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US Justice Department Sues Visa To Block Its Planned $5.3B Plaid Acquisition

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The company has already integrated with about 15,000 banks in Canada and the United States. By buying Plaid, Visa would reportedly gain access to 200 million consumer bank accounts and 2,600 financial technology apps that would help the company further push into areas like real-time payments and digital wallets.

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Today In Payments Around The World: Mynt Lands $175 Million In Funding; Airtel Teams With Amazon On Video

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Globe Fintech Innovations of the Philippines, which is Globe Telecom’s financial technology division that runs the GCash digital wallet, has raised $175 million in further venture funding. Globe Fintech, which is called Mynt, said Bow Wave Capital Management and existing investors took part in the fundraise.

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Envestnet | Yodlee Enters Data Sharing Agreement With JPMorgan Chase

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Envestnet | Yodlee has already partnered with more than 1,200 financial institutions and FinTech innovators, including most of the top 20 U.S. This will help our customers manage exactly who they give their information to, and understand how their information will be used,” added Bill Wallace, head of Digital at Chase, the U.S.

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Top Funded FinTech Startups Founded in 2018

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Increasing access to capital, consumer awareness, and acceptance to new ways of managing finances and other ecosystem drivers have been attractive for entrepreneurs in 2018 as well. Figure is a financial technology company that offers consumer credit products by leveraging blockchain, AI, and. FinTech is not an exception here.

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Bitcoin Daily: Ping An’s FinTech Arm Teams Up To Launch Blockchain Solution; CFTC Calls For Default Ruling For Alleged Ponzi Scheme Founder

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OneConnect Financial Technology and China Merchants Port Group ( CMPort ) will work to create a blockchain-based system with Shenzhen customs to serve the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. It is also one of the four FinTech “unicorns” being cultivated by Ping An, which is a state-backed group.

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Dwolla Partners With Currencycloud On International Payments

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Financial technology company Dwolla has announced it is teaming up with global payments platform Currencycloud so that its clients can facilitate international payments. Launched in 2008, Dwolla has helped move billions of dollars for millions of end-users annually for a variety of businesses.

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VCs And SPACs Raise $1B+ To Invest In Cloud, AI And More Despite Pandemic

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Company Co-Founder and Partner Dana Settle told Bloomberg that Greycroft plans to use the fresh funds to invest in retail-oriented businesses, although it's also interested in working with health technology, financial technology and grocery-related businesses. Salesforce Ventures .