On March 18, 2015, HM Treasury published a policy paper on competition and choice in banking, announcing a set of processes that aim to improve competition in the banking sector. The proposed plans include: (i) launching the "midata" initiative, which will allow bank customers to access their current account transaction data in a format that can be used to assess which account is best for them; (ii) applying legislation to prevent anti-money laundering relating to UK digital currency exchanges; and (iii) delivering an open standard for Application Programming Interfaces in UK banking, a framework making it easier for customers to determine if they can get a better deal with a different bank.
The policy paper is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/413885/Banking_for_the_21st_Century_17.03_19 _40_FINAL.pdf
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