Things we're reading today include ...
- Lloyds profits surge but challenges remain
- New £1 'most secure coin in the world'
- Royal Bank of Scotland reports ninth year of losses
- Brexit: Barclays 'committed to London'
- RSA steps out of turnaround programme as recovery from Irish financial scandal continues
- Ex-IMF chief Rodrigo Rato gets 4.5 years for embezzlement
- Bob Diamond to buy Athens-based consumer finance bank
- Former IMF chief jailed over Bankia card scandal
- Financial protectionism may signal a global trade war
- Barclays full-year profits almost treble to £3.2bn
- RBS reports £7bn annual loss, as bank stays in red for ninth consecutive year
This week's Economist:
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...