Tag: Bank of England

BoE given new mandate to drive payments innovation

The Bank of England (BoE) is set to receive a new secondary objective to support innovation across payment systems and digital money, as the...

UK payments infrastructure faces major redesign

The UK's retail payments infrastructure could be set for a major redesign, with the Retail Payments Infrastructure Board (RPIB) launching a consultation on how...

UK regulators tighten grip on cloud giants powering finance

The UK Government has designated four of the world's largest cloud and technology providers, Microsoft, Google Cloud, AWS and Oracle, as Critical Third Parties...

Exante monthly report shows the how market did in June

Global equity markets ended June in a fragile stalemate, according to the latest monthly market report from Exante, as investors weighed a tentative peace...

Why PS26/2 puts third-party risk under the spotlight

Britain's financial firms have built their operations on a foundation of interconnected technology and outsourced services. That architecture has delivered speed and scale, but...

Stablecoin rules must change, peers warn regulators

A House of Lords committee has warned that the UK's stablecoin regulatory framework risks being outpaced by international rivals and has called on regulators...

How to stress-test a compliance archive before regulators do

Communications archiving has transformed from a back-office checkbox into one of the most fiercely contested battlegrounds in regulated technology this year. Twelve months ago,...

PRA consults on shared services to ease compliance burden

The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), the UK's banking regulator, is planning to consult on changes to shared operational services rules for ring-fenced banks, a...

UK regulators warn firms on AI-driven cyber risks

The Bank of England, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and HM Treasury have issued a joint statement warning that frontier AI models pose a...

EXANTE: Is the chokepoint premium reshaping investor strategy?

In its latest monthly market review, Exante highlights a striking divergence across global asset classes in April, raising a pressing question for investors: are...

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