Things we're reading today include ...
- Visa to pay $5.3 billion to buy fintech startup Plaid
- Travelex: Travel money services still down after cyber-attack
- Banks go big in the hunt for fintech success
- Trump to drop labeling China a currency manipulator, report says
- EU trade chief foresees 'financial services for fishing' Brexit bargain
- JPMorgan puts senior credit trader on leave over WhatsApp use: Bloomberg
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...