Things we're reading today include:
- Donald Trump’s net worth doubles as crypto market soars | The Independent
- Trump’s new meme coin and crypto token soar on his first day in office | Al Jazeera
- Circle CEO: Trump Will Act ‘Imminently’ on Banks’ Crypto Trading
- Elon Musk’s Antics on X Are Too Much for Germany’s Central Bank - Bloomberg
- Fintech Monzo looks to US as board debates where to float
- Barclays shuts down Rise fintech accelerator programme
- Is this major British bank about to buy Santander? | Mortgage Introducer
- HSBC Reportedly Weighing Sale of Australian Retail Banking Unit
- DWP full list of banks where accounts will be monitored under new powers
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...