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Real-time payments and portable identity: The most underserved areas in financial technology

  • Software company Plaid has put out a "request for startups" as a call for innovation in underserved areas of fintech.
  • Industry watchers note that a focus on solving customer pain points or bigger issue areas could drive innovation forward.
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