Overview by Maarten Korz (@korz) of this weeks innovations & startups in the financial (FinTech) and banking industry. This week:
- Apple pay will start this week
- Societé Generale Connected hack
- Carlsberg rolls out NFC beer mats and beacons
- Accenture brings Fintech Innovation Lab to Dublin
- Innova Challenge 2014 MX
- Who wants to be a FinTech millionaire?
- Square Cash Lets You Pay Friends Over Bluetooth
- Pocketguard: get a handle on your money
- BitStash: 3 tier bitcoin wallet goes kickstarter
- Final: A credit card built for the 21st century
- Wepay Clear: White label payments & zero risk
- Building an IT Infrastructure for the Next 20 Years
- How Payment Startups Are Taking on Big Banks (And Each Other)
- The importance of cryptocurrencies and the blockchain to banks (and everyone)