Things we're reading today include ...
- Are 40-year mortgages becoming the new normal?
- U.S. firm FIS buys Worldpay for $35 billion in payments deal bonanza
- FIS/Worldpay: thrust and parricide
- Goldman Sachs sets targets for Hispanic and black entry-level hires
- Why has the US Fed turned away from interest rate rises? | Nouriel Roubini
- German lawmakers challenge deputy finance minister's Goldman link in bank merger
- Goldman outlines plans to address dearth of senior women
- Shares in Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank up after merger talks confirmed
- Deutsche's deal with Commerzbank a sign of sector's weakness | Larry Elliott
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...