Chris Skinner's blog

Shaping the future of finance

Europe’s lack of Unity in Adversity

Chris Skinner Author Avatar
by

I’m getting fed up with all this news about the world
crashing around our ears as I am desperate to get back to blogging about really
important things, like SunGard’s acquisition
of GLTrade or Google’s new mobile telephone.

But the headlines keep on coming and
so last
week
I wrote “that was the week that was”, and then I find that this week
was the week that was, wasn’t it? 

Earlier this week, I blogged about America’s dreams being in
tatters and today the headlines of the Times scream: Europe’s dreams in tatters.

But this was not
Europe’s dreams.  It was Nicolas Sarkozy’s. Sarkozy was trying to get agreement
on a pan-European basis for a €300 billion fund to match the American plan. It
has failed however, as Greece and Ireland have both created unilateral plans.

The bottom-line however, is that whichever way you look at it, Europe's bank numbers are far more wobbly than
America's ... it's no wonder Brussels is worried.

Read
more ...

RegulationCategories
Chris Skinner Author Avatar

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...

Intelligent Money: Our Future Is Where We Do Not Think About Money, As Our Money Thinks For Us

What is the future?

Learn more

Learn more about Chris

About Chris Skinner

The Past, Present And Future Of Banking, Finance And Technology

Fintech expert Chris Skinner: countries need digital transformation to remain competitive

Join me on Linkedin

Follow Me on X!

Hire Chris Skinner for dinners, workshops and more

Learn directly from from one of the most influential people in technology, gain insights from the world's most innovative companies, and build a global network.

Chris’s latest book

Order now

Chris Skinner’s ‘Intelligent Money’ Book Launch Event

Lifetime Achievement Award

Kids creating the future bank | TEDxAthens

Alex at the Financial Services

Gaping Void's Hugh MacLeod worked with the Finanser