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SoFi Technologies launches its Deposit Sweep product

Tuesday, April 08, 2025 — 16:33:50 (UTC)

April 8, 2025—SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Galileo Financial Technologies, SoFi Technologies, Inc.’s Technology Platform (NASDAQ: SOFI), today announced the launch of its Deposit Sweep product. This product enables fintechs to partner with a network of participating banks and a deposit sweep provider to offer their customers the opportunity to maximize interest earnings and extend FDIC insurance coverage.

Galileo facilitates the data exchange and reporting framework for fintechs collaborating with a deposit sweep provider, identifying customer accounts designated for deposit sweeping. By automating funds transfers above a defined threshold, Galileo Deposit Sweep may optimize customer returns while maintaining liquidity, offering fintechs an automated way to deliver added value and peace of mind to their customers, particularly those with balances exceeding the FDIC insurance limit.

Through the Galileo Deposit Sweep product, fintechs can directly partner with a leading provider of deposit solutions to U.S. financial institutions, choosing banks within its network based on pricing, regulatory and operational constraints, and interest rates. Galileo’s technology simplifies the complex process of fund allocation by providing the reporting and data exchange infrastructure fintechs need to implement deposit sweeps, ensuring seamless transfers of excess funds into designated high-yield accounts. This product is available exclusively to fintech clients where Galileo manages the ledger and their sponsor bank supports deposit sweeps.

“Galileo Deposit Sweep empowers fintechs to deliver more competitive returns for their customers by leveraging a network of participating banks and a deposit sweep provider,” said David Feuer, CPO at Galileo. “This solution enables fintechs to offer better interest rates without increasing operational complexity.”

Bluevine, a leading business banking platform for small businesses and pilot client for Galileo Deposit Sweep, has already realized the impact of the product in enhancing customer value. “Working with Galileo to enable Deposit Sweep was seamless, allowing us to quickly bring the benefits of increased FDIC insurance and higher returns to our customers,” said Herman Man, CPO at Bluevine. “Our business customers rely on us for security and value, and Galileo's support has been instrumental in enhancing our offerings and delivering on that promise.”

Key Benefits of Galileo Deposit Sweep:

Operational Efficiency: Easily integrates with existing systems, allowing fintechs to manage cash sweep instructions and interest payouts without manual intervention.

Automated Fund Optimization: Excess cash above a defined threshold is transferred to high-yield accounts, offering improved interest returns for fintech account holders while maintaining liquidity.

Extended FDIC Coverage: Galileo’s collaboration with a deposit sweep provider enables fintechs and their participating sponsor banks to extend FDIC insurance on swept funds, offering enhanced protection, particularly for small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with balances exceeding the standard FDIC coverage limit. Galileo Deposit Sweep is structured to comply with FDIC requirements fully, ensuring regulatory adherence and participant security. This product relies on a network of FDIC-insured banks to accept deposits, with automated sweeps that keep funds within FDIC insurance limits. It maintains accurate records of deposits, ownership, and beneficiaries, providing transparency and ensuring compliance with FDIC regulations. Clear disclosures regarding the product’s operations and FDIC coverage are provided to participants, while ongoing monitoring and regular account reconciliation ensure that balances stay within insured limits at all times. Through these measures, Galileo’s Deposit Sweep meets all necessary regulatory standards while delivering peace of mind to account holders.

Scalable Flexibility: Fintechs can offer Deposit Sweep as an opt-in service or automatically enroll all customers, depending on their preferred approach. The fintechs manage consent and customer preferences — including which network bank funds can go to — and pass that information to Galileo to facilitate the process. Account holders continue to see their full balances while funds and interest earnings transfer seamlessly in the background, delivering a frictionless experience for end users.

For more information on Galileo’s Deposit Sweep, please visit docs.galileo-ft.com/pro/docs/deposit-sweep.

About Galileo Financial Technologies

Galileo Financial Technologies, LLC and certain of its affiliates collectively comprise a financial technology company owned and operated independently by SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFI) that enables fintechs, financial institutions, and emerging and established brands to build differentiated financial solutions that deliver exceptional, customer-centric experiences. Through modern, open APIs, Galileo’s flexible, secure, scalable and fully integrated platform drives innovation across payments and financial services. Trusted by digital banking heavyweights, early-stage innovators and enterprise clients alike, Galileo supports issuing physical and virtual payment cards, mobile push provisioning, tailored and differentiated financial products and more, across industries and geographies.

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Galileo Financial Technologies, LLC is a technology company, not a bank. Galileo partners with many issuing banks to provide banking services in North and Latin America.

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