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Bank of England To Put Financial Firms Through Cyber Stress Test

Bank of England To Put Financial Firms Through Cyber Stress Test
Bank of England To Put Financial Firms Through Cyber Stress Test
June 27, 2018  |  Bank Regulation

Financial services companies in the U.K will have to undergo cyber stress tests to ensure they could recover if they were hit with a major...

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In The Blockchain Race, FIs Hustle Not To Come In Last
In The Blockchain Race, FIs Hustle Not To Come In Last
June 27, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The Bank of England caught the financial services world’s attention when its Governor, Mark Carney, spoke about the central bank’s latest initiative to revamp and...

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Bank Of England Opens Settlement System To Blockchain
Bank Of England Opens Settlement System To Blockchain
June 26, 2018  |  B2B Payments

England’s central bank is taking a significant step in support of blockchain technology with a decision to open its real-time gross settlement (RTGS) system to...

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Bank Of England Pulls Payment Schemes Onto Same Page With ISO 20022
Bank Of England Pulls Payment Schemes Onto Same Page With ISO 20022
June 07, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The Bank of England is streamlining the U.K.’s payments messaging operations through the planned adoption of the ISO 20022 messaging standard, the bank announced Wednesday...

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Bank Of England Consolidates Bacs, Faster Payments
Bank Of England Consolidates Bacs, Faster Payments
May 02, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Two U.K. payment systems have been merged into one by the Bank of England in an effort to boost competition in the financial services space,...

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UK Corporates Brace For Weaker Sterling, Slower Economic Growth
UK Corporates Brace For Weaker Sterling, Slower Economic Growth
April 30, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Market volatility and uncertainties linked to Brexit seem to have hit corporate spending in the U.K. harder than expected, reports in Reuters said Friday (April...

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Bitcoin Daily: Mayweather And DJ Khaled May Face Suits Over ICO Scam, Police Officers Charged For Bitcoin Extortion
Bitcoin Daily: Mayweather And DJ Khaled May Face Suits Over ICO Scam, Police Officers Charged...
April 10, 2018  |  Bitcoin

In the U.K., The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is working on a discussion paper for digital currencies with the Treasury Committee and the Bank of...

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Bank Of England To Issue More Cybersecurity Guidelines For UK Banks
Bank Of England To Issue More Cybersecurity Guidelines For UK Banks
April 10, 2018  |  Bank Regulation

A Bank of England official warned on Monday (April 9) that the U.K.’s financial system is under cyberattack almost constantly, prompting regulators to soon roll out new...

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