Things we're reading today include:
- The Australian towns where the nearest bank branch is nearly 1,000km away
- JP Morgan Becomes First Bank to Predict UK Will Avoid Recession
- Challenger bank lending to SMEs hits record high
- Fintech ‘innovation hubs’ set to launch around the UK in levelling up push
- City watchdog on alert for failure of fintech Railsr
- Klarna posts $1bn annual loss, its largest ever
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...