Things we're reading today include ...
RBS branch sell-off hits the buffers - The Times
Santander leads race for £4bn RBS branches - The Times
RBS set to pull coverage of small firms - The Independent
Northern Rock still in red for third year running with
£400m losses - The Telegraph
Metro Bank gets official go-ahead - BBC
Britain in final push to tone down EU hedge fund rules
- The Independent
London's 'billion dollar club' of hedge funds shrinks
by 15pc - The Telegraph
Canadian paper money to become plastic - UPI
US public 'will pay Obama's $90bn bank levy'
- The Telegraph
Icelanders snub Britain in vote over £3.5bn loan
repayments - The Times
Standard Chartered boss steps up attack on banking
reforms - The Telegraph
Bankers in demand says jobs firm - BBC
Quote of the Day:
"I won’t use Twitter because it has the word twit in it."
Paul Bettany, Actor
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...