Things we're reading today include ...
- A rate rise may be due here, but cheap money could cost Europe dear
- Ex-Swinton bosses fined and banned
- London Stock Exchange to freeze trading at midday to fend off high-frequency traders
- Virgin group: Brand it like Branson
- Nationwide offers wrist watch for bank balance checks
- Interest rates are so low that Germans are paying to keep money in banks
- Citi's Linville slowly turns around bank's card business
- Soaring Santander must treat its new customers right to keep them
- Andrew Bailey: It's not the Bank of England's job to decide banker pay
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...