Bankgiro is a Norwegian giro system used by all banks in the country, managed by Bankenes Betalingssentral (BBS).
It is optimised for online banking, though it is also available via the post (Brevgiro), using a telephone (Telegiro) or based on automation, including the services Avtalegiro, Autogiro and eFaktura.
The system dates back to 1973, when the commercial banks and the saving banks created a common system, that could compete with the Postgiro system used by the postal bank, Postbanken.
In the late 1990s, Postgiro was bought out by BBS and Postbanken went over to using Bankgiro.
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