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January 25, 2023
Plaid’s support for a strong consumer financial data right
In November, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a comprehensive proposal outlining their vision for a strong consumer financial data rights rule. Today, Plaid submitted our letter in...
December 08, 2021
Plaid Accelerate expands to include two new cohorts for 2022
Plaid Accelerate expands to two new cohorts in 2022, supporting even more BIPOC fintech entrepreneurs.
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 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...
July 01, 2021
Security for the open finance future
Plaid plays an important role in the digital finance ecosystem, providing the connective tissue for consumers, the apps they rely on, and financial institutions. The team at Plaid...
June 09, 2021
Driving Towards an Open Finance Future
Plaid and Capital One announce an open finance partnership. Users will have secure, reliable access to the 5,000+ fintech apps and services powered by Plaid.
April 07, 2021
Digital finance is everywhere, but it’s just getting started
Plaid raises Series D to support growth of fintech and enable the next generation of digital financial services
March 24, 2021
Introducing Plaid’s Accelerate Class of 2021
We’re excited to announce Plaid Accelerate's inaugural cohort of five early-stage fintech startups
February 25, 2021
Plaid's Community Town Hall: The next decade of fintech
The next decade of fintech is quickly gaining steam, building on the unprecedented consumer behavior change and growth in adoption that happened in 2020.
January 12, 2021
The Year Ahead
Today we announced that we have decided to terminate our pending acquisition by Visa, and will instead remain an independent company. Since founding Plaid 8 years ago, we...
November 19, 2020
Plaid’s strategy to facilitate an API-based ecosystem
Reliable, secure access to consumer-permissioned data is the heartbeat of fintech. It’s what allows fintech services to help consumers save money, save time and reduce their financial...
November 12, 2020
Plaid’s first Community Town Hall
2020 has been a key year for fintech –a year of challenges, along with growth and opportunity. I wake up excited every day knowing that we’re working to...
October 28, 2020
A call to action for fintech
After much anticipation , last week the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released their Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on Dodd-Frank Section 1033. This announcement is...
September 15, 2020
Survey finds that fintech has been a lifeline during COVID-19; consumers say it's the "new normal"
Read the report The COVID-19 pandemic sparked the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, with 14 million people losing their jobs , hundreds of...
March 30, 2020
Fintech everywhere is underway
In light of what’s going on in the world, the need for a digitally delivered financial system has never been more pressing. During this crisis people are learning...