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Brex Offers FDIC Insurance, Adds Chief Legal Officer

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Brex , the San Francisco financial technology startup, is offering FDIC insurance on its no-fee cash management account, the company announced Wednesday (July 22). The new feature in Brex Cash allows customers the choice to hold cash savings with FDIC insurance, or invest in Money Market Funds.

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Fintech seeks ILC to be one-stop banking resource for startups

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Brex currently relies on bank partners to offer credit cards and cash management accounts to small and midsize businesses. It is looking to charter its own FDIC-insured institution to be a direct provider.

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This Andreesen Horowitz-Backed Company Raised $120M To Enhance Its Digital Bank

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California-based Mercury is an online banking platform that offers a suite of financial services such as FDIC-insured bank accounts, physical and virtual cards, and cash management for startups, e-commerce stores, and angel investors, among others. HOW’S THE COMPANY PERFORMING?

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Robinhood Retreats From Checking, Savings Products

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That marketing material was removed from the page over the weekend, as were tweets promoting it at the launch — the FinTech is now calling the offering a cash management service, reported Bloomberg. Robinhood’s new products aren’t insured by the FDIC but do have the protection of the Securities Investor Protection Corp.

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Robinhood Rolls Out Interest-Earning Bank Account

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Online brokerage startup Robinhood has introduced a cash management service that will give customers 1.8 Silicon Valley’s Robinhood is known for making free stock trading accessible, and has spent the last year figuring out the best way to offer cash management services.

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Free Trading App Robinhood Sets Sights On Britain

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Late last year , Robinhood began offering a cash management service. The Robinhood cash management feature is offered in partnership with a bank, and includes debit cards, and, critically, deposits backed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

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Robinhood Re-launches Checking Feature With 2 Pct. APY

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Stock trading app Robinhood , which offers no-fee trading, is re-launching a checking feature called Cash Management after it was previously shelved due to regulatory issues. Investors’ money will be covered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) up to $1.25 As reported on Tuesday (Oct.

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