UK Finance

149 results about this entity

Period: 02 Jan 2002 - 05 Nov 2024

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BlackRock rolls out GenAI to staff and clients

Global investment manager BlackRock has announced the rollout of generative AI tools as soon as January in a bid to embrace the nascent technology.

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UK Finance calls for creation of Quantum Taskforce

UK Finance has today launched two reports revealing the risks and opportunities of quantum for the UK financial services sector.

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UK consumers lost over half a billion pounds to scams in the first half of 2023

Criminals stole £580 million through unauthorised and authorised fraud in the first half of 2023, a two per cent decrease compared with the same period in 2022, according to new figures from UK Finance.

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UK to test Regulated Liability Network concept for retail payments

The UK is to push ahead with a proof-of-concept on the development of a Regulated Liability Network, a financial market infrastructure for programmable money operating on a multi-bank shared ledger.

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UK Finance updates on cash industry environmental work

It’s been a while since we shared an update on the work that participants in the UK cash supply chain are doing to reduce the environmental impacts of cash.

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UK Finance calls on Government to help digitse UK capital markets

UK Finance today releases a new report which sets out three key missions to accelerate the digital transformation of the UK’s capital markets.

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UK Finance baulks at proposed £20,000 upper limit for future Britcoin

UK Finance, the collective voice for the UK banking and finance industry, has clashed with the bank of England on the proposed £10,000 to £20,000 ceiling on individual holdings in a future central bank digital currency, arguing that such a limit could result in a run on bank deposits.

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Glassbox to offer discounted Consumer Duty software to UK Finance members

Glassbox (TASE:GLBX), a leading provider of digital experience analytics for web and mobile applications, today announced it has entered into a partnership with UK Finance to make its award-winning digital experience solution available to UK Finance members at a preferred rate.

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UK financial fraud hits £1.2bn but APP losses dip

The UK saw a slight dip in financial fraud losses in 2022, to £1.2 billion, driven by a 17% fall in authorised push payment (APP) losses.

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UK Finance: £177.6 million lost to impersonation scams in 2022

During Take Five Week (17-21 April), the public is being warned to beware of impersonation scams as new figures show there were 45,367 cases of this type of fraud in 2022, with losses totalling £177.6m.

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UK associations form crypto industry alliance; government preps consultation on digital pound

Five UK industry bodies have formed an alliance to help guide the nation's digital currency future.

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UK banks form company to develop shared banking hubs

The UK's top banks have clubbed together to pay for the development of shared banking hubs across the country.