Things we're reading today include ...
- Sales double at payments group Monitise
- US banks stalk leading UK companies amid $3 trillion buying spree
- Richard Buxton: 'Tracker funds are Soviet-style investments'
- Royal Mint creates first £20 coin
- Markets pile pressure on Carney after rates held
- Universal credit 'is poor value'
- ECB sees improved eurozone economy
- Disagreement on targets preceded Zurich CFO's suicide
- JPMorgan to stop making student loans: company memo
- Emerging market pain dominates G20 economy talks
- BRICS to commit $100 billion to FX fund, completion a way off
- Europe should delay bonus rules until 2015, says BBA
- Offshore tax evasion: Swiss finished?
- Economic data: Peeking early
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...