Things we're reading today include ...
- Bitcoin just got a vote of confidence from Switzerland's legendary banking system
- Post-crisis, US banks have recovered while their European peers are still looking for ways to survive
- Investors bullish on financials ahead of bank earnings
- Credit card defaults jump at fastest pace since end of Great Recession
- Hong Kong regulator forced to bare teeth after wild stock swings
- Africa is Islamic banking’s new frontier
- A new approach to financial regulation
- Climate change and inequality
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...