AIB will close branches in Ireland as it bolsters a strategic tie-up with An Post.
“AIB and An Post have now agreed to work together to extend the banking services available to customers in selected post offices,” according to a strategy document seen by Bloomberg News, and confirmed by an AIB spokeswoman.
“This means that the number of branches will reduce as part of the move to lower costs.”
State-controlled Allied Irish Bank has said that it plans to close branches following a new deal with An Post to extend banking services throughout the country’s 1,100 post offices as the lender unveiled an update to its plans to restructure the business.
The bank told staff in a 24-page “strategy update” document that customers will be able to lodge cheques and deposits at An Post outlets over the coming months in addition to banking services already on offer to AIB customers through the post office network.
BOI and PTSB may as well start using An Post the way things are going.
This wont be Postbank Version 2 - its an extension of the service that AIB & NIB customers have in the PO at the moment. An Post will not be offering banking services in their own right they will only be agents of AIB and NIB.Hasn't An Post already tried this and failed with their loudly heralded Post Bank initiative? This ran for a short while, offered lousy service and then shut. I was one of the poor suckers who signed up and based on my early experience (which was good) had the misfortune to recommend Post Bank both online and to friends. I have never recovered from the embarrassment of recommending that embarrassment of a "bank" to anyone.
What is there that leads us to believe that this will be any different. Will Post Bank V II have something more that a cardboard cut-out for staff to man? Will Post Office staff get banking training (they didn't the last time) "I'm sorry we don't know anything about that; you'll have to ask Mary and she's out to lunch." Will Post Bank V II be able to do Post Office work (TV licences etc)? Is there any hard information other than press releases?
OK, thanks. I'm not a customer / user of either bank so I didn't know about that tie-up.... - its an extension of the service that AIB & NIB customers have in the PO at the moment. An Post will not be offering banking services in their own right they will only be agents of AIB and NIB.
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Some recent research suggests that up to 50% of bank branches will close worldwide by 2020 as more and more customers move to internet banking and electronic payments. I wonder in an Ireland context what impact the Ulster Bank debacle will have on this.
I would like to see more detail on this contract with An Post, such as what additional security are An Post putting in place to deal with these extra services. Already most rural post offices are vulnerable to raids and imho An Post should be doing more to protect their staff and be required to put more security in place if they are taking on more banking services.
And all those Bank Officials who paid their monthly subscription to the IBOA over the years.....to keep Larry and the boys in a job. There should be a lot of huffy and puffing from IBOA house over the next few days. Then back to the good life.....
Is there a list of the AIB branches that are to close available?
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