giro account

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giro account - an account at a post office that can be used in similar ways to an account at a bank

Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

bank account - a fund that a customer has entrusted to a bank and from which the customer can make withdrawals; "he moved his bank account to a new bank"

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Girobank was based on a banking idea that is used successfully in other European countries, in Austria 98% of people have a Giro account and all businesses.

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Cellular phone owners holding BNI credit card, need only to telephone an access number of phone plus in the city where they live and telli the bank the numbers of their giro account and Taplus.

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All customers need to open a Giro account is to fill in a form.

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Currently shops or post offices take personal cheques to a central clearing and settlement house (ZAP), where each bank has a giro account.

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marketers to have a giro account in each country in which it offers this method of payment.

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But the Giro account has the added bonus that she can pop into any Post Office to pay bills or draw cash as well.