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- Contactless cards replace cash as shoppers flash the plastic
- Restructure banks to help wider society, says BoE chief economist
- Cyber insecurity: When 95% isn’t good enough
- Going for Gold(man): UK bank analyst pay tops out at 71,000 pounds
- Challenger banks are forcing the big boys to cut mortgage prices, says Virgin Money boss
- Royal Bank of Scotland to sell $2bn stake in US bank Citizens
- Payday lender Cash Genie to pay £20m in compensation to customers
- Visa Invests in Stripe - Will Partner to Expand Online Commerce Globally
- Virgin Money's shares recover losses from Budget tax shock
- Santander UK's finance boss quits in frustration at float delays
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...