Things we're reading today include ...
- Is competition in retail banking a problem?
- Senior bankers hit back at Miliband's bank shake-up plans
- Labour promise to limit high street banks is flawed, says Bank of England governor Mark Carney
- Mark Carney does not back EU bonus cap
- Global economy 'bouncing back' as rich nations emerge from financial crisis, says World Bank
- Big banks fall short in gathering risk data: report
- Target data breach could be costly for payment partners
- Citi to replace debit cards involved in Target data breach
- Banking regulation meets law of unintended consequences
- David Cameron imposes £2,000 cash bonus limit in RBS row
- How to solve the super-bonus problem
- Five UK banks sign up for mobile payments with Zapp
- Bankers risk all on the City treadmill
- Payday lenders to share instant data
- Payday lenders to share 'real time' information on consumers as research reveals nearly one million people took a loan in 2013
- Payday loans 'fund cost of housing'
- Women hedge fund managers outperform the men
- How to get your virtual hands on some bitcoins
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...