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

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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. London startup mobile bank Revolut Ltd.

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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. The latest infusion of cash came from TSG Consumer Partners , a San Francisco-based private equity company. The company posted a total loss of $139.6 million (£106.5 million) in 2019 — up from £32.9

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SoFi Deals Point To Question: ‘Just What’s a Bank?’

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To that end, earlier this month FinTech firm SoFi made the leap beyond San Francisco to Hong Kong, having bought online brokerage firm 8 Securities. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. But the expansion, giving rise to the new SoFi Invest will offer “automated investing” and financial education.

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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. businesses paying millions of 1099 or contract workers, Galileo said.

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Checkout.com Buys Australian Startup Pin Payments

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Checkout.com faces competition from Stripe, a San Francisco technology company that allows businesses to make and receive payments over the internet, and Adyen, a Dutch payment company that provides businesses a way to accept eCommerce, mobile and point-of-sale payments.

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LendingClub Settles With SEC, DOJ

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As technology continues to provide more creative means for financial transactions, so, too, must financial technology companies be careful to abide by the rules that ensure stability and fairness in these emerging markets.” LendingClub has agreed to pay a $2 million civil penalty to settle the matter. “As The Aftershocks.

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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

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The John Lovitz “Yeah My Wife Morgan Fairchild Award” – goes to fellow pathological liar and now former OCC Chief Financial Technology Officer Prashant Bhardwaj. In addition, it has has opened more than 400,000 debit cards and is opening as many as 75,000 per month, creating a whole other disruption risk we need to discuss.

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