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Logo used by the Post Office (and later the National) Savings Bank from 1936. [5] The Post Office Savings Bank (POSB) was founded in 1861 by the Palmerston government following a suggestion by George Chetwynd, a clerk in the Money Order department of the General Post Office. [6] It was the world's first postal savings system.
The Post Office had long been an agent for National Savings and Investments (NS&I), which was originally the Post Office Savings Bank but is now a wholly separate institution. From November 2011, only Premium Bonds could be bought in Post Offices, but the 156-year relationship ended in August 2015 when Premium Bonds became the final NS&I ...
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Post Office Savings Bank is a name used by postal savings systems in several countries, including: New Zealand, later renamed the PostBank; United Kingdom, later renamed the National Savings and Investments; Singapore, later renamed POSB Bank; Kenya, also known as the Kenya Post Office Savings Bank; Austra, also known as the Österreichische ...
Post Office Savings Bank became National Savings Bank in 1969, later renamed National Savings and Investments (NS&I), an agency of HM Treasury. While continuing to offer National Savings services, the (then) General Post Office , created the National Giro in 1968 (privatized as Girobank and acquired by Alliance & Leicester in 1989).
Oliver Cromwell's Postal Act of 1657 created a combined General Post Office for the three kingdoms of Ireland, Scotland, and England; the position was affirmed by Charles II and his parliament by the Post Office Act 1660 (12 Cha. 2. c. 35). [2] As of 2020, An Post remains one of Ireland's largest employers but it has undergone considerable ...
The Prize Bond Company is a joint venture between the founders An Post and FEXCO and is based in Killorglin, County Kerry.The company was created in 1989 with issued share capital between the founders of 50% each and will operate the scheme under its current (as of 2011) contract until the end of 2019.