Things we're reading today include ...
- Bitcoin price spike as first bank with regulated access opens in Gibraltar – crypto boost
- The UK economy could be transformed by a central bank digital currency
- The end of privacy? Central banks plan to launch digital coins
- Draghi Reins In Italy State Bank That Wanted to Copy Wall Street
- Lloyds Banking Group appoints David Gledhill from DBS as chief operating officer
- Managing Bank of England's trillion-pound balance sheet a major issue, says Bailey
- City banks’ return-to-work plans hit by delay to lockdown easing
- Tesla will resume accepting bitcoin when it uses more clean energy, says Musk
- JPMorgan foresees investment banking boom picking up earnings slack
- ‘Rotten culture’ pervaded HSBC forex desk, High Court trial hears
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...