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Personal and business banking services are available at any post office branch.
Everyday Banking is a free way (*some banks may charge for certain services, please check with your bank) to access your high street bank account for personal or business customers.
Services include being able to pay in cash and cheques, withdraw money and check your balance.
Details of the services available for different bank can be found in the table below.
Personal Banking Services
| Automated | Manual | ||||
| Bank | Cash withdrawal Debit card | Cash deposit Debit card / Barcoded / Deposit only card | Balance enquiry Debit card | Cheque deposit envelope | Cash deposit Deposit slip |
| Adam & Co | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✖ |
| Allied Irish Bank (GB) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| AIB (NI) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Bank of Ireland | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Bank of Scotland | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Barclays | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✖ |
| Cahoot | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✖ |
| Cashplus | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✖ | ✖ |
| Clydesdale | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Coutts | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✖ |
| Co-Op | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✖ |
| Danske | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | NI only | ✖ |
| First Direct | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✖ |
| Halifax | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Handelsbanken | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✖ | ✖ |
| HSBC | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✖ |
| Lloyds | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Nationwide | ✔ | ✖ | ✔ | ✖ | ✖ |
| NatWest | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| RBS | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Santander | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✖ |
| Smile | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✖ |
| Starling Bank | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✖ | ✖ |
| The Change Account | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✖ | ✖ |
| Thinkmoney | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (1) | ✖ |
| TSB | ✔ | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Ulster | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Virgin Money | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✖ | ✖ |
| Yorkshire | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Business Banking Services
| Automated | Manual |
| ||||
Bank | Cash withdrawal Debit card | Cash deposit Debit card / Deposit only card | Balance enquiry Debit card | Cheque deposit envelope | Cash deposit Deposit slip / Barcoded slip | Change GivingCard / Barcoded | Change Giving ‘Lite’ |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✖ | ✔ | |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✖ | ✔ | |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (2) | ✖ | |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✖ | ✔ | |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | |
✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✖ | ✔ | ✖ | ✖ | |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (2) | ✖ | |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (2) | ✖ | |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | NI only | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ | |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ (2) | ✖ | |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ | |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✖ | ✔ | |
✖ | ✔ | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (2) | ✖ | |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (2) | ✖ | |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (2) | ✖ | |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (2) | ✖ | |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | |
✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | ✖ | ✖ | |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (2) | ✖ | |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (2) | ✖ | |
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