Post Office current accounts
The Post Office is to offer current accounts in the UK. Initially they will be made available in a small number of branches, before a wider roll-out next year.
Post Office announces plans for a current account
The Post Office will launch into the current account market this spring, in its nearly 12,000 branches across the UK.
It comes as part of plans to beef up its presence on the high street as a major financial services provider.
The new account will initially be made available in a small number of the Post Office's network, with the potential to make it much easier for customers living in rural communities to access their money.
Plans will be outlined fully in the next coming weeks, including which branches the account will initially be made available before it is rolled out nationwide.
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