PostFinansa major subsidiary Swiss PostIt strengthens its market position with its stable financial performance, structural improvements and expanded digital asset offerings in the face of changing customer demands and developments. economic prints.
In its annual results, Swiss Post Group achieved a flexible operating profit of 332 million Swiss francs, down 82 million compared to the previous year; In addition, it made a group profit of 315 million francs, down 20 million compared to the previous year.
PostFinance made a vital contribution, achieving an operating profit of 290 million francs according to IFRS standards.
This performance helped offset broader challenges, including a 4.2 percent decline in addressed letter volumes to 1.49 billion items and an 85 million franc revenue shortfall in the postal and newspaper segment.
Package deliveries increased 3.7 percent to a record 186.6 million, the first increase since the pandemic. PostBus carried 189 million passengers, an increase of 3.3 percent.
Digital services also increased; 4.5 million electronic mailings were sent (a 60 percent increase) and 360,000 new private users adopted digital mail options.
The devastating PostBus incident in Kerzers, Fribourg, where a vehicle fire tragically killed six people, including the driver, had a negative impact on results.
Swiss Post expressed deep sadness and offered its condolences to the affected families and promised full cooperation with the authorities.
CEO Pascal Griller He emphasized the organization’s unity against the challenges and noted that without PostFinance’s contribution, the group’s overall profits would have been close to zero in a more challenging environment.
He emphasized that the focus has become clear: prioritizing parcel profitability, accelerating investment growth and encouraging greater customer engagement with core services.
The group plans to develop its strategy until 2030, emphasizing organic expansion in logistics, communications, mobility and mobility. financeWhile maintaining around 2,000 branches and streamlining operations for efficiency.
Complementing these financial statements, PostFinans It is improving its leadership structure to better execute the 2025-2028 strategy.
Effective March 1, the organization launched an expanded Board of Directors, combining the core team with two new specialized roles: Patrick Rousseau As Head of Segment and Sales Direction and Roger Embrace As Head of Innovation Guidance.
This move aims to enable faster response to market changes and more holistic decision-making by encouraging seamless coordination between customer operations, innovation initiatives and financial priorities.
Rousseau pointed out how the structure would proceed dataFocused, strategy-driven customer management to deliver real value.
Hug emphasized the importance of incorporating innovation into broader goals early for maximum customer impact.
CEO Beat Röthlisberger described the change as a way to align strategy and execution at the highest level, positioning PostFinance as a more customer-focused organization.
In parallel, PostFinance is expanding its cryptocurrency services to meet the growing interest.
The bank immediately added six new assets: Algorand (ALGO), Arbitrum (ARB), NEAR Protocol (NEAR), Stellar (XLM), US Dollarand SUI—bringing the total number of elections to 22.
Customers can now trade with private funds directly via e-finance or the PostFinance App. saving accounts with secure storage in private custody wallets.
As Switzerland’s first systemically important bank to offer direct services, since the launch of the service in early 2024 crypto- Thanks to access, more than 36,000 portfolios have been opened and more than 565,000 transactions have been completed.
Head of Digital Assets Dr. Alexander Thoma stated that the expansion reliably meets customer expectations banking integration and low hurdles, starting from just $50 for plans or individual transactions.
Future developments include institutional client access and staking options. Ethereum Staking launch in early 2025.
These developments We underline PostFinance’s commitment to innovation, operational flexibility and customer focus. Focusing on profitability along with appropriate governance and digital expansion, the organization copes with competitive pressures while aiming to increase value. Switzerlandfinancial situation.
