It’s the weekend, which means it's time to catch up on recent FinTech news and reading:
“Siri, Has my check cleared?” Financial firms are launching voice recognition apps that turn smartphones into virtual clerks. (Bloomberg)
To Leave a Message for Your Bank Account, Press ‘3’ After the Beep: AT&T's Bid to Intertwine Its Services with Mobile Banking Apps (American Banker)
ePay? eBay files a patent for secure e-tokens and another giant jumps onto the digital currency bandwagon. (Mashable)
Two Sides of the Coin: Paul Krugman and Joe Weisenthal on the perils and value of Bitcoin. (New York Times, Business Insider)
Big Data Shrinks to Grow: Some companies are shifting to a narrower, industry-specific applications of big data. (New York Times)
Google Lets Customers Activate Cards in Mobile Wallet App — Will Banks Follow? (American Banker)
Must Banks Tweet or Become Obsolete?: Big banks are increasingly using Twitter to keep up with the curve. (Finextra)
Credit card security is broken. Here’s how Bitcoin could help fix it. (Washington Post)
