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The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom. Sometimes known as the “Old Lady” of Threadneedle Street, the Bank was founded in 1694 with a founding charter that stated its purpose was to “promote the public good and benefit of our people”.
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The Bank of England and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have finalised a package of changes to firms’ resolution reporting and disclosure requirements which reduces the burden of regulation while maintaining a robust and credible regime that supports growth and competition.
PRA Fines the Bank of London and Its Parent Company Oplyse Holdings Limited
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The PRA has fined The Bank of London Group Limited and Oplyse Holdings Limited £2 million for misleading the PRA over their capital positions
Bank of England Launches Consultation on Regulating Systemic Stablecoins
November 10 2025
The Bank of England published a consultation paper setting out its proposed regulatory regime for sterling-denominated systemic stablecoins
Bank of England and Accenture Announce Renewal of the Real-Time Gross Settlement Service
September 2 2025
The Bank of England and Accenture have completed the transformation of the Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) service
Jackie Bennett OBE Re-appointed as Residential Property Forum Chair
July 29 2025
Jackie Bennett OBE has been re-appointed for a second term as the Chair for the Residential Property Forum (RPF) – a Bank of England convened, industry-led group, which helps monitor the residential property sector in the UK.
Bank of England and Financial Conduct Authority – Memorandum of Understanding on the Supervision of Financial Market Infrastructure
July 21 2025
The Bank of England FCA MoU review confirms that their supervisory cooperation for financial market […]
FCA Seeks Further Views on Stablecoins and Crypto Custody
May 28 2025
The FCA has published proposals for issuing stablecoins, crypto custody and financial resilience of cryptoasset firms
The Prudential Regulation Authority Proposes Raising FSCS Deposit Protection Limit to £110,000
March 31 2025
The PRA has today proposed to raise the deposit protection limit of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) from £85,000 to £110,000
Bank of England launches the 2025 Bank Capital Stress Test
March 24 2025
The Bank of England (the Bank) has today launched the 2025 Bank Capital Stress Test for the seven largest and most systemic UK banks and building societies
New Rules to Strengthen Resilience of UK’s Financial Sector
November 13 2024
Financial firms and financial market infrastructures (FMIs), such as payment systems, have become increasingly reliant […]
SIMEX 24 – a Major Market-Wide Simulation Exercise to Test the UK Financial Sector’s Resilience to a Major Operational Disruption
October 2 2024
The Bank of England, in partnership with UK Finance, the financial sector and the other […]
PSR Confirms Its Decision on APP Scams Reimbursement
September 25 2024
Today, the PSR has confirmed the maximum reimbursement limit for victims of Authorised Push Payment […]
Sebastian Walsh Appointed as Head of Leeds at the Bank of England
July 26 2024
The Governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, has today announced that Sebastian Walsh […]
EXCLUSIVE: Bank of England's CHAPS Payments System Goes Down - The Payments Industry Reacts
July 19 2024
A global payments technical issue caused The Bank of England‘s CHAPS payment system yesterday (Thursday […]
Project Meridian FX: Joint Project by the Eurosystem and London Centres, and the Bank of England, to Test Synchronised Settlement in FX
June 17 2024
The Eurosystem and London Centres of the BIS Innovation Hub, together with the Bank of […]
The Bank of England and the FCA Issue Joint Consultation and Draft Guidance on the Digital Securities Sandbox
April 3 2024
The Bank of England (the Bank) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) (collectively the ‘regulators’) are […]
King Charles III banknotes to enter circulation on 5 June 2024
February 21 2024
Today the Bank of England unveiled the design of the King Charles III banknotes. The […]
The Bank of England, PRA and the FCA issue joint proposals to increase resilience of the financial sector by overseeing critical third parties
December 7 2023
The Bank of England (the Bank), Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) […]
FCA and Bank of England publish proposals for regulating stablecoins
November 6 2023
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Bank of England (the Bank) are today requesting […]
Etay Katz Appointed to Bank of England/HM Treasury Engagement Forum for Central Bank Digital Currency
October 23 2023
Global law firm Ashurst’s digital assets practice lead and chair of the bank industry sector, […]
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) Propose Measures to Boost Diversity and Inclusion in Financial Services
September 25 2023
In consultation papers published today, the financial regulators have set out proposals to boost diversity […]
CHAPS transitions to latest global financial messaging standard ISO 20022
June 19 2023
The Bank of England, working closely with the payments industry, has today successfully migrated CHAPS, […]
Bank of England, HM Land Registry, Bank of International Settlements and Coadjute Unveil Revolutionary Settlement Prototype
April 24 2023
The property settlement process is set to vastly improve thanks to a ground-breaking collaboration between the Bank […]
Bank of England - Understanding the Transmission Mechanism of Monetary Policy
February 23 2023
Prominent economist Catherine L Mann discussed the effectiveness of monetary policy and its transmission mechanism […]
New P20 report calls for greater industry collaboration to harmonise cross-border payments
November 21 2022
Payments 20 (P20), the leading voice of the global payments industry, has published a new […]
Bank of England Sets Out Plans for a Demand-led Approach to Unwind Recent Financial Stability Gilt Purchases in a Timely but Orderly Way
November 11 2022
Between 28 September and 14 October 2022 the Bank of England, in line with its […]
Bank of England to 'sacrifice' Economy – How to Protect Your Investments
November 3 2022
The Bank of England is to deliberately drive the UK into a painful recession and […]
Bank of England and Treasury in Two-pronged Attempt to Calm Markets
October 10 2022
Susannah Streeter, senior investment and markets analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’With the pound remaining weak and […]
Bank of England renews its commitment to adhere to the FX Global Code
March 18 2022
The Bank of England (BoE) has renewed the Statement of Commitment to the FX Global […]
Bank of England: Statement on Central Bank Digital Currency next steps
November 10 2021
HM Treasury and the Bank of England have today announced the next steps on the […]
Ultra-low mortgage deals vanish ahead of Bank of England base rate decision
November 3 2021
Ultra-low mortgage rates have already been vanishing amid expectations that the Bank of England base […]
Huw Pill Appointed Chief Economist Of The Bank Of England
September 1 2021
The Court of the Bank of England has appointed Huw Pill as Chief Economist and […]
Bank of England Set Out Plan to Improve Diversity in Regulated Firms
July 7 2021
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), and Bank of England (“the regulators”) […]
The New £50 Enters Circulation, and the Paper £20 and £50 Will be Withdrawn in 2022
June 23 2021
Bank of England, The new note will start to become available in bank branches and […]
Bank of England publishes Discussion Paper on New Forms of Digital Money
June 7 2021
These new forms of digital money could be publically or privately provided. Central Bank Digital […]
Bank of England Announces Plans For New Northern Hub As Part of Review
April 22 2021
Chief Operating Officer Jo Place will lead a review of the Bank’s geographical footprint which […]
The Bank of England and HM Treasury Announce the Joint Creation of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Taskforce
April 21 2021
The Bank of England and HM Treasury have today announced the joint creation of a […]
Bank of England added over 240 tons of gold to its custody
February 16 2021
In managing the economic uncertainty resulting from the coronavirus pandemic, the Bank of England (BoE) […]
EXCLUSIVE: Bank of England's CHAPS Payments System Goes Down - The Payments Industry Reacts
July 19 2024
A global payments technical issue caused The Bank of England‘s CHAPS payment system yesterday (Thursday […]
Bank of England sees speedier COVID Recovery ahead but holds interest rates
May 6 2021
Bank of England, The latest meeting of the central bank’s interest rate-setting committee left policy […]
