Postal Service news and trends

Italian Postal Service Targets SMBs With QR Code Payments
Payments Innovation // January 24, 2020

Italian postal service Poste Italiane is introducing a new payments technology in an effort to attract more domestic small businesses, according to a report by Reuters. Marco Siracusano, the head of digital payment company PostePay, shared the news on Friday (Jan. 24). Poste Italiane’s new...

Amazon Gets Hit With Fine From Italy Over Postal Services
Amazon // August 02, 2018

Amazon has been hit with a fine from AGCOM, Italy’s communications regulator, for providing postal services without getting approval from the government. According to a report in Reuters, Amazon was fined $348,360. AGCOM also announced it was looking into the parcel delivery services Amazon offers...

Trump’s Beef With Amazon Leads To Questions About USPS
Amazon // April 09, 2018

President Donald Trump hasn’t let up on Amazon, and his recent tweets are putting an unwanted spotlight on the United States Postal Service (USPS). The president has been tweeting criticisms about the eCommerce giant for over a week, but recently turned his ire towards the...

Data Dive: Bottom-Line Thinking On Bottom Lines
Data Dive // April 17, 2017

One day, Wells may not dominate the financial headlines the way it has.  But not yet. And elsewhere, suspicions are a-brewing about how fleet cards are managed, at least within the USPS as the IG finds cause for renewed oversight.   

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Data Dive: Bottom-Line Thinking On Bottom Lines

April 17, 2017
One day, Wells may not dominate the financial headlines the way it has.  But not yet. And elsewhere, suspicions are a-brewing about how fleet cards are managed, at least within the USPS as the IG finds cause for renewed oversight.   

Quick Reads
US Postal Service to Slow Down Delivery of First-Class Packages

April 18, 2022
The U.S. Postal Service will be slowing delivery times for almost a third of first-class packages, as it attempts to lower costs and cut its reliance on air transportation, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday (April 18). The service standards will go into effect May 1. This will end up adding up to one or […]

Italian Postal Service Targets SMBs With QR Code Payments

January 24, 2020
Italian postal service Poste Italiane is introducing a new payments technology in an effort to attract more domestic small businesses, according to a report by Reuters. Marco Siracusano, the head...

Amazon Gets Hit With Fine From Italy Over Postal Services

August 02, 2018
Amazon has been hit with a fine from AGCOM, Italy’s communications regulator, for providing postal services without getting approval from the government. According to a report in Reuters, Amazon was...