Things we're reading today include ...
- The big name banks losing the most customers
- Citizens Bank profits plunge
- Challenger banks Handelsbanken and Secure Trust report surge in profits as consumer confidence grows
- Iran deal offers faint hope for Iranian-American banking woes
- Banks take on Bloomberg with new instant messaging service
- Barclays' next chief will have to work with a very hands-on chairman
- Payday lending: Borrowers turn to illegal loan sharks after crackdown wipes out hundreds of legal lenders
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...