Things we're reading today include ...
- A new digital bank is scooping up teenage customers before big banks get to them
- Smile-to-pay: Chinese shoppers turn to facial payment technology
- Names and phone numbers of 18m British Facebook users found online, prompting privacy watchdog probe
- UK slips closer to recession as service sector slows
- U.S. services sector suggests economy weathering trade storm
- Industry bill for PPI claims could hit £53bn
- EU looking to see if Facebook's Libra currency poses competition risks
- British bankers on trial in Germany charged with €447m fraud
- RBS warns of further £900m hit from deluge of late PPI claims
- Banks and shops roll out new anti-fraud measures
- No-deal recession less severe now, says central bank boss
- After three Chinese banks are bailed out, are more at risk?
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...