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Bank of England opens up payments system to increase competition

Bank of England opens up payments system to increase competition

Written by on August 16, 2017 in News with 0 Comments

LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England has widened access to Britain’s interbank payments system to increase competition from new fintech firms in the financial system, where the “Big Four” high street banks have long dominated. The BoE flagged the plans in May and on Wednesday published a detailed framework to make this happen as […]

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Even the Bank of England shocked by threat, orders security review

Even the Bank of England shocked by threat, orders security review

Written by on May 19, 2016 in News with 0 Comments

LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England ordered UK banks to detail steps taken to secure computers connected to the SWIFT bank messaging network about two months after a still-unidentified group used the system to steal $81 million from Bank Bangladesh, according to three people familiar with the effort. The central bank sent the request […]

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