Welcome to the Plaid Blog
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...
March 30, 2020
Microsoft announces Money in Excel powered by Plaid
Fintech applications have given people more control over their personal finances in a myriad of ways, whether it’s paying bills, sending money abroad, or growing their savings. ...
January 13, 2020
Plaid is joining Visa
We are incredibly excited to share that Plaid is being acquired by Visa! Today marks an important milestone for our company and for fintech. What started...
October 29, 2019
Third Annual Fintech Request for Startups
Please note that the proposed time period has elapsed, and we are no longer accepting new submissions. We’re excited to launch our third annual Request for Startups...
September 16, 2019
Mastercard and Visa make strategic investments in Plaid
Banking was built for a world that did not envision the internet. Even today, the backend for most consumer financial products is still paper, phone calls, and faxes....
March 26, 2019
The future of data access in Canada
Since Plaid expanded to Canada last year, we’ve been impressed with the thriving fintech community there. Our customers–both fintechs and banks–offer many of the most popular and...
January 08, 2019
Quovo is joining Plaid
We're excited to announce that Plaid has acquired Quovo to make it easier for developers to build products that incorporate investment and brokerage data. Financial applications have...
December 11, 2018
Fintech is just getting started
Most Americans find money to be the most stressful part of their lives. It’s the limiting factor—on what we can do, where we can go, how we can...
October 22, 2018
Safe, convenient, and reliable data access for consumers
Ten years ago, the first wave of fintech companies sowed the seeds for dramatic change by offering technology-led, user-centric, digitally-optimized experiences. Since then, consumers have widely adopted fintech...
October 01, 2018
Plaid at Grace Hopper 2018
Here at Plaid, we’re committed to building a team with varied backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives across all functions and levels. Diversity and inclusiveness are core to Plaid–what we...
