After 2008, tougher rules promised safer banking. Instead, they helped big lenders grow stronger, while choice on the high ...

Exclusive: First meeting to be held over domestic payments system aimed at reducing reliance on US networks ...

The meeting, to be chaired on Thursday by Barclays’ UK chief executive, Vim Maru, will bring together major City financial institutions prepared to fund a new payments company designed to safeguard th ...

Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has said that “urgent” digital reforms of retail banking payments should be a priority. In his annual Mansion House dinner speech, Mr Bailey said the UK needs to ...

The Bank of England (BoE) 2019 stress testing has found that the UK banking system is resilient to deep simultaneous recessions in the UK and global economies that are more severe overall than the ...

The Bank of England cut its estimate of how much capital British banks need for the first time in a decade and promised to consult on rule changes next year, potentially paving the way for higher ...

The Bank of England (BoE) has been active in July 2025, releasing critical updates on financial stability, regulatory adjustments, and public engagement efforts. These initiatives reflect the BoE’s ...

The Bank of England has completed the replacement of the UK financial system’s “beating heart”, and is making good progress in its goal of providing “silent operations”. Its replacement of the ...

LONDON, July 16 (Reuters) - The Bank of England is aiming for Britain's financial system to have an "ample" level of reserves rather than a scarcity or the current surplus as it unwinds its past asset ...