Things we're reading today include ...
- PayPal expands lending to merchants
- Lloyds quietly revives Bank of Wales name
- Investors bank on Lending Club success
- Deal reached on free bank accounts
- Banks must grasp nettle and upgrade IT
- Assets collapse, loans go bad … Britain’s banks brace for a serious stress test
- Mark Carney interview: ‘We need to keep to tradition. At the same time we need to modernise’
- JPMorgan’s Dimon smiles and dials DC
- Fed considers time to end free money pledge
- China financial firms seek control deals in outbound M&A
- China bank deals hint at renewed confidence
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...