PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

Bank of England Deputy Governor Jon Cunliffe said it isn't his job to shield banks from the coming shift to digital currencies, Reuters reported. Andrew Bailey , governor of the BoE, said over the summer that the BoE is closely examining how the idea of a digital currency would work.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2020

s central bank announced on Thursday (July 30) that it has hired IT firm Accenture to revamp and modernize what is known as the Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) service, which handles daily transactions worth more than $895 million between large financial institutions (FIs).

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Fintech News

MAY 8, 2024

As digital technologies continue to transform the financial landscape, central banks worldwide are exploring the potential of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). The project evolved, incorporating enhanced functionalities, cross-border fund transfers, and a Corporate CBDC Pilot Program.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Enterprise software firm SAP is teaming up with professional services firm Accenture and blockchain company R3 to develop a distributed ledger technology (DLT) solution that aims to accelerate the settlement of payments between banks and customers. A press release issued on Thursday (Oct. A press release issued on Thursday (Oct. ”

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Payments: This category includes companies working on tech like payment currencies, stablecoins (cryptocurrency pegged to the value of a non-volatile asset like the dollar), and real-time gross settlement (RTGS) systems that can enable transactions within a DLT-based capital markets framework.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

As Canada gears up to launch its real-time payments system, the Real-Time Rail (RTR), Payments Canada , the entity at the head of the initiative, has announced that Mastercard -owned Vocalink has been chosen as the clearing and settlement solution provider for the new payment rail.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2018

The Bank of England caught the financial services world’s attention when its Governor, Mark Carney, spoke about the central bank’s latest initiative to revamp and rebuild its real-time gross settlement (RTGS) system.

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