Things worth reading ...
Today's must read:
Ten Odd Economic Indicators: Hot Waitresses, Men's Underwear, Blacked-Out Football Games, and More (Time Magazine)
Companies
The Phone is the Wallet: A Look at mFoundry
(Payments Views)
Citigroup, Microsoft Said to Take on Intuit, Mint.com
(Bloomberg)
Barclays ready to pounce as Standard Life walks away from banking (Times)
Business big shot: Simon Brickles, chief executive, Plus Markets (Times)
Economies
US dollar set to be eclipsed, World Bank president predicts
(Guardian)
FDIC considers calling for bank advances
(Financial Times)
Bank worried about confusion on policy
(Independent)
Germany’s fiscal follies (Welt)
General
Brown tries to win votes with banking greed laws
(Times)
Iceland's former prime minister and central banker, turns editor
(Telegraph)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Finance (Wilmott)
Quote of the Day
"Dalton Chiscolm Lawsuit: Man Sues Bank Of America For '1,784 BILLION, TRILLION Dollars'" (Huffington Post)
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...
