Banking for People: Lessons from the UK’s Girobank
27 May 2021
May 27, 2021 In the comments of a recent Positive Money blogpost on central bank digital currency (CBDC), Stephen Hart raised an interesting question: “A public company to provide accounts direct to o …
Bank must look beyond corporate bonds to fulfil green mandate
21 May 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE London, 21 May 2021 In the first detailed proposal since the Treasury added a green objective to its mandate in March, the Bank of England has today set out a long-awaited paper …
UK moves one step closer to CBDC with new Bank of England taskforce
7 May 2021
May 7, 2021 On April 19th, the UK government and the Bank of England announced they are setting up a Central Bank Digital Currency Taskforce. This an important opportunity — if the Bank of England cho …
April Updates: New thinking underway at the Bank of England
30 April 2021
It’s been a busy month at Positive Money! Below we share our view on key events from the last few weeks and some of the progress we’ve made… Is the launch of digital cash finally on the horizon? In …
Lloyds is banking on Generation Rent
27 April 2021
Lloyds Bank’s plans to become a private landlord highlight how banks and institutional investors treat housing solely as an asset to squeeze out ever greater profits. For the rest of us it is simply a …