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  "id": 19375,
  "title": "Founder of fintech Increase buys a bank in Washington state",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/30/founder-of-fintech-increase-buys-a-bank-in-washington-state",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-07-30T14:35:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Banking Dive",
    "slug": "banking-dive",
    "url": "https://www.bankingdive.com/news/fintech-increase-buys-washington-bank-stripe/826586/"
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  "summary": "Increase founder Darragh Buckley said the move was a long time coming, as he started the company six years ago with the goal of marrying a bank and technology company.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Banking Dive",
        "title": "Activist investor prods Washington bank to sell",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/29/activist-investor-prods-washington-bank-to-sell",
        "published": "2026-07-29T15:00:23.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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