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Key Takeaways
- Stablecoins and central bank money are being tested as complementary payment rails.
- SME financing depends on verified data as much as settlement speed.
- UK law now supports electronic trade documents needed for digital workflows.
- The experiment fits the Bank’s wider push toward an interoperable multi-money system.
One Trade, Two Forms of Digital Money
The Bank of England’s Digital Pound Lab included NOBO Finance, working with Dun & Bradstreet and Polygon, among its Phase 2 participants. Phase 2 has now concluded, with the Bank preparing to publish further findings from the programme. The Bank confirmed the consortium as part of the latest phase.
The Lab is experimental. It uses simulated digital pounds, involves no real customers or real-money payments, and does not mean the Bank has decided to issue a CBDC. The Bank and HM Treasury are still assessing whether a digital pound should move beyond the design...
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