People's Own Savings Bank (POSB), is a savings bank in Zimbabwe. It is one of the financial institutions, licensed and supervised by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, the national banking regulator.[1]
| Company type | Parastatal |
|---|---|
| Industry | Financial services |
| Founded | 1904 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Mathilda Dzumbunu Chairperson Admore Kandlela CEO |
| Products | Loans, savings, investments, debit cards, credit cards, mortgages |
| Revenue |  Aftertax: US$7.9 million (2015) |
| Total assets | US$133.7 million (2015) |
Number of employees | 453 (2016) |
| Website | www |
As of 31 December 2015[update], POSB had total assets valued at US$133.7 million, with $63.81 million in customer deposits and made an after-tax profit of US$7.9 million in the calendar year 2015.[2]
As at that time, the bank had over 500,000 savings accounts, maintained 34 brick and mortar branches,[3] operated 220 agency branches through Zimpost, and another 18 agency branches through Meikles Supermarkets. That same month POSB started offering mortgages at 12 percent annual interest, with maximum terms of 10 years.[4][5]
History
editPOSB was formed in 1904, as the Post Office Saving Bank.
In 1999 the People’s Own Savings Bank Act was established as a corporate body in accordance with the People’s Own Savings Bank of Zimbabwe Act. In 2001, the Zimbabwe Posts & Telecommunications Corporation (PTC) was split into four independent entities: (a) Net-One, an Internet service provider, (b) Tel-One, a voice communication service provider (land-line and cellular) (c) Zimpost, a postal letter carrier and (d) POSB, a savings bank.[4]
Ownership
editThe People's Own Savings Bank is 95 percent owned by the Government of Zimbabwe.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ RBZ (1 April 2016). "Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe: List of Registered Banking Institutions". Harare: Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ). Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ ZH (13 May 2016). "Zimbabwe: POSB Records Massive Profit". Zimbabwe Herald. Harare. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^ Mangudhla, Taurai (10 July 2015). "POSB sticks to traditional banking". The Independent (Zimbabwe). Harare. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ a b RBZ (1 April 2016). "Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe: People's Own Savings Bank". Harare: Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ). Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ Business Reporter (28 September 2015). "POSB Gets Mortgage Licence". Harare: Zimbabwe Herald. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ News & Views (June 2014). "People's Own Savings Bank Zimbabwe". Harare: Savings-banks.com. Retrieved 1 April 2016.