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UK Treasury Committee to appoint special advisor to oversee financial services technology shortcomings

At the end of 2018 the UK Treasury Committee announced that it would launch an inquiry into information technology (IT) failures in the financial services sector. The Treasury Committee has stated that it will appoint a specialist advisor to help provide analysis and aid the inquiry. The past 18 months have seen numerous IT failures in the … Continue Reading

Bank of England Governor backs FinTech

In a speech delivered at Mansion House on 21 June 2018, Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of England (BofE), made the case for a modernised financial services sector, which would be underpinned by a thriving FinTech sector, especially in the area of payments. The remarks reinforce the BofE’s plan for FinTech in central … Continue Reading
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