Things we're reading today include ...
- China’s Ant Financial raises $4.5bn
- Standard Chartered shares jump 10%
- Bank of England official joins hedge fund
- Regulator widens inquiry into UK firms' links with Panama Papers tax havens
- UK's big four banks face £19bn in compensation, fines and legal costs
- U.S. Treasury anti-laundering head to join HSBC: sources
- Barely more than half of adults pay income tax, says report
- Credit Suisse poaches UBS wealth team in Mexico
- The faces of Britain's banknotes – in pictures
- Fast cash: The high-speed world of cloud-based finance
- RBS faces claims for £1bn in damages from small businesses
- Exclusive: SWIFT network says aware of multiple cyber fraud incidents
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...