Bank of England

The Bank of England (BoE) is the UK's central bank. Our mission is to deliver monetary and financial stability for the people of the United Kingdom.

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Central Banks Team On Digital Currency Standards And Use Cases

Central Banks Team On Digital Currency Standards And Use Cases
Central Banks Team On Digital Currency Standards And Use Cases
January 21, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

And now, for digital currencies, it’s a group effort — among central banks, that is. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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UK Banking Investigations Rise 16 Pct YOY
UK Banking Investigations Rise 16 Pct YOY
December 15, 2019  |  Bank Regulation

Probes into financial institutions in the U.K. are up for the first time since 2015 due in part to an increase in both white-collar and...

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UK Regulators Call For Backup Plans Following Bank IT Glitches
UK Regulators Call For Backup Plans Following Bank IT Glitches
December 05, 2019  |  Bank Regulation

U.K. regulators on Thursday (Dec. 5) called on banks and payment firms to set “impact tolerances” for important services after numerous IT failures last year,...

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Lawmakers Eye Increased Libra Oversight
Lawmakers Eye Increased Libra Oversight
December 02, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

Facebook’s planned cryptocurrency Libra may see increased regulatory oversight, at least if new legislation introduced in the U.S. Congress comes to pass. Get the Full...

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Citigroup Fined $56M In UK For Regulatory Reporting Miss
Citigroup Fined $56M In UK For Regulatory Reporting Miss
November 26, 2019  |  Bank Regulation

The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), the supervisory arm of the Bank of England (BoE), has fined Citigroup a record-breaking $56.3 million for not completing accurate...

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Deutsche Bank Admits Widespread Payment Failures To BoE
Deutsche Bank Admits Widespread Payment Failures To BoE
November 12, 2019  |  Bank Regulation

Deutsche Bank told U.K. regulators that it still has ongoing problems processing high-value payments despite more than three years of remediation efforts, the Financial Times...

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Bank Of England Tells HSBC To Tighten Fraud, Staff Compliance
Bank Of England Tells HSBC To Tighten Fraud, Staff Compliance
November 07, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

The Bank of England has told HSBC to improve compliance controls for non-fiscal factors like fraud and staff conduct, according to a report by Reuters....

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BOE Head: Central Banks Provide Stability In FinTech Era
BOE Head: Central Banks Provide Stability In FinTech Era
October 16, 2019  |  Banking

The governor of the Bank of England said he doesn’t think new financial technologies (FinTechs) will cause central banks to be obsolete. Get the Full...

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