Irish Postmasters call for motor tax switch to post offices
The Irish government has been urged to introduce motor tax services at post offices and make significant cost savings..
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South Africa’s Postbank is still waiting for its banking licence
Postbank has been waiting for a year to get a response to its banking licence application from the South African Reserve Bank, which would allow it fulfil a government pledge to use its 1,500 outlets to give poor and rural communities access to credit.
Read MoreRia Money Transfer and Postbank Kenya sign deal to boost remittance flows
Ria Money Transfer has just signed an agreement with Postbank, one of Kenya’s oldest banks. This deal will allow Kenyans working abroad to send and receive money through the Postbank network, using Ria’s transfer technology.
Read MoreDeutsche Post launches SIMSme messenger app
Deutsche Post has launched a free messaging service – the “SIMSme” app, with a high level of data protection, so that customers can securely send text messages, photos, videos, and contact and location information.
Read MoreEstonia Postal parcel locker network has been further expanded
Omniva (Estonia’s national postal operator) reports that it has expanded its network of automated parcel lockers.
Read MoreIndia Post to roll-out 1,000 ATMs
India’s Department of Posts will roll-out 1,000 ATMs in the next couple of years as part of its plans to hive off its financial services business into a bank.
Read MoreSri Lanka Post to introduce doorstep cash collection for utility bills
Consumers in Sri Lanka could pay their utility bills to the postman, when he comes to deliver mail from September 1.
Read MoreCorreos renews its sponsorship of the Migrar.org portal for immigrants in Spain
Correos has been supporting the portal www.migrar.org run by the Spanish Red Cross since 2007, as part of its program of Corporate Social Responsibility, in order to help the integration of immigrants in Spain.
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