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  • ​Post Office resumes Travel Money service

    Post Office TravelMoney is re-activating its online foreign exchange service and its branch pre-order operation, both of which were suspended in late March at the start of lockdown. This means that the UK’s largest provider of foreign currency, which accounts for one-in-four of all UK currency transactions, will again offer a wide range of Travel Money services across the UK.
    As a result of th

  • Post Office and Payzone networks to become exclusive bill payments provider for British Gas

    New long-term bill payment contract signed with British Gas All British Gas customers can pay bills and top up prepaid meters at any Post Office and Payzone location from 1 January 2020 The contract win will drive footfall to Post Office and Payzone retailers
    A new, exclusive long-term contract has been awarded to Payzone Bill Payments Limited, part of Post Office Grou

  • Post Office launches two new credit cards in partnership with Capital One

    ● New credit cards available from today in partnership with Capital One
    ● Classic Card can offer 0% interest purchase and Balance Transfer rates for up to 18 months
    ● Travel Card offers no foreign exchange fees when you spend abroad
    Post Office has today announced the launch of two new credit cards with its partner Capital One - which are available online at https://www.postoffice.co.uk/c

  • Holiday Money Index reveals strong demand for Caribbean and South American currencies as winter sun season gets underway

    Holiday Money Index reveals strong demand for Caribbean and South American currencies as winter sun season gets underway
    Post Office Travel Money’s latest Holiday Money Index covering foreign currency sales from 1st January to 30th September 2019 confirms a strong appetite for overseas travel even though ongoing volatility in currency markets is having a daily impact on the value of sterling as

  • Rate of Sale: UK property takes almost two weeks longer to sell than last year

    Nationwide, the average time it takes to sell a home has increased by nearly two weeks in the last year, to 114 days Homes in Oxford, one of the least affordable cities in the UK, take the longest to sell, staying on the market for an average of nearly five months (152 days) Aberdeen is the second slowest-selling city (151 days), despite Scotland’s quick legal process which helped Edinburgh and

  • Post Office announces new agreement with 28 UK banks to ensure millions of people across the UK have national free access to everyday banking services

    130 MILLION CASH WITHDRAWALS, DEPOSITS AND BALANCE ENQUIRIES UNDERTAKEN BY CUSTOMERS OF UK BANKS AT POST OFFICE BRANCHES LAST YEAR OVER 11,500 POST OFFICE BRANCHES PROVIDE A LIFELINE TO CASH WITHDRAWALS FOR MORE VULNERABLE CUSTOMERS AND THOSE LIVING IN URBAN DEPRIVED AND RURAL AREAS NEW AGREEMENT ENSURES THAT THE RIGHT PAYMENT LEVELS ARE IN PLACE FOR POSTMASTERS PROVIDING THESE ESSENTIAL SERV

  • Western Union Collaborates with UK Post Office to Offer Digital International Payments

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    Post Office Expands Cross-Border Financial Services Offering Across Its Digital Channel
    DENVER and LONDON, 18 JULY 2019 – Post Office Ltd, the United Kingdom’s largest retail network, and Western Union (NYSE: WU), a leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement, today launched a collaborative service to offer UK consumers and businesses expanded digital interna

  • The increasing cost of summer: Kids entertainment costs up 25% over the last five years

    Parents set to spend £624 entertaining their children this summer – a total of £9.1 billion across the UK Parents who have put away money in advance of the holidays underestimate the cost of summer by £373 Two out of three (65%) parents worry about covering the costs of summer One in five parents (21%) will dip into their existing savings and one in 10 (10%) will take out a loan to fund summ

  • Post Office partners with Taurus Insurance Services to provide brand new gadget insurance product

    Post Office has entered the gadget insurance market with the option of a single or multiple gadget policy. 36% of adults in the UK own four or more types of gadgets, one in six will accidentally damage their gadget.* Loss, theft and damage are all covered as standard, as well as unauthorised usage and worldwide cover. Flexible claims solutions with options to use Apple genius bars or provide

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