The founder of digital bank Monzo has revealed that the company is in talks to allow customers to manage their money at the Post Office. Tom Blomfield, who launched the mobile-only bank in 2017, told MPs customers may soon be able to deposit and withdraw cash in postal branches nationwide. It would follow in the footsteps of online rival Starling bank which, despite being digital only, already lets customers manage their money at thousands of Post Office branches across the country. Tom Blomfield, chief executive of the start-up, told the Treasury Select Committee yesterday that cash transactions are not "going away". It follows a report in December that found one in six people still rely on cash despite the rapid growth of contactless and card payments. Smartphone bank Starling partnered with the Post Office in November last year, enabling its customers to deposit cash and cheques at any of the Post Office's 11,500 UK branches. Under Monzo's arrangement, the Post Office would offer … [Read more...] about Monzo customers will soon be able to pay in cash and cheques at the Post Office
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Thieves cause explosion at Fulwood Post Office and steal thousands in cash machine raid
0 Have your say Raiders have stolen thousands of pounds from a Post Office in Fulwood after blowing up a cash machine. The daring raid lasted no more than ten minutes as the men, all wearing hoods, used gas to blow up the cash machine and gain entry to the store.Neighbours said the explosion sounded like "a bomb going off".David Ward, who lives opposite the Post Office in Green Drive, said he immediately ran outside to see what had happened."I heard this huge boom like a bomb going off. I've never heard such a bag before. "So I ran outside to see what was going on and saw three men, all in black with hoods up."They can't have been there five minutes before they got into a top of the range, black Mercedes-Benz E class."They were gone in seconds, speeding off towards the motorway."Bits of the cash machine were everywhere. The keypad was on the other side of the road." Rakesh Chapanery, manager of the Post Office, said the large explosion had caused … [Read more...] about Thieves cause explosion at Fulwood Post Office and steal thousands in cash machine raid
Masked robbers threated staff at Tameside Post Office
Armed thugs raided a Tameside Post Office and threatened staff before escaping with cash and cigarettes. Police were called to Hollingworth Village Store on Market Street in Hollingworth , Hyde, on Thursday morning to reports of a robbery. Three men - one armed with an axe and one other wielding a knife - stormed the building just before 6am. The robbers, who were wearing black ski masks, threatened staff before fleeing the scene. It is believed they made off towards Mottram Moor. An investigation has been launched, and police are appealing for anyone with information to come forward. A spokesman for GMP said: "Shortly before 6am this morning, December 10, police were called to reports of a robbery at the Post Office on Market Street in Hollingworth. Tameside news We have a dedicated Facebook page bringing you all the latest news, events and community news in Tameside. To keep up to date with all that is happening in Tameside - and to join in the discussion - follow the page … [Read more...] about Masked robbers threated staff at Tameside Post Office
Still no arrests in meth bust at the Post Office
Tue, 01/08/2019 - 10:07am Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — No arrests have been made in a case involving a shipment of methamphetamine — alleged to weigh over a pound — that was confiscated by the Customs K9 Unit at the Fagatogo Post Office less than a week before Christmas 2018. A female Customs agent was questioned — but later released — after she allegedly told cops that the package wasn't intended for her but instead, was meant for a friend. Samoa News understands that the female Customs agent, who will remain unidentified until criminal charges are officially filed, tried to conceal the parcel after she claimed it. Sources close to the case say all the evidence has been turned over to the Department of Public Safety … [Read more...] about Still no arrests in meth bust at the Post Office
All change at the Post Office
A YEAR of uncertainty at Longridge Post Office has ended with a new owner taking over as postmaster. Paul Hunt, has experience as the former postmaster in Chipping until the branch closed in 2008. Since then, he has run an outreach Post Office on two days from his successful Chipping business, Brabin’s Shop and Gallery, and been employed since 2009 by his predecessor in Longridge, Katie Ellis, as host to help run outreach Post Offices in Bashall Eaves and Bolton-by-Bowland.Now he is to run the Longridge business as a joint effort with his wife Laura. He told The News: “When the Longridge PO sale fell through a year ago, and having worked for Katie Ellis and known her staff well, we looked at the details in Longridge and felt it was a good opportunity for us both.“We knew it was a busy office with a strong staff team with lots of experience who know the complications of the job, so we were not daunted.“We aim to work to reduce queues and optimise customer … [Read more...] about All change at the Post Office