Things we're reading today include ...
- RBS reserves £400m for currency probe
- Retail banking comes to rescue as Barclays braces for £500m penalty
- StanChart faces US sanctions probe
- US re-opens investigation into Standard Chartered breaking Iran sanctions
- Citigroup sets aside $600 million more to cover legal costs
- ANZ bank announces record profit
- MasterCard profit beats estimates on customer spending
- Visa/MasterCard: growth is priceless
- Western Union beats as more people use Web, mobile money transfer
- James Moore: Standard Life’s star is purring like a Bugatti
- What you need to know about the Bank of England's leverage ratio
- Authorities are about to crack down on banks again - but it's you who will feel the pain
- Shadow banking nears pre-crisis peak
- The $75 trillion shadow hanging over the world
- Has quantitative easing worked?
- Mortgage costs could rise as Bank of England introduces tough safety nets for banks
This week's Economist:
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...