Things we're reading today include:
- Europe’s top bank watchdog makes case for optimism
- More than 80,000 Italians apply for just 30 bank jobs, as economy remains in doldrums
- Plan to put a mini computer screen on bank cards
- France to propose new measures to lure City banks to Paris
- FSA warned Lloyds in 2012 about risk of 'potential fraud' at HBOS Reading
- Tesco Bank boss Benny Higgins to step down after a decade
- Worldpay shares soar further on takeover approaches
- Worldpay merger with any of its US rivals is ‘very compelling’
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...