Class Action Alleges Visa-Acquired Co Was ‘Data Plumbing’ Venmo, Cash App & More

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Published Jun 29, 2020 03:12PM ET

Updated Jun 29, 2020 05:00PM ET

June 25, a new class action was filed in California against fintech startup Plaid, which was acquired by Visa (NYSE:V) for $5.3 billion earlier this year. The plaintiffs allege that Plaid violated privacy and data protections by accumulating and monetizing financial transactions of millions of users.

The complaint alleges that the company accumulated this data by “data plumbing” popular services like Venmo, Stripe, Square’s Cash App and Robinhood. It purports that Plaid knew:

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