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November 23, 2023
Elevating the UK Player Experience: PokerStars Selects Plaid for Seamless Payments
Open Banking payments are growing exponentially and creating better consumer experiences in many industries. Plaid is delighted to announce that PokerStars, one of the world's leading online poker platforms, has partnered with Plaid to enhance the player experience globally by making it easier for players to authenticate their bank...
November 21, 2023
Plaid’s Commitment to the European Open Finance Opportunity
At Plaid, Brian will spearhead our strategy and growth in the region, and continue to focus on driving meaningful outcomes for Plaid’s European customers leveraging our products across...
November 16, 2023
The Fintech Effect 2023: Consumer insights reveal growth opportunities ahead
We’re excited to publish The Fintech Effect 2023, the fourth edition of our annual report uncovering the latest consumer trends in finance. The report is based on a...
November 15, 2023
Customer Newsletter
Learn about Plaid's latest products, feature enhancements, company events, industry news, and more.
November 15, 2023
Delivering a safe and secure open finance system for all
We believe that the CFPB’s 1033 proposal is a foundational step towards providing consumers with a protected financial data right, akin to what many people already benefit from...
November 14, 2023
The rising tide of fraud: How fintechs can fight back
“Fintech devastated by fraud.” “Company announces customer data breach.” These headlines are all too familiar. Are they scary? Yes. Are they helpful to your business? Frankly, no. For risk...
November 09, 2023
More improvements to the Plaid Link user experience
As part of our continual efforts to optimize the consumer experience, we’re releasing several automatic and optional Link upgrades. These include a refresh of Link’s design, a major...
November 08, 2023
The key to fighting fraud at scale
Fraud rings. Repeat offenders. Stolen credentials on the black market. These are just some of the ways fraudsters are organizing collectively. And with fintechs losing an average of...
November 06, 2023
Lending smarter with cash flow data: Plaid’s path ahead in Credit
Today, we’re excited to announce that Plaid has formed a new entity that will build solutions for customers who want ready-made credit risk insights from consumer-permissioned cash flow...
October 20, 2023
Better payments, better business
At Plaid, we see incredible promise in transforming payments in ways that improve the conversion of new users to your apps, reduce the previously accepted costs of credit...
October 16, 2023
Unlocking financial freedom with Esusu's VP of Product
In an exclusive conversation with Plaid, Ruchika Gupta Truitt, VP of Product, discusses how Esusu uses spending history insights provided by Plaid Transactions to unlock financial freedom for...
October 04, 2023
Tech Talk: Lending smarter with cash flow data
Cash flow data, such as income, rental payments, and utility records, has now become the industry standard for leading fintech lenders. They’re using cash flow data to fuel...
September 29, 2023
2022 State of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
Last year, we published our inaugural 2021 State of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) blogpost to share how we approach DEIB at Plaid. In this post, we’ll...
September 28, 2023
More powerful Transactions data for more personalized user experiences
Plaid Transactions got supercharged! Today, we’re excited to announce several updates to our Transactions product, which enables financial services providers to do even more with transactional data. These...
September 27, 2023
How we use machine learning to power accurate, real-time income verification
Verifying and understanding a potential borrower's income is a critical part of the lending process. However, income verification can be time consuming and error prone, especially when relying...