of the payment (ie us).

After completing all the fields, we confirm and choose the payment method we wish to use: at the time of writing, it is possible to pay with charge to Visa or MasterCard credit card (except for white bulletins) or, if we are users of the Italian Post Office, charge the cost to the BancoPosta or Postepay account associated with our account.

The transaction is immediate and also generates a proof document (practically identical to the one obtainable by post), to be kept for future checks. The online transaction involves an additional cost of €1 on the amount to be paid, which is in any case lower than the rate normally paid at the post office.

2) BancoPosta app

If we have a BancoPosta account we can pay the bulletins even when we are out of the CA using the app BancoPostaavailable for free download for Android and for iPhone/iPad.

By opening this app we will be able to pay the postal bills online by logging in with the postal account or with the PosteID enabled as SPID and, once inside the app, we can pay by pressing the button Bills and paymentsby pressing on Scan code and framing the code in the lower part of the bulletin with the rear camera of the phone.

Alternatively, we can manually compile the bulletin by pressing on the item Or fill in manually and choosing the type of bulletin. At the end of the compilation we will be able to pay by pressing the button Pay and using the security code set for payments or fingerprint.

If we have not yet set the security code, the app will ask us to provide it, communicating a valid telephone number and carrying out the first check, so as to be able to choose the code to send (or the fingerprint to be used for each transaction).

3) App PostePay

Anyone who owns a Postepay or a Postepay Evolution can use the app postepayavailable for free download for Android and for iPhone/iPad.

The use of the app is very similar to the BancoPosta app: to pay the postal order online, all we have to do is access the app, enter the login credentials for the Poste Italiane account (registered at the time of activation paper), press on the menu Payopen the menu Bulletin and choose the type of bulletin we wish to pay.

Once all the fields of the slip have been filled in (pay particular attention to the current account number, the amount and the recipient) we confirm the payment with the authentication system currently active (security code or fingerprint).

4) Post Office App

Another app of the Italian Post Office that can be used to pay bills online is Post Officeavailable for free for Android and for iPhone/iPad.

By opening the app, we can pay postal bills by pressing the icon Bulletin, choosing the type of slip to pay and filling in the necessary fields; at the end of the compilation, all we have to do is use a valid payment method (credit card, PostePay card or BancoPosta card) to conclude the transaction.

5) Bank website or app

Anyone with a bank account can pay bills online directly with the bankusing both the website and the app of the bank on which we have activated the current account.

To proceed, simply open the home-banking site or the dedicated app on your phone, log in securely to the reserved area, press Bulletins, Operations o Payments (depending on the bank in use), frame the code of the bulletin or fill in the necessary fields manually and, when requested, carry out the security check to authorize the operation.

Usually the cost to make payment of the slip is higher if made at the bank: this is because the bank applies its own commission in addition to the commission already requested by Poste Italiane for online payment of slips (usually it is between €1.50 and and €3 per bulletin).

6) Other methods to pay bill online

In addition to the sites and apps of Poste Italiane and banks, we can pay a postal order online using one of the services listed below:

• Mooney: an excellent site for paying postal bills both from the site and from the dedicated app.
• PuntoLIS: another excellent service for paying bills by scanning the QR code on the pre-receipt (in one of the affiliated tobacconists) and authorizing payment with the Postepay app.
• Pay as you go: online service optimized for quickly paying bills by manually filling in all the necessary fields.
• Satispay: the app for young people allows you to easily pay bills using your weekly balance.

All these methods pay off extremely easy to pay a bill onlinewithout having to go to the post office and wait in line.

Conclusions

Those who choose to receive the bills in paper version or in digital version (in PDF) can pay easily online without going to the post officeusing Poste Italiane sites and apps, the home-banking services provided by all banks or one of the alternative services listed in this guide.

All the services mentioned provide the issuing of the receipt, essential to be able to prove the payment of the requested sum; we advise you to keep it for at least 5 years after payment, perhaps saving the receipt in a PDF file and transferring the file to Google Drive.

To receive your bills by email, we advise you to read our guide on methods for receive bills by email.

For more information, you can read our guide on app to control electricity, gas, Internet and telephone consumption and on app to save receipts and receipts.