It’s the weekend, which means it’s time to catch up on recent FinTech news and reading:
The first Bitcoin ATM is coming to the U.S. (Reuters)
Payments start-up Loop develops a mobile wallet for the iPhone. (TechCrunch and The Verge)
Wallet Wars: Can PayPal beat out the other major digital payment players? (Forbes)
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Hackers and regulators are putting Bitcoin’s staying power to the test. (New York Times)
A New Way to Pay: Waving Your Wallet at the Computer. (Mashable)
The Great Depression: Venture Capitalist Marc Andreessen on why the tech industry is still recovering. (TechCrunch)
Predicting the future in financial services: SAP survey finds predictive analytics and customer service are key. (Banking Tech)
Is Bitcoin trading site Mt. Gox the “Cyprus of Bitcoin?” (Business Insider)
Real AI: In defense of Watson and why the way we talk about Artificial Intelligence matters. (Slate)
What big-data VCs are sick of — and what they really want. (VentureBeat)
PayPal pitches a payment service to Apple. (Mobile Payments Today)
Amazon to Offer Kindle Checkout System to Physical Retailers. (WSJ)
