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June 26, 2017

Fintech Request for Startups

The past five years have brought significant excitement to financial services. From a consumer perspective, there have been more products launched in this period than in the previous...

June 06, 2017

Now supporting Auth for 1,500+ institutions

When we first launched our Auth product back in 2014, it marked the first time that consumers could make an ACH payment without typing in their bank account...

June 05, 2017

May Changelog

We’re excited to introduce the Plaid Changelog! This is the inaugural post in a new series we’re publishing that will highlight new products, features, and upgrades we launch...

May 23, 2017

Design upgrades for Link

Today we released some exciting design upgrades for Link ! We first launched Link with the goal of making it the easiest and most secure way to integrate...

May 01, 2017

April Changelog

Welcome to the Plaid Changelog! Our Changelogs are a series of posts dedicated to highlighting the new products, features, and upgrades we launch each month. Banks At...

April 25, 2017

Debuting a new partnership with Dwolla

Today we’re excited to announce our partnership with Dwolla, the bank transfer API platform, to launch a fully tokenized ACH payments integration. This marks a huge step forward...

April 03, 2017

March Changelog

Welcome to the Plaid Changelog! Our Changelogs are a series of posts dedicated to highlighting the new products, features, and upgrades we launch each month. Banks At...

March 09, 2017

Announcing Plaid Link for iOS

We want to make it as easy as possible to work with financial data, and today, we're thrilled to share Link iOS, a native iOS SDK that makes...

March 09, 2017

Improving the developer experience with our API

We’re excited to announce upgrades and enhancements to our API — including simplified endpoints, redesigned docs and client libraries, a new sandbox, and a native iOS integration...

March 07, 2017

Partnering with Ellie Mae in mortgage

Today, we’re excited to announce our new partnership with Ellie Mae, one of the most established and forward-thinking mortgage companies in the United States. Through this partnership, we’ll...

February 21, 2017

Thoughts on consumer data access

Plaid’s role in connecting financial institutions, fintech developers, and consumers places us in a unique position in the ongoing discussion around consumer data access in financial...

February 06, 2017

Plaid plus Citi and Amex

Changing the landscape of financial services requires a partnership between financial institutions, technology firms, and startups. With this in mind, we're excited to share that Citi and American...

January 23, 2017

Plaid + Bridge

At Plaid, we’re focused on building technology that makes financial services better—and we believe design will play a major role in that effort. Until recently, experiences with...

January 17, 2017

More products for more banks

Today, we’re excited to announce that we’re expanding coverage for our account authentication product, Auth, to more than 60 institutions. On top of that, we’re also broadening support...