LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England said on Thursday it had hired IT consulting company Accenture (N:ACN) to overhaul part of Britain's payments infrastructure, in a contract worth up to 150 million pounds ($195 million).
"The Renewal Programme is a key priority not just for the Bank but also the wider UK payments industry," said Victoria Cleland, the BoE's executive director for banking, payments and innovation.
"It will support a resilient financial system that protects the UK's financial and monetary stability in the years to come."
The project to overhaul RTGS, which currently handles 685 billion pounds a day in payments between large financial institutions, is due to start being delivered in 2022.