Her Majesty's Paymaster General or
HM Paymaster General is a ministerial position in the
United Kingdom. The Paymaster General was in charge of the
Office of HM Paymaster General (
OPG), which held accounts at the
Bank of England on behalf of Government departments and selected other public bodies. Funds which were made available from the
Consolidated Fund were then channelled into OPG accounts, from where they were used by the relevant body. OPG operated a full range of accounts and banking transaction services, including cheque and credit,
BACS and
CHAPS services for its customers via an electronic banking system. Integration of OPG accounts held with commercial banks was provided by the private company
Xafinity Paymaster.