Things we're reading today include ...
- DWP asks Universal Credit claimants to supply bank statements for benefit checks - Birmingham Live
- Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland banking apps are back online following a two-hour outage | Daily Mail
- EU cross-border bank mergers pose real risks, Nagel warns – POLITICO
- The end of LIBOR | Bank of England
- HSBC writes off stake in former UK fintech darling Monese (cityam.com)
- Wise has strong position in European fintech market - analyst | LSE:WISE
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...