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October 18, 2021
VRPs: the next frontier of open banking payments
Variable Recurring Payments (VRPs) are the next big development for open banking in the UK. Last year, the UK’s Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE) released its consultations on VRPs, bringing the technology one step closer to reality. The Competition and Markets Authority has since mandated the...
October 14, 2021
Highlights from Day 2 at Plaid Forum
We wrapped Plaid Forum today with the important things we are doing to improve your developer experience.
October 13, 2021
Highlights from Day 1 at Plaid Forum
We wrapped up Day 1 of Plaid Forum, our virtual conference, and it was exciting to see hundreds of people come together to discuss how we’re building the...
October 12, 2021
Newsletter - October 2021
Learn about our recent enhancements to Institution Status, Link, and the Transactions API.
October 12, 2021
[Report] The Fintech Effect: Fintech's Mass Adoption Moment
Plaid's second annual consumer survey report, The Fintech Effect: Fintech's Mass Adoption Moment, finds that fintech use has surpassed social media and TV streaming. Fintech's impact now extends...
September 30, 2021
Matt McGowan on his passion for developing teams
Get to know the people behind Plaid
September 23, 2021
Unbanked offers a fast and easy way to transact crypto
Unbanked previously relied on microdeposits to validate users’ outside bank accounts, which was slow and provided a poor user experience. With Plaid, Unbanked users can quickly and easily...
September 23, 2021
The Next Frontier: Establishing Stronger Privacy Standards for a Safer Ecosystem
With hundreds of millions of people now relying on digital finance, there’s never been a more critical time to come together as an industry to put consumer privacy...
September 21, 2021
Q2 and Plaid Partner to Provide Better Digital Banking Capabilities to Hundreds of Banks and Credit Unions
Plaid and Q2 both strive to deliver best-in-class digital experiences. Together, we’re launching a strategic partnership to provide Q2 customers with access to a range of new digital...
September 20, 2021
Plaid Forum: a new conference for all of you
Part of what makes our job at Plaid so magical is witnessing all of the creative and new ways you’ve helped make digital financial services a reality.
September 15, 2021
Adopting the OpenAPI schema to generate Plaid’s SDKs
The developer experience team focuses on building tools and features that make it as easy as possible for developers to explore our APIs and integrate with Plaid.
September 13, 2021
Newsletter - September 2021
Learn about our recent enhancements to Institution Status, Link, and the Transactions API.
September 07, 2021
Building an Income verification product for every American
Payroll data has tremendous potential to help people lead healthier financial lives. That’s why we’re making it easier for consumers to prove their income: it can help them...
September 02, 2021
Debug user issues with new enhancements to Institution Status
Introducing historical and client-specific views of institution health directly in the Dashboard—to help developers debug user issues more efficiently.
September 01, 2021
YouLend offers a tech-first approach to SME financing
Before Plaid, YouLend required prospective customers to upload bank statements as part of their funding application, which was burdensome and hurt conversion. With Plaid, YouLend allows customers to...