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Record-breaking first quarter for Post Office branches

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New quarterly Post Office Cash Tracker data shows nearly 40 million (39.8m) cash transactions (withdrawals and deposits) were made at Post Office branches in the first three months of 2026, up by nearly one million transactions (900,000), an increase of 2% year-on-year. This marks the…

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