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RTGS: While CBDC May Emerge, Payment Infrastructure Improvements Near

Victoria Cleland, Executive Director for Banking, Payments and Innovation at the Bank of England, addressed the Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system and the Bank’s vision for the future of payments. Noting that a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) may emerge at some point in… Read More

The Bank of England will Work with Accenture on Real Time Gross Settlement Service

The Bank of England has announced that Accenture has been appointed as the “Technology Delivery Partner for the Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) service Renewal Programme.” RTGS is where financial institutions hold their sterling bank accounts. The Bank of England will work with Accenture to… Read More

Bank of England to Allow Non Bank Payment Providers Access to RTGS

​The Bank of England has announced that non-bank payment service providers (PSP) are now eligible to apply for a settlement account in the Bank’s RTGS or Real Time Gross Settlement system. For Fintech firms, holding their own settlement account at the Bank enables direct access… Read More

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