{"id":10542,"date":"2018-08-20T05:25:25","date_gmt":"2018-08-20T05:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/?p=10542"},"modified":"2018-08-20T05:25:25","modified_gmt":"2018-08-20T05:25:25","slug":"bank-of-england-to-open-new-blockchain-based-payment-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/bank-of-england-to-open-new-blockchain-based-payment-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Bank of England to open new blockchain-based payment system"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Bank of England is conducting a full review of its interbank payment system, including studying the possibility of transitioning to an updated version of the real-time gross settlement service (RTGS) within the next two years. RTGS is a blockchain system that facilitates settlements between financial institutions. Last year, the bank also partnered with a San Francisco-based startup to test a blockchain-based interledger system designed to synchronize payments between central banks. Although bank officials at the time considered blockchain technology as not yet ready, the upcoming withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (EU) has prompted officials to pay increased attention to what FinTech startups have to offer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rpbt_shortcode\">\n\n<div id='rpbt-related-gallery-1' class='gallery related-gallery related-galleryid-10542 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='Valuable lessons from 7 big FinTech successes'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/valuable-lessons-from-7-big-fintech-successes\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/valuable-lessons-from-7-big-fintech-successes-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-12322\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-12322'>\n\t\t\t\tValuable lessons from 7 big FinTech successes\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='BFC FinTech Monitor 24th April \u2013 1st May'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/bfc-fintech-monitor-24th-april-1st-may\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/95ccb01e-1209-43b6-a914-150a23e624b1-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-14872\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-14872'>\n\t\t\t\tBFC FinTech Monitor 24th April \u2013 1st May\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='BFC FinTech Monitor (17th \u2013 27th July)'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/bfc-fintech-monitor-17th-27th-july\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/e65de393-1f70-7036-4102-0eba13c24ac51-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-16204\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-16204'>\n\t\t\t\tBFC FinTech Monitor (17th \u2013 27th July)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bank of England is conducting a full review of its interbank payment system, including studying the possibility of transitioning to an updated version of the real-time gross settlement service (RTGS) within the next two years. RTGS is a blockchain system that facilitates settlements between financial institutions. 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