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Sila banks $13M to offer single API for developing financial products, services

TechCrunch

CEO Karkal has a long history in the fintech space, co-founding Simple, an app unifying various accounts into one accessible bank card, in 2009. As part of the investment, Clara Sieg, partner at Revolution Ventures, is joining the company’s board. It was acquired by BBVA in 2014 for $117 million and shuttered earlier this year.

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Disrupting Finance From Above: Wealthfront

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First, they believe that the current offerings from the financial incumbents are lacking. banks consumer checking offerings have become less favorable across the board. In July of 2009, the UK instituted a new network known as Faster Payment Service with same day settlement to replace their equivalent of ACH.

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“Customer First” Healthcare

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Can you do this online before your visit, or are you handed a clip-board full of forms where you enter information you have already provided on previous visits? In 2015, 46 percent of workers were enrolled in a plan with an annual deductible of $1,000 or more, up from 38 percent in 2013 and 22 percent in 2009. Do they respond?

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Brex: The Future of Business Banking and Cash Management

Y Combinator

Even with $125K from YC and $1–2M in venture funding, a startup’s credit limit is still likely to tap out at $20K from an incumbent creditor—which is not nearly enough to cover software, marketing, and other expenses. Stripe’s launch in 2009 made it possible for startups to easily collect payments online via developer-friendly APIs.

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The Ezra Klein Show: VC Bill Gurley on Transforming Health Care

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I think it started with eBay, but then we got into more vertical specific ones, like Zillow, Grubhub, OpenTable and Uber that I’m on the board of. Bill Gurley : Well, industries get more regulated and incumbents write the regulation. Our firm has been fortunate enough to be an investor in numerous “marketplaces”.

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