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Citizens Bank sees digital mortgage tools as a way to expand relationships

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Citizens Bank is generating one-third of its mortgage applications online, thanks to a suite of tools the company rolled early this year and a partnership with San Francisco-based fintech firm Blend.

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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.

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Getaround Car Sharing Platform Raises $200M At $1.7B Valuation

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Founded in 2009, the San Francisco-based company has already received more than $400 million in total venture capital funding from investors including GV, Madrona Venture Group and actor Ashton Kutcher.

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DraftKings: Why Sportsbook Is The Ticket To The Everywhere Fan Experience

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Pick if the San Francisco Giants version of Barry Bonds would hit a home run today or if the Oakland A’s Mark McGuire would hit a home run today. One of the things that we’ve focused on as an organization is a seamless user experience. The company recently expanded into Illinois via a casino partnership.

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Google Shares Plans For More Instant Chrome Experience

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Google revealed its latest plans for the web at the Chrome Dev Summit in San Francisco on Monday (Nov. 11), including offering its users instantaneous experiences. Dion Almaer, Google director of engineering, said the company wants to “make loading disappear, for all our users,” according to VentureBeat.

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Mining Startup Lands $50M From Big-Name VCs; Bitcoin Transaction Fees Have Now Exceeded $1B

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San Francisco-based Layer1 announced that it has raised $50 million from investors including Peter Thiel, Shasta Ventures, and various crypto industry leaders. The more our team utilizes digital currency, the better our customer user experience will be.

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Tempo And The Home Fitness Gold Rush

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The San Francisco company just raised $60 million in venture funding that the firm plans to use to boost production to meet surging demand as consumer fitness relocates from gyms to people’s living rooms.

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