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PayPal is the first company to drop out of the Facebook-led Libra Association – TechCrunch

PayPal is the first company to walk away from Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency. PayPal’s decision to take its ball and go…

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GoBear sees a ‘multibillion’ opportunity in bridging Southeast Asia’s credit needs

Customization has been slow to come to the financial services sector, which still largely adopts a cookie-cutter approach in its…

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Upstart banking company Dave is now worth $1 billion, as Norwest puts in $50 million – TechCrunch

Two years after the Los Angeles-based fintech startup Dave launched with a suite of money management tools to save consumers…

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America’s largest companies push for federal online privacy laws to circumvent state regulatory efforts – TechCrunch

As California moves ahead with what would be the most restrictive online privacy laws in the nation, the chief executives…

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Financial services marketplace CompareAsiaGroup raises $20 million in new funding led by Experian – TechCrunch

Experian, one of the largest credit reporting bureaus in the United States, announced today that it has invested in CompareAsiaGroup,…

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Libra, Facebook’s global digital currency plan, is fuzzy on privacy, watchdogs warn – TechCrunch

Privacy commissioners from the Americas, Europe, Africa and Australasia have put their names to a joint statement raising concerns about…

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Bridgewater’s Ray Dalio is the wise uncle you wished you had – TechCrunch

“I don’t want more success. I don’t want more money.” When most hedge fund managers say something like that to…

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Flybits nabs $35M to build consumer recommendation engines for the financial sector – TechCrunch

Financial service companies like banks have seen some of their business cannibalised over the years with the rise of digital-based…

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Fintech in Latin America continues to draw big dollars as Softbank invests $231 million in Creditas – TechCrunch

As investors continue to move more aggressively into Latin America’s startup scene, there’s one industry that seems to be drawing…

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Remitly raises $220M to expand from money transfers to financial services, now at ~$1B valuation – TechCrunch

When it comes to financial services in emerging markets, remittances — people sending money to each other across international borders,…