Things we're reading today include ...
- Bank of America is down: Users report their accounts showing empty balance during widespread outage | The Independent
- Russian court freezes funds of US banks JP Morgan and Mellon | Reuters
- Starling Bank fined £29m for ‘shockingly lax’ financial crime controls | The Guardian
- Starling Bank is simply not fit to float | The Guardian
- Bank transfers could be delayed for four days to investigate fraud - BBC News
- Why Trump Wants to Make America the ‘Crypto Capital of the Planet’ - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
- Crypto "not a focus" for Checkout.com, as it concentrates on e-commerce and fintech partners - Tech.eu
- HSBC’s $35 Million Bet on Fintech Sours After Just Two Years - Bloomberg
- UK at risk of credit crunch, Bank of England warns (msn.com)
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...