Things we're reading today include:
- Braid shuts down, Stash marches toward an IPO and what happens when a fintech relationship fizzles out | TechCrunch
- Future of Finance: Nubank’s Vélez discusses fintech’s rise in emerging markets and how Brazil is 5 years ahead of the U.S. | Fortune
- Metro Bank seeks bids within weeks for £3bn mortgage book | Business News | Sky News
- Why a British challenger bank got into trouble (economist.com)
- Santander prepares $250mn expansion of investment bank | Financial Times (ft.com)
- 16-day warning to anybody with Lloyds, NatWest or Barclays bank account - Birmingham Live (birminghammail.co.uk)
- Nigel Farage to bank with Lloyds after Coutts account closure (telegraph.co.uk)
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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...