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Things we're reading today include … American Express Identifies Five Key Trends Driving Consumer Spending - Payments News Wikileaks: RBS chairman Sir Philip Hampton 'believed directors breached duties' - The Telegraph Banker 'blackmail' attacked - The Independent EU's Michel Barnier blasts banker threats to move to Asia as 'blackmail' - The Telegraph Ireland blocks Allied Irish Banks from paying €40m bonuses - The Telegraph AIB…

Things we're reading today include … European regulators impose cap on bankers' pay - The Telegraph Goldman teams up with NYSE Euronext in trading venture - Financial Times 'Dramatic' change to bank bonuses - BBC Madoff's son found hanged in NY - BBC European Bankers Face Cash Bonus Limits - Business Week London Bankers to Spend $1.6 Billion on Homes - Business Week Shake-up for dull world…

  Our biggest stories of the week are … The SEPA end-date is not the end I had a fun day in Brussels this week. Well, it was fun for me anyway, although I’m not so sure about the conference folks attending as we were discussing the PSD and SEPA … again … as usual….

Things we're reading today include … Business and WikiLeaks: Be afraid – The Economist The American mortgage mess: Invest then protest – The Economist RBS was a disaster on a massive scale – so was the FSA's 'report' – The Telegraph Banks deny sending money Madoff's way – Financial Times MasterCard buys Travelex division for…

Things we're reading today include … Islamic finance searches its soul - Financial Times Is there an alternative to a cheque? - BBC Hackers hit Mastercard and Visa - BBC Prince William makes record €17bn foreign currency trade - The Telegraph EU's Michel Barnier unveils clampdown on derivatives, bonds and commodities markets - The Telegraph PayPal cut Wikileaks on US letter - BBC EU key commodity speculation…

Things we're reading today include … US makes $12bn profit on Citigroup sell-off – The Independent EU Won't Boost Aid, Relies on ECB to Fight Crisis – Business Week Bank bosses hit back at break-up proposals – The Independent Cantona cash protest fizzles out – BBC Lloyds sees no competition boost from breaking up banks…

Things we're reading today include … Official tells MPs euro failure remote - The Independent The only body that seems keen to keep the RBS report secret is the FSA itself - The Telegraph HSBC 'took kickbacks to keep Madoff in business' - The Independent Regulators push for 'strict' prop definition - Financial Times Cloud computing 'could boost EU' - BBC Belgium adds to confusion…

Things we're reading today include …   HSBC hit with $9bn lawsuit over Madoff - The Telegraph Chenault puts his credit card strategy on the table - Financial Times Insider trading probe prompts risk scrutiny - Financial Times France is next for attack by bond investors - The Independent Banks braced as King Eric's day of reckoning arrives - The Independent George Osborne orders review…

  Our biggest stories of the week are … Banksquare: the new sharing service from your bank We've talked a lot about how banks are behind the mark when it comes to social media. Now let's take a look at the next generation bank statement … The future of mobile telephones If you're excited about…

Things we're reading today include … Incompetent, but not corrupt: the final word on Goodwin's RBS - The Independent City bankers should learn lessons of Sir Fred's hollow victory - The Telegraph Madoff trustee sues JPMorgan for $6.4bn - Financial Times UK debit card use overtakes cash - BBC Dealing with bad banks: Equipping the emergency room - The Economist Cashless Britain: top tips on…