Things we're reading today include ...
- Ant Financial claims doubling of daily users
- Share sale returns Lloyds to private sector
- Lloyds chairman Lord Blackwell speaks of 'great pride' as bank returns to private hands
- Lloyds chief executive Antonio Horta Osorio welcomes the end of government ownership
- Lloyds chairman gives strongest signal to date Antonio Horta-Osorio is staying put at newly privatised bank
- 'Trump Trade' turns to trepidation as investors unwind
- Bank of Ireland picks HSBC executive as its new CEO
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...