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An overview of PwC news in the UK in the Banking industry:

Most central banks considering own digital currency One-in-eight of the world’s central banks have considered launching a central bank digital currency, according to a new study.
21 April 2022
Two-thirds of UK banks have no net zero target While a glut of private and public entities have been publicising plans to become carbon neutral before 2050, a new study has revealed that only around one-third of Britain’s largest banks have net z
09 November 2020
British Business Bank hires Deloitte, KPMG and PwC Three of the Big Four accounting firms have won contracts to support the British Business Bank, which will pay out £20 million in consulting fees for their work.
17 June 2020
PwC appointed to probe Goldman Sachs reporting The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) is understood to have appointed PwC to undertake a "skilled person's report" on Goldman Sachs International.
03 March 2020
Financial sector focuses on digitalisation over Brexit preparations The financial service sector in the UK continues to face tough market conditions, with Brexit uncertainty and regulatory change on the horizon.
05 August 2019
Bank of England orders Visa to hire PwC after IT error Multinational financial services corporation Visa has been instructed to hire consultants to help complete the recommendations of an independent review, following an IT outage that caused chaos in 20
18 March 2019
Brexit and looming economic crisis hit financial services optimism The levels of optimism among the UK’s financial services sector remains at a worrying low, according to a new report co-authored by the country’s representative body for business interests.
21 January 2019
Drones to add £21 billion to UK public sector and financial services New research by PwC suggests that the ‘drone economy’ could add £42 billion to UK GDP by 2030.
29 May 2018
Yorkshire-based motor dealership aims to sue PwC and Lloyds bank for £55 million PwC and Lloyds Banking Group are set to face a £55 million legal battle with a motor dealership which will alleges they colluded to force it out of business.
15 March 2018
Top 10 technology forces that will shape financial services in 2020 Ciaran Kelly, partner at PwC in Ireland, analyses the findings of a report on the real-world implications of FinTech for financial services firms and the areas these firms should prioritise.
03 October 2016
FinTech spurring banks and payments companies into active change A rapidly transforming payments and funds transfer space, through the possibilities opened by digital technologies – is spurring incumbents to act.
26 September 2016
FinTechs are growing concern for incumbent banks, collaboration is key Incumbent banks are concerned that FinTech startups will start to eat into their business, a new study finds.
05 September 2016
Brexit risks London losing its top spot in Europe for financial services London may lose its rank as the most attractive destination for financial services firms in Europe, following a possible Brexit.
29 August 2016
Wealth managers overestimate their skills and face digital disconnect Wealth managers seeking to please their HNWI clients may need to consider how changes in demographics are affecting expectations around technology.
30 June 2016
Andrew Kail leads Financial Services practice of PwC in UK PwC’s UK Financial Services practice has, per 1 July 2016, appointed Andrew Kail as its new leader. Kail, who succeeds Kevin Burrowes, has more than 25 years of financial services experience.
27 June 2016
PwC establishes blockchain team at its Belfast office The potential for blockchain technologies, the public ledger underlying cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, in the financial and public sectors are significant.
09 February 2016
PwC: Correspondent banking facing existential crisis Following the 2008 banking crisis and the more recent Libor rating scandal, as well as the increasing sophistication of international criminal syndicates, regulators have clamped down on internationa
04 February 2016
Biggest share of tax paid by banks from employment Foreign banks pay the biggest share of tax collected, from the banking industry, to the HMRC, with the largest contribution coming in from taxes collected from their employees’ wages, research by PwC
05 October 2015
Simon Hunt leads PwC Banking and Capital Markets unit PwC has appointed Simon Hunt as its new UK banking and capital markets leader. Hunt will focus on advising PwC’s UK clients on the challenges they might face in the changing banking landscape following regulatory reforms and rapidly developin
06 July 2015
PwC: Financial services unattractive for young females Female millennials are less inclined to join the financial services industry as they feel this sector lacks in diversity, something that is high on their wish-list when it comes to choosing an employer, research by PwC shows. According to the firm,
29 June 2015
PwC: Top three challenges for global capital markets Increasing the profitability of clients, the impact of technologies and attracting and retaining talent are the top three challenges for traditional capital market players as is shown by PwC.
16 June 2015
PwC Consulting under fire in the US for misconduct Consulting firms hired to investigate banks find themselves often in a difficult position; they are handpicked and paid by the same people they are supposed to investigate. PwC Consulting US has recently come under fire for watering down
21 August 2014
Barclays may leave accountant PwC after 117 years British bank Barclays is considering re-tendering the audit contract with PwC. The accounting firm has been involved with auditing the bank for over 117 years. PwC has contractual relationship with Barclays since 1896, and it r
19 March 2013
PwC: European banks have 1000 billion euro in poor loans By the end of the year 2011, European banks had a record amount of over €1000 billion in poor loans registered in their book keeping system. This is a growth of over 10% compared to a year earlier and even a doubling when compared to 2008. This is
30 August 2012
Spain is hiring Big4 firms for independent audit banking Spain has picked the "Big Four" accounting and consulting firms PwC, Deloitte, KPMG and Ernst & Young to carry out independent detaile
07 June 2012

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