Things we're reading today include ...
- HSBC: Bank's pre-tax profits soar fuelled by high interest rates - BBC News
- HSBC’s Profit Sinks on $3 Billion Impairment on Chinese Bank - Bloomberg
- Barclays chief CS Venkat: 'We are creating a simpler, better bank' (cityam.com)
- Barclays' £2bn cost-cutting program will hit people in the investment bank hardest (efinancialcareers.com)
- In depth: JP Morgan Private Bank unveils major new investment in Scottish operations (scotsman.com)
- Monzo to clinch extra £350m from investors before expected listing | Monzo bank | The Guardian
- Monzo close to new funding round at £4bn valuation - report (uktech.news)
- Peter Thiel's Valar Ventures backs Berlin-based fintech Monite - Tech.eu
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...