Things we're reading today include:
- HSBC online and mobile banking services return after Black Friday outage | Sky News
- Why it’s time to ditch your bank – and switch to Monzo, Revolut or Starling (telegraph.co.uk)
- Metro Bank shareholders to vote on rescue deal - BBC News
- Short-sellers ramp up bets ahead of crunch Metro Bank vote | This is Money
- Chinese shadow bank admits £30bn shortfall after ‘management ran wild’ | The Guardian
- OCC's former Chief Fintech Officer had CV full of lies (finextra.com)
- Fintechs: A new paradigm of growth | McKinsey
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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...