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APACS
APACS is the UK trade association for payments and for those institutions that deliver payment services to customers.
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BACS
Bacs is a not-for-profit, membership based, industry body responsible for the schemes behind the clearing and settlement of automated payments in the UK and maintaining the integrity of payment related services.
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Bank for International Settlements
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is an international organisation which fosters international monetary and financial cooperation and serves as a bank for central banks.
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Bank of England
The Bank sets interest rates to keep inflation low, issues banknotes and works to maintain a stable financial system. |
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Banking Code Standards Board
The role of the BCSB is to monitor compliance with and enforce the Banking Codes and to ensure subscribers provide a fair deal to their personal and small business customers.
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British Bankers' Association
The voice of the Banking industry for all banks who operate in the UK |
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British Bankers' Association
The BBA is the voice of the banking industry for all banks who operate in the UK.
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Building Societies Association
The Building Societies Association (BSA) is the trade association for all the UK's building societies.
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Central Bank of Ireland
The Central Bank has responsibility for monetary policy functions, financial stability, economic analysis, currency and payment systems, investment of foreign and domestic assets and the provision of central services. |
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European Central Bank
The ECB is the central bank for Europe's single currency, the euro. The ECB’s main task is to maintain the euro's purchasing power and thus price stability in the euro area. |
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Federal Reserve
Working within the Federal Reserve
System, the New York Fed implements monetary policy, supervises and
regulates financial institutions and helps maintain the nation's
payment systems.
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US Federal Reserve
Central bank of the United States. Its duties are:
- conducting the nation’s monetary policy by influencing the monetary and
credit conditions in the economy in pursuit of maximum employment, stable
prices, and moderate long-term interest rates
- supervising and regulating banking institutions to ensure the safety and
soundness of the nation’s banking and financial system and to protect the credit
rights of consumers
- maintaining the stability of the financial system and containing systemic
risk that may arise in financial markets
- providing financial services to depository institutions, the U.S.
government, and foreign official institutions, including playing a major role in
operating the nation’s payments system
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World Bank
The World Bank is made up of two development institutions owned by 185 member
countries—the International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association
(IDA).The IBRD focuses on middle income and creditworthy poor countries, while IDA
focuses on the poorest countries in the world. Together they provide low-interest
loans, interest-free credit and grants to developing countries for education,
health, infrastructure, communications and many other purposes.
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