Things we're reading today include ...
- Bank overdrafts 'as expensive as payday loans'
- US stalemate overshadows IMF-World Bank meeting
- Brussels warns EU states over bank bailout loophole for creditors
- UK opens doors to Chinese banks with special terms for lenders
- Citigroup, State Street gear up for possible US debt default: WSJ
- JP Morgan trader in currency probe
- SEC seeks comments on asset managers
- Headhunters hired by Bank of England in search for Court chairman
- Franco-German divisions cloud efforts to fix broken banks
- Tighter trade finance rules could hit exports, say banks
- Wall Street watchdog signals new hurdles for clearing brokers' records
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...