Things we're reading today include ...
HSBC lands £333m from takeover of Silicon Valley Bank UK
Nationwide app and internet banking back up after outage
UK banks face lawsuits over mortgages that left people with huge debts
Barclays boss Venkatakrishnan urges against UK bank tax
"Ill-conceived offshoring is helping to destroy this bank"
If it looks like a bank, acts like a bank and is bigger than a bank — then regulate it like a bank
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...