Bank of England - News, Articles & Research

The road ahead for RTGS Replacement & Message Standards

Sean Devaney, Vice President, Banking and Financial Markets, CGI, speaks during EBAday 2020 about the RTGS replacement programme, what the Bank of England is doing about the delays that SWIFT has announced to the ISO20022 roll out for international payments and what should they & the member banks be focused on.

25 November 2020

News/payments

Coronavirus transmission risk from cash is low - BofE

The rush to abandon cash during the pandemic may be unnecessary, according to a scientific study from the Bank of England, which finds that the risk of Covid-19 transmission by banknotes is low.

24 November 2020

News/regulation

BofE's Haldane: Covid crisis has strengthened case for new SME data sharing utility

A senior Bank of England official has made the case for the creation of a new shared utility using Open Banking APIs to improve the flow of credit to small and medium-sized businesses.

18 November 2020

Company announcement/sustainable

Time to push ahead on tackling climate change - BofE Governor Andrew Bailey

Our Governor Andrew Bailey explains what we are doing to ensure the financial system plays it part to tackle climate change.

09 November 2020

Company announcement/payments

De La Rue wins three-year BofE contract extension for banknote printing

The Bank of England (The Bank) announces a three year extension to its banknote printing contract with De La Rue.

30 October 2020

News/regulation

UK regulators set up AI insights forum

UK regulators are staging the first meeting of the Artificial Intelligence Public Private Forum, a quarterly talking shop to gauge the impact of AI in financial services.

12 October 2020

News/crime

Sibos 2020: Is 'Ransomware-as-a-Service' a symptom of innovation?

Drilling down into the biggest threats facing financial services during Covid-19, industry heavyweights provide their perspectives on the changing face of cyber threats and where our biggest vulnerabilities reside during day 3 of Sibos 2020.

07 October 2020

News/security

Bank of England admits failings in security breach

The Bank of England (BoE) has conceded that it could have moved more quickly to identify a security breach that allowed hedge funds to gain unauthorised access to press briefings and hear about sensitive market information ahead of their rivals.

25 September 2020

News/sustainable

Maths for ESG: How one calculation could ignite climate action

A cluster of ESG driven minds are honing a risk-weighting methodology for banks to implement across climate-exposed assets.

09 September 2020

News/crypto

BofE governor calls for early stablecoin regulation

As the momentum behind stablecoins gathers pace, the governor of the Bank of England has warned that regulators around the world must move early to set standards that reduce risks and foster innovation.

04 September 2020

News/regulation

PRA challenges business models of new banks in consultation paper

In a recent consultation paper, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) set out its proposed approach to the supervision of both new and growing non-system UK banks.

24 August 2020

News/regulation

BoE increased Monzo capital demands during fundraising - FT

The Bank of England temporarily increased the capital requirements for Monzo as the challenger bank looked to raise funds earlier this year, according to the Financial Times.

06 August 2020