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Global ID Framework, Inc. develops enterprise information management software. The firm’s usernames are attached to phones, which allows users to connect to websites and mobile apps. The company was founded by Greg Kidd, Alka Gupta and Mitja Simcic and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Apto Payments Inc. engages in the provision of online payment solutions. It builds communication tools that help shift workers solve everyday work problems, connect to their workplace communities, and build professional identities. The company was founded by Eugene Otto, Greg Kidd, and Meg Nakamura in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Promontory Financial Group LLC provides strategy, risk management, and regulatory compliance consulting services. It specializes in asset-liability management and liquidity planning, capital planning and analysis, consumer protection, credit services, due diligence, examination and enforcement, financial benchmarks, governance and controls, and securities and derivatives. The company was founded by Eugene A. Ludwig in 2001 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Ripple Labs, Inc. engages in the development of virtual currency and open source payments systems. The firm offers blockchain technology for payments. The company was founded by Christopher A. Larsen, Arthur Britto, and Jed Mccaleb on December 21, 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Armbrust & Brown PLLC provides legal services. The firm’s practice areas include business, estate and trust administration, estate planning and probate, governmental and administrative, litigation, real estate, development and taxation. The company was founded on July 1, 1984 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Shartsis Friese & Ginsburg LLP provides legal services. The private company is based in San Francisco, CA.

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency regulates and supervises all nationally chartered commercial banks in the United States. It covers bank management, bank operations, and international banking. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Providian Financial Corporation operates as a credit card issuer. The private company is based in San Francisco.

Uphold HQ, Inc. engages in the development of a platform application model with payment connectivity to offer financial services to a global market. Its services enables customer to convert, hold, and transact business instantly. It serves individuals, businesses, and development. The company was founded by Anthony Watson, J.P. Theriot, and Halsey Minor in 2015 and is headquartered in Larkspur, CA.

Linqto, Inc. develops an online communication application that allows banks and credit unions to brand new software and use it with their customers. It provides financial services and educational verticals with software and engineering services. The company was founded by Vicki Lawrence Sarris and Bill Sarris in 2010 and is headquartered in Pacific Grove, CA.

UBS AG's (NYSE: UBS) New York City-based wealth management arm is known as UBS Private Banking (US). The firm provides a range of customized wealth management products and services for private clients.

3taps, Inc. operates a platform to collect, organize and distribute exchange-related data. Its Data Commons is open to all developers and posting sources interested in creating efficient and fair markets. The firm exists to create new markets based on open access to real time data, and to create a fair basis for sharing the economic benefits associated with this data. The company was founded by Greg Kidd in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Synthetic Liquidity Corp. operates as a software publishing firm. The company was founded by Jun Hiraga and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Macquarie Equipment Leasing Fund LLC provides equipment leasing and portfolio investment services. It intends to acquire a diversified portfolio of equipment, equipment leases and other equipment-related investments. The firm also provides investors with access to the global equipment leasing, deal origination, asset management, equipment remarketing, and funds management expertise. The company was found on August 21, 2008 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

True Global Ventures 4 Plus Pte Ltd (True Global Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Dusan Stojanovic. The firm is headquartered in Singapore.