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Independent Panel To Review UK’s FinTech Sector 

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A panel established to grow the United Kingdom’s (UK) financial technology (FinTech) sector plans a review of the industry to identify opportunities for growth, the government announced Tuesday (July 21). billion) in venture capital and the market has been estimated to have grown by nearly 70 percent since 2015.

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FinTech Revolut’s Losses Triple As Customer Base Grows

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Revolut , one of the biggest players in the crowded financial technology (FinTech) sector, has yet to make a profit. Other investors included Menlo Park, California-based TCV and Index Ventures , the global venture capital firm with dual headquarters in San Francisco and London, along with half a dozen others. million (£106.5

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Plaid Technologies Scores $44M Off Goldman Sachs-Led Round

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The week is getting off on just the right foot for the folks over at Plaid Technologies, who are announcing $44 million in new funding. Plaid Technologies announced Monday (June 20) that it had secured $44 million in funding courtesy of a round led by Goldman Sachs Investment Partners.

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FinTech Startup Revolut Raises $80M In New Funding, Now Valued At $5.5B

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Revolut is also backed by Index Ventures, the global venture capital firm with dual headquarters in San Francisco and London, and a half dozen others. Founded in 2015, Revolut began by offering prepaid debit cards that allowed users to avoid foreign exchange fees while traveling abroad.

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FinTechs In Canada Getting Lots Of VC Love

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Canadian financial technology companies backed by venture capitalists reached a level not seen in nearly two decades, despite a slowdown of investment dollars flowing into FinTechs in the U.S. Citing data from PitchBook, Reuters reported venture capital financing of Canadian FinTechs was $137.7 million in 2016. and the U.K.

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FinovateFall Sneak Peek: Aspire Financial Technologies

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Aspire was created in 2015 with a vision of re-imagining the technology infrastructure in the alternative and asset-backed lending markets. His experience includes senior management roles at AT&T Capital, Associates Fleet Services, and GE Capital. Register today. Aspire will demo the Aspire Gateway platform.

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Corporate Payments Firm AccessPay Secures US Backing

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based corporate payments and treasury technology company AccessPay , reports in The Telegraph said on Sunday (Jan. million investment in Big Data Partnership in 2015, another B2B company focused on providing businesses with training, storage and support with their data needs. investors have placed new funds with U.K.-based and U.S.,

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