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Revolut Brings Open Banking To Germany In Deal With TrueLayer

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Open banking lets third-party financial service companies to have access to a consumer’s banking transactions and other financial data from financial institutions (FIs). Revolut said its new open banking offer was developed with TrueLayer , a London-based financial technology (FinTech) company.

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SoFi Expands Into Hong Kong With ‘Automated Investing’ Vehicle

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The FinTech company SoFi is making its first leap to go global with a big move into Hong Kong. The opening of a Hong Kong outpost is part of SoFi’s bid to acquire online brokerage firm 8 Securities, while expanding its business and serving up commission-free trading there.

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Galileo, Plaid Integrate To Streamline ACH Transfers

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The Salt Lake City payment processing platform has joined with Plaid, a Visa subsidiary based in San Francisco, that builds financial technology platforms to connect bank accounts and initiate automated clearing house (ACH) transfers. Plaid is connected to more than 11,000 financial institutions.

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SoFi Sees Investor Accounts Double Thanks To Fractional Shares

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The CEO of SoFi, the digital personal finance company based in San Francisco, said its investor accounts have doubled this year, mostly due to fractional shares. CEO Anthony Noto told CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” that the FinTech company’s investing platform has seen a significant uptick in user numbers since January.

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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. Or, said more simply, Plaid provides an API layer that sits between banks and FinTech innovators who want to access bank account information for what they are doing and makes the connection possible.

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

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has secured $80 million in new funding at a $5.5 The latest infusion of cash comes from TSG Consumer Partners , a San Francisco-based private equity company, TechCrunch reported. 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.

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From API to UX/UI: A Preview of FinDEVr 2015

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Save your spot and join us in San Francisco October 6 and 7 for the premier event for fintech developers, engineers, and CTOs. FinDEVr returns to the Mission Bay Conference Center at the University of California San Francisco for two days of fast-paced, TED-style presentations.

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