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<p>Things we&#39;re reading today include ...</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/3c4562f3/sc/46/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C10A9521210CBrits0Eembrace0Edigital0Ebanking0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Brits embrace digital banking</a></li>
<li><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/3c42ca0e/sc/46/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Ccommodities0C10A9523590CBanks0Ecould0Elose0Emonopoly0Eon0Egold0Efix0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Banks could lose monopoly on gold fix</a></li>
<li><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/3c3c3fe0/sc/7/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C10A9466940CFinancial0EConduct0EAuthority0Esays0Eno0Eevidence0Eof0Egold0Eprice0Erigging0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Thorough reform of gold fix needed, says World Gold Council</a></li>
<li><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/3c3c3fdd/sc/2/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cpersonalfinance0Cinvesting0Cgold0C10A9498780CFinancial0EConduct0EAuthority0Esays0Eno0Eevidence0Eof0Egold0Eprice0Erigging0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Don&#39;t waste time fixing gold fix, it&#39;s obsolete</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/24a7e7ea-05df-11e4-9baa-00144feab7de?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_financial-services%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct" target="_blank">Pope cuts Vatican bank down to size</a></li>
<li><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/3c43f663/sc/24/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C10A952690A0CVatican0EBank0Efaces0Edramatic0Edownsizing0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Vatican Bank faces dramatic downsizing</a></li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/y60OMPf9-qk/story01.htm" target="_blank">Vatican bank to be scaled back, restructured: sources</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-28199841#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa" target="_blank">Payday complaints double since 2012</a></li>
<li><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/3c441f85/sc/36/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Ccomplaints0Eabout0Epayday0Elenders0Esoar0Edespite0Efears0Eof0Eshame0Efactor0E9590A70A30Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Complaints about payday lenders soar despite fears of ‘shame factor’</a></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/3c3c3fe3/sc/7/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C10A9498840CAna0EBotin0ESantanders0Eunlikely0Erevolutionary0Etakes0Eon0Ethe0Ebanking0Eestablishment0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Ana Botin: Santander&#39;s unlikely revolutionary takes on the banking establishment</a></li>
<li><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/3c3c3fdb/sc/25/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C10A950A2150CSantander0Eboss0EAna0EBotin0Ewarns0Eover0Ebank0Erules0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Santander boss Ana Botin warns over bank rules</a></li>
<li><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/3c42ca0c/sc/24/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C10A9524620CFormer0EBarclays0Echief0EDiamond0Ejoins0ETwitter0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Former Barclays chief Diamond joins Twitter</a></li>
</ul>
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<li><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/3c437f65/sc/7/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Ccity0Erecruitment0Estill0Emoribund0Esays0Etop0Erecruiter0Erobert0Ewalters0E9590A710A0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">City recruitment still ‘moribund’ says top recruiter Robert Walters</a></li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/RtyCZGwzsEg/story01.htm" target="_blank">Top banks face wait for detail of new buffer to protect against bailouts</a></li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/C2drtaoQlZQ/story01.htm" target="_blank">Central banks ending era of clear promises, return to &#39;artful&#39; policy</a></li>
<li><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/3c417fea/sc/1/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C10A9520A240CFCA0EDozens0Eof0Ebanks0Espring0Eto0Elife0Eafter0Ered0Etape0Ecut0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Dozens of banks spring to life after red tape cut</a></li>
</ul>

<p>Things we&#39;re reading today include &#8230;</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/3c4562f3/sc/46/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C10A9521210CBrits0Eembrace0Edigital0Ebanking0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Brits embrace digital banking</a></li>
<li><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/3c42ca0e/sc/46/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Ccommodities0C10A9523590CBanks0Ecould0Elose0Emonopoly0Eon0Egold0Efix0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Banks could lose monopoly on gold fix</a></li>
<li><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/3c3c3fe0/sc/7/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C10A9466940CFinancial0EConduct0EAuthority0Esays0Eno0Eevidence0Eof0Egold0Eprice0Erigging0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Thorough reform of gold fix needed, says World Gold Council</a></li>
<li><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/3c3c3fdd/sc/2/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cpersonalfinance0Cinvesting0Cgold0C10A9498780CFinancial0EConduct0EAuthority0Esays0Eno0Eevidence0Eof0Egold0Eprice0Erigging0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Don&#39;t waste time fixing gold fix, it&#39;s obsolete</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/24a7e7ea-05df-11e4-9baa-00144feab7de?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_financial-services%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct" target="_blank">Pope cuts Vatican bank down to size</a></li>
<li><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/3c43f663/sc/24/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C10A952690A0CVatican0EBank0Efaces0Edramatic0Edownsizing0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Vatican Bank faces dramatic downsizing</a></li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/y60OMPf9-qk/story01.htm" target="_blank">Vatican bank to be scaled back, restructured: sources</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-28199841#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa" target="_blank">Payday complaints double since 2012</a></li>
<li><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/3c441f85/sc/36/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Ccomplaints0Eabout0Epayday0Elenders0Esoar0Edespite0Efears0Eof0Eshame0Efactor0E9590A70A30Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Complaints about payday lenders soar despite fears of ‘shame factor’</a></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/3c3c3fe3/sc/7/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C10A9498840CAna0EBotin0ESantanders0Eunlikely0Erevolutionary0Etakes0Eon0Ethe0Ebanking0Eestablishment0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Ana Botin: Santander&#39;s unlikely revolutionary takes on the banking establishment</a></li>
<li><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/3c3c3fdb/sc/25/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C10A950A2150CSantander0Eboss0EAna0EBotin0Ewarns0Eover0Ebank0Erules0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Santander boss Ana Botin warns over bank rules</a></li>
<li><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/3c42ca0c/sc/24/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C10A9524620CFormer0EBarclays0Echief0EDiamond0Ejoins0ETwitter0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Former Barclays chief Diamond joins Twitter</a></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/3c437f65/sc/7/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Ccity0Erecruitment0Estill0Emoribund0Esays0Etop0Erecruiter0Erobert0Ewalters0E9590A710A0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">City recruitment still ‘moribund’ says top recruiter Robert Walters</a></li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/RtyCZGwzsEg/story01.htm" target="_blank">Top banks face wait for detail of new buffer to protect against bailouts</a></li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/C2drtaoQlZQ/story01.htm" target="_blank">Central banks ending era of clear promises, return to &#39;artful&#39; policy</a></li>
<li><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/3c417fea/sc/1/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C10A9520A240CFCA0EDozens0Eof0Ebanks0Espring0Eto0Elife0Eafter0Ered0Etape0Ecut0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Dozens of banks spring to life after red tape cut</a></li>
</ul>


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