Little reported bit potentially significant. Certainly good for UK access to #Bitcoin

Barclays wins UK Supreme Court case over push payment - Reuters

... But Leggatt said this would be "inconsistent with first principles of banking law" as he overturned a 2021 Court of Appeal ruling that allowed the case to proceed to trial.

"Where the customer has authorised and instructed the bank to make a payment, the bank must carry out the instruction promptly," he said.

"It is not for the bank to concern itself with the wisdom or risks of its customer's payment decisions."

https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/barclays-wins-uk-supreme-court-case-over-push-payment-fraud-2023-07-12/

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