Things we're reading today include ...
- Ebay buys Braintree to boost PayPal
- Barclays to shut wealth management services in 130 countries
- Nationwide's online customers blocked from accounts as IT glitch hits website
- JP Morgan chief Jamie Dimon in talks to settle US charges for $11bn
- EU referendum fears tower over City
- Clydesdale fined £9m over mortgage errors
- Dominique Strauss-Kahn buys stake in investment firm
- BBC economics correspondent Stephanie Flanders to join JP Morgan
- Iceland’s bank creditors seek talks
- Britain could be forced to give €7bn to EC's bank bail-out fund
And, from this week's Economist:
- Mobile banking in Myanmar: Leapfrog spotting
- Current-account imbalances: Less skewed
- Buttonwood: The big issues
- Financial consulting: Advice squad
- Bank of America’s trial: A case of note
- Swedish banks: Tips from an ageing model
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...