Homelink was the UK's first online banking

Online banking

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 system. It was set up by the Nottingham Building Society

Nottingham Building Society

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 in 1983 in association with the Bank of Scotland

Bank of Scotland

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, using the UK Post Office's Prestel

Prestel

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 Viewdata

Viewdata

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The account was with the Nottingham Building Society and bills could be paid online. Access to cash was enabled by transferring money to the Bank of Scotland and then withdrawing from one of their ATMs

Automated teller machine

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Homelink were the main sponsors of the 1984 World's Strongest Man

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 competition held in New Zealand

New Zealand

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. The winner of this contest was Geoff Capes

Geoff Capes

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