Things we're reading today include ...
- Bob Diamond makes triumphant return to the City with a new African banking business
- Co-op Bank creditors approve deal
- A £38bn ‘subsidy’ for Big Four hits small banks
- Lloyds share sale made a 'loss', says NAO
- George Osborne may have lost the taxpayer money on Lloyds but he is still correct
- JP Morgan set to bar traders from online chat rooms
- Bloomberg to allow more control of chat
- Payday lender First Financial fined £175,000 for spam texting
- U.S. Treasury cautions Bitcoin businesses on legal duties
- Three City traders deny charges of fraud by rigging Libor interest rates
- Marks & Spencer appoints Lloyds retail director to board
- European Union unveils tough new rules for 'Big Four' accountants
- Big retailers back cap on card fees
- Growing pains for crowdfunding
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...