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Re:Bank of England to explore a potential Central Bank Digit... by JimDabell on Monday April 19, 2021 @08:45AM (#26862104)
> Please tell me how I can transfer one pound from me to you using a 20 line Python script? That's what people mean by digital currency.

It’s been a few years so I don’t remember the details, but I’ve written Python that was about that simple using Teller[0] without any problems. Didn’t need a digital currency or direct access to the Open Banking API, just used normal Pounds Sterling and normal bank accounts.

[0] https://teller.io

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Re:Bank of England to explore a potential Central Bank Digit... by jfjfntntkt on Monday April 19, 2021 @08:54AM (#26862191)
A good start, but still suboptimal.

It gives Teller full access to your account from what I read, can you limit it for example to just send money, without them going through your statements?

And it's still only intra-UK.

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Re:Bank of England to explore a potential Central Bank Digit... by SideburnsOfDoom on Monday April 19, 2021 @09:18AM (#26862408)
> And it's still only intra-UK.

Wise (Formerly TransferWise) does forex.

https://api-docs.transferwise.com/#wise-platform-api

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