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New Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Plaid Violated User Privacy

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The company has been able to glean information via software from well-known platforms like Venmo or CashApp , court documents show, under the pretense of helping customers access easy online banking. The payments giant also participated in a funding round in 2018 that helped value Plaid at $2.6 billion, PYMNTS reported.

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Square Cash Tests Small-Dollar, Short-Term Loans

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We are always testing new features in Cash App, and recently began testing the ability to borrow money with about 1,000 customers,” a CashApp spokesperson said in a statement. “We Cash App, which competes head-to-head with PayPal’s Venmo, was the key factor that drove Square’s profitability in Q2. Cash App, Square Inc.’s

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How Zelle Protects Users Against Scams And Frauds With AI, Analytics

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It is no wonder that payment apps like CashApp , Venmo and Zelle are used by more than 70 percent of Americans. Venmo users alone lost more than $40 million in 2018. Gone are the days of diners handing waiters a stack of credit cards to split a bill, and instead seamless money transfers occur in a matter of seconds.

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