Facebook wants US banks to hand over customers’ financial data

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Facebook has asked U.S. banks to share financial information about their clients, so that it can offer new services for their users to buy, sell, and monitor their various account balances.

In the past year, the tech giant has asked JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, and U.S. Bancorp to discuss the possibility of hosting its services to bank customers on Facebook Messenger, people familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal.

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