- March 7, 2026
‘Urgent’ need for digital reform of banking payments, says Bank of England boss
Governor Andrew Bailey said he remained sceptical over the need for a digital pound, stressing that innovation in payments should be a priority. Bank of
Server reignites etiquette debate after confronting customer as she went to the bathroom over tiny tip
New York server Shea was only tipped nine per cent on customer’s bill She called out the customer while she went to the bathroom –
Bank of England to press on with digital currency in case banks fall short, Bailey says
By David Milliken WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Bank of England is reluctantly pressing on with work to create a form of digital money accessible to
Illustrative industry architecture to mitigate potential fragmentation across a central bank digital currency and commercial bank money
Illustrative industry architecture to mitigate potential fragmentation across a central bank digital currency and commercial bank money – Journal of Financial Market Infrastructures Skip to
Commercial Bank of Ethiopia glitch lets customers withdraw millions
Much of the money was withdrawn from state-owned CBE by students, bank president Abe Sano told journalists on Monday. News of the glitch spread across
Functional consistency across retail central bank digital currency and commercial bank money
In this section we explore the concept of functional consistency for regulated retail digital money denominated in a specific national unit of account. This includes
Alan Titchmarsh says never mow the lawn on Sundays
BBC gardening legend Alan Titchmarsh has urged gardeners across the UK not to mow the lawn on a Sunday. Alan, 75, rose to fame as
Hot commodities can help diversify your portfolio
When sitting in a cave, resting after a hard day’s hunter gathering, it would have been unlikely that I would have led a discussion group
Who Really Controls the Future of Currency?
has been one of the most powerful levers of state authority. Rulers have long understood that whoever issues and manages the currency also commands the
The new stablecoin regime
Since the onset of modern trade and industrialisation, two forms of money have come to dominate the economic landscape: central bank money, which takes the