Things we're reading today include ...
- Cape Town embracing mobile payments
- JPMorgan continues run as top ranked investment bank
- Bankia presented flawed accounts for IPO year: report
- Political pressure won't force bank break-up, says competition watchdog
- Banking industry targets growth
- Losing streak
- Petition against EU-US trade talks
- Exclusive: Euro zone mulls extending Greek bailout by six months, Athens refuses
- SEC's Stein says Bank of America waiver policy is 'breakthrough'
- Co-op Bank scraps bonus plan for bosses over fears of stress test failure
- Ease of use will decide ewallets’ fate
- UBS to set up new group asset and liability unit
This week's Economist:
- Lithuania and the euro: Strange bedfellows
- Free exchange: Poor behaviour
- Investment banking: Trading places
- The status of economists: The power of self-belief
- Deposit insurance in China: A premium for risk
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...