Things we're reading today include:
- Brexit is costing UK £1,000 per household, says Bank of England official
- Loans to Russian soldiers fuel calls for European banks to quit
- UK banks set to report record profits of £37bn beating pre-financial crisis highs
- US fintech FIS to spin off Worldpay payments business
- A decade of fintech failures: 4 innovations that didn’t live up to the hype
- NatWest to acquire 85% stake in pensions fintech Cushon
- Monzo tracks staff screen time with slackers called out in meetings
And for anyone struggling this Valentine's Day, you can name a cockroach after your ex!

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...