Things we're reading today include ...
- UK fintech investment hits new record after £18bn buying spree
- Hackers steal $600m in major cryptocurrency heist
- Fortress-type resilience makes big banks hard to topple
- FCA/UK banks: branch preservation would lend advantage to fintechs
- UK banks face block on high street branch closures
- Will central bank digital currencies dethrone the dollar?
- The mutual benefits of bank-fintech partnerships
- Reform UK to ask Bank of England to provide services after bank account closed
- The cap on bank bonuses may not fit as easily as the critics might think
- Pound at 18-month high against euro as German investor confidence falls
- Extinction Rebellion tell banks to ‘clean up your act’
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...