Girobank
E98697
Girobank was a British state-owned financial institution that provided banking and giro transfer services, originally established and run through the national postal system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Girobank canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bank
ⓘ
financial institution ⓘ |
| basedOn | postal giro system ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| establishedThrough | national postal system ⓘ |
| focus |
cashless payments
ⓘ
high-volume transaction processing ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
British Post Office
ⓘ
surface form:
Post Office
|
| hasAbbreviation | Girobank self-link ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersLocation | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasParentOrganization |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
HM Government
British Post Office ⓘ
surface form:
Post Office
|
| industry |
banking
ⓘ
financial services ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
giro-based payment system
ⓘ
use of postal network for banking ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
British Post Office
ⓘ
surface form:
Post Office
|
| operatedIn | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| operationalModel | branchless banking via postal outlets ⓘ |
| organizationalForm | state-owned enterprise ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
HM Government
British Post Office ⓘ
surface form:
Post Office
|
| paymentSystemType | giro system ⓘ |
| providedAccessThrough |
post office counters
ⓘ
postal services ⓘ |
| publiclyOwned | true ⓘ |
| regulatoryDomain | UK banking regulation ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| service |
business banking
ⓘ
cash handling ⓘ cheque clearing ⓘ current accounts ⓘ direct debit processing ⓘ giro transfer services ⓘ payment processing ⓘ personal banking ⓘ standing order processing ⓘ |
| stateOwned | true ⓘ |
| targetCustomer |
business customers
ⓘ
individual consumers ⓘ public sector organizations ⓘ |
| usedChannel |
mail-based payment instructions
ⓘ
over-the-counter postal transactions ⓘ |
| usedInfrastructureOf |
British Post Office
ⓘ
surface form:
Post Office branch network
Royal Mail ⓘ |
| usedTechnology | batch payment processing systems ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.