Things we're reading today include ...
- George Osborne embraces Bitcoin as London aims to be centre of global financial technology revolution
- Barclays can keep $6bn Lehman assets, court rules
- Standard Chartered may face new penalty over failure to flag risky transactions: source
- Five reasons Moody's is predicting a UK banking downturn
- Federal Reserve tells banks: you're not prepared and you could cause another crisis
- Russia gang in 'largest data breach'
- Banks to be forced to increase competition in SME lending
- Banks’ credit ratings downgraded as state bailout guarantees recede
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...