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Post Office launches new card payment service for SMEs

Post Office launches new card payment service for SMEs

- New card payments service for small businesses – for online, in-store and on the move
- Over 40 per cent of small businesses visit the Post Office every week
Today the Post Office has launched a new card payment service to help sole traders and small businesses accept card payments from their customers.
With an unrivalled network of around 11,700 branches, the Post Office serves almost

Post Office offers table topping rates on Premier Cash ISA and Reward Saver

Post Office offers table topping rates on Premier Cash ISA and Reward Saver

- Increased rates on Premier Cash ISA to 1.80% tax-free†/AER* variable
- Reward Saver interest rate increases from 1.50% to 1.60% gross/AER* variable
The Post Office continues to provide some of the best savings rates on the market with table topping increases to its Premier Cash ISA rate of 1.80% tax-free†/AER* variable and Reward Saver rate of 1.60%gross^/AER* variable.The new rates will b

The Post Office welcomes WHSmith as proposed retail partner for 16 crown branches and announces next step in £70M high street branches investment programme

The Post Office welcomes WHSmith as proposed retail partner for 16 crown branches and announces next step in £70M high street branches investment programme



- £70m investment being made in 300 Crown branches in town and city centres
- Over 40 Crown branches to be modernised by Christmas 2013
- Nine branches already modernised.
- WHSmith confirmed as proposed partner for 16 branches


The Post Office has today announced the next steps of its transformation plans and its proposals to modernise 300 Crown Post Office branches

Post Office reduces mortgage rates

Post Office reduces mortgage rates

- Post Office mortgage rate reductions set to shake-up the market
- New four year deals climb straight to the top of the best buy tables
- 90% LTV deals ideal for First Time Buyers (FTBs)
Post Office has cut rates across its range of mortgages, cementing its position as one of the most competitive providers in the market. These new products will be available to customers from Monday 7th O

Health lottery tickets available at all Post Office® branches

Health lottery tickets available at all Post Office® branches

- Health Lottery tickets will be available at over 11,500 branches
- Players can collect winnings of up to £250 at any Post Office branch
From today, the Post Office will sell Health Lottery tickets in over 11,500 of its branches across the UK.
Customers wishing to take part in The Health Lottery will now be able to buy their tickets at all Post Office counters giving them not only the ch

Post Office increases balance transfer on its Credit Card

Post Office increases balance transfer on its Credit Card

- Zero per cent on balance transfers for the first 18 months
- New balance transfer deal could save customers an estimated £476
- Credit card continues to offer great benefits at home and abroad
Post Office today announces a new issue of its credit card which allows customers to transfer their balance without paying any interest for the first 18 months. By taking advantage of the new bala

Post Office continues to cut mortgage rates

Post Office continues to cut mortgage rates

- Post Office continues to reduce mortgage rates across a range of fixed products
- Lowest two-year fixed rate deal is now 1.63%
- Post Office continues to offer customers some of the most competitive deals on the market with its latest raft of new mortgage rates.
The rate on its two-year fixed rate mortgage (60% LTVThis stands for Loan to Value. It’s the amount of mortgage expressed as a

Long haul destinations sweep the board in fastest growing currencies summer chart

Long haul destinations sweep the board in fastest growing currencies summer chart



- Vietnam tops the list of long haul success stories for summer 2013
- Destinations ‘Down Under’ complete the top three Fastest Growing Currencies
- South Africa benefits from weak rand while Dubai scores in Middle East
- Russian ruble is sole European entry in Post Office® Travel Money top ten
- Sterling at five-year high against Turkish lira but currency sales have fallen

Post Office's free fast-track Drop and Go service now available at over 11,000 branches - two week discount available to users of pre-paid postage service

Post Office's free fast-track Drop and Go service now available at over 11,000 branches - two week discount available to users of pre-paid postage service

- Post Office® provides fast-track pre-paid postage service at over 11,000 branches across the whole of the UK
- Special discount available to new and existing Drop & Go customers
- Discount of 20 per cent when sending selected small and medium inland parcels from 2-15 September*
The Post Office’s new Drop & Go pre-paid postage service is now available at over 11,000 branches acro

Post Office announces independent mediation scheme for subpostmasters

Post Office announces independent mediation scheme for subpostmasters

- Introduction of scheme part of Post Office’s commitments following findings of interim report into Horizon system
- Post Office committed to addressing concerns raised by sub-postmasters by reviewing their cases
The Post Office has today announced the introduction of an independent mediation scheme to address the concerns raised by some sub-postmasters regarding cases which they feel requi

Pay Day Countdown: 5 million workers face new monthly struggle

Pay Day Countdown: 5 million workers face new monthly struggle

- One in four workers say their finances have had a negative effect on their health
- 15 per cent run out of money on a monthly basis and rely on credit cards, overdraft and savings to see them through
- 17 per cent stop checking their current account at some point during the month
At the end of the month, many of us have just been paid and are feeling flush, however within three weeks fi

Average Age of a Second-Time buyer reaches Forty Two

Average Age of a Second-Time buyer reaches Forty Two

- Prospective second time buyer will wait 14 years before moving on from their first home.
- Second-time buyers must now wait 15 years longer than in the 60s to move up the property ladder.
- The average age of a second-time buyer is now 42, reveals Post Office’s Step-Up report.
Those currently living in their first home took their first step onto the property ladder at the age of 28, but

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