Things we're reading today include ...
- Wells Fargo chief forfeits $41m amid corruption probe
- Like dodgy plumbing, Deutsche Bank will be expensive to fix - but not impossible
- Standard Chartered shares slump amid fears over US bribery probe
- RBS to pay $1.1 billion to resolve U.S. regulator's mortgage cases
- Eurozone risks collapse into prosperous north and stagnant south, warns Varoufakis
- Anger in China over peer-to-peer lending losses
- Banker 'corrupted by boys' jollies perks'
- Britain leaps into seventh place in competitiveness rankings as powerhouses Germany and Japan slip
- HSBC calls for revamp of financial crime rules
- Wells Fargo hit with class action lawsuit over sales practices
- Banking fraud and corruption trial starts
- China's economic down is my biggest fear, says Rogoff
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...