Things we're reading today include ...
- Not a beautiful day for Bono’s challenger bank (thetimes.co.uk)
- European fintech players are bracing for market consolidation (thenextweb.com)
- PayPal launches dollar-backed stablecoin, boosting shares (yahoo.com)
- City of London calls on Bank of England to delay bank capital rules until mid-2025 | Financial Times (ft.com)
- Shawbrook plots £3.5bn merger with Co-operative Bank | Business News | Sky News
- BlackRock’s misguided effort to create ‘Crypto for Dummies’ (cointelegraph.com)
Chris M Skinner
Chris Skinner is best known as an independent commentator on the financial markets through his blog, TheFinanser.com, as author of the bestselling book Digital Bank, and Chair of the European networking forum the Financial Services Club. He has been voted one of the most influential people in banking by The Financial Brand (as well as one of the best blogs), a FinTech Titan (Next Bank), one of the Fintech Leaders you need to follow (City AM, Deluxe and Jax Finance), as well as one of the Top 40 most influential people in financial technology by the Wall Street Journal's Financial News. To learn more click here...