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Despite a few headwinds Wise has recently faced, the company’s stock jumped after revealing a spike in profits and revenue. British fintech online money transfer firm Wise’s (LON: WISE) stock jumped almost 18% on Tuesday in reaction to a rise in company profits. In a recent statement, the London-based fintech noted that its profit before tax tripled to £146.5 million ($186.5 million). The company also reported that its earnings per share tripled to 11.53 pence. According to data from...

The Bank of England (BoE) has made extensive research on the best format for developing a digital pound to supplement the fiat system. The Bank of England (BoE) is working on re-establishing the pound as the preferred global reserve currency through a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). The rise of the digital economy post-Covid-19 global pandemic through the cryptocurrency market has most governments thinking about moving to decentralized ledger technologies (DLTs). Moreover, the use of...

The Bank of England is progressing with its Britcoin digital currency project as it released results from the Rosalind project, which started in July 2022. As the idea of making cash more decentralized continues to grow in popularity, the CBDC has also been an up-and-coming project in different countries. Britcoin, the name for the Bank of England (BoE) digital currency, is also closer to being launched. The digital currency, which is to be backed by the British Pound, is aimed at...

Following a successful Project Rosalind CBDC test, the BoE is making progress with developing and launching a digital pound. The Bank of England (BoE) is moving closer to launching its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) after its long test project on the potential benefits of the technology. The BoE launched Project Rosalind last year to help decide whether to float a CBDC. The BoE undertook the CBDC project in collaboration with the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) to...

British inflation has been stubborn forcing the Bank of England to continue its interest rate hikes to 4.5%, for the 12th consecutive time. Economists are expecting further hikes in the upcoming meetings. As per the latest reports, the UK inflation has taken fresh dive under 10% for the last month of April 2023. This happened as the energy price retreated and the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine started to subside on the annual consumer price comparison. Earlier on Wednesday, May...

Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2020: London ist Europas Nummer eins an der Spitze der weltweiten Startup-Regionen, Berlin fällt zurück Aktuell zieht Grossbritannien die Einführung einer digitalen Währung in Betracht. Das digitale Pfund (oder auch Britcoin) ist als Ergänzung zum Bargeld geplant. Die Bank of England würde es zukünftig herausgeben – allerdings erst in der zweiten Hälfte dieses Jahrzehnts. Einfach, vertrauenswürdig und zugänglich – das...

The Bank of England cuts interest rates by half. The country’s Health Minister Nadine Dorries tested positive for coronavirus.The Bank of England (BoE) today announced that it has unanimously agreed to cut the interest rates by half to a hit 0.25%, in order to support bank lending. The move to cut rates was due to the huge negative impact caused by the coronavirus which has spread from China to other countries, especially the developed economies.In a statement, the Bank of England wrote,...