TechnologyPayment Expert · Aug 27
BoE handed innovation objective to back sterling stablecoins
By Louis Thompsett•August 27, 2026
The brief
The central bank gains a secondary duty to support payments and stablecoin innovation, sitting below its financial stability objective. HM Treasury said on 27 August it will give the Bank of England a new secondary objective to support innovation in payment systems and digital money, including stablecoins. The governm…
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