Snap and other assets are being folded into the publicly held Xoom.com, which will be renamed NBC Internet (NBCI) and will have its own options--but they won't be handed out to NBC's dealmakers.

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In addition, successful FinTech companies from the early days of the internet such as Intuit and PayPal have graduated experienced leaders who have gone on to start or play pivotal roles in the next generation of FinTech startups such as Square, Xoom, Kiva, Bill.com, PayCycle, OutRight, Billfloat, and Personal Capital.

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