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Information on the main banks and post office accounts available in Italy...
Major Italian retail banks
- BNL-BNP Paribas
- Cassa di Risparmio di Ferrara
- Gruppo Banca Carige
- Banca di Roma
- San Paolo Banca di Napoli
- Credito Siciliano
- Poste Italiane
- Banca Intesa (multi-lingual information centre can provide information on products and services in English)
Tel: 800 020 202 - Monte dei Paschi di Siena (the oldest bank in the world)
- UniCredit Banca
Post office accounts
Post offices also offer banking services and savings and current accounts. Non-residents may not open a post office account. Any resident over the age of 18 may open a post office account.
To open a post office account, the following papers are necessary:
- Passport
- Tax number (Codice Fiscale)
- Recent utility bill
- Residence card (Carta di Soggiorno)
Having an account at the post office presents a number of advantages. The post offices are open for longer hours and bills are debited free unlike in normal banks. Often postal account costs are lower.
- Post office website: Poste Italiane (in English)