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September 12, 2024
The case for pay by bank in recurring billing
Bills are a great candidate for bank payments. Learn how companies can get customers to pay by bank for recurring billing and how Plaid can help them save...
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...
July 27, 2023
Get access to the FedNow Service via Plaid Transfer
We are excited to announce plans to support the FedNow Service®, another important milestone as we move toward mainstream use of instant, native bank payments in the U.S....
July 13, 2023
Fast, faster, fastest: the promise of real-time payments and the challenges that still remain
Real-time payment volume is projected to grow dramatically, but today, most US consumers still move their money with ACH. A new payment rail called FedNow will help boost...
November 17, 2022
The next phase of bank payments – safer, smarter, faster
Together with a network of nearly 50 leading payment partners, Plaid is making account-to-account money movement safer, smarter and faster by innovating on both existing and emerging bank...
September 22, 2022
Instant payments - A gateway to digital finance in Europe
Instant payments are electronic retail payments that are settled virtually in real-time, all the time—including weekends and holidays—via the Single Euro Payments Area Instant Credit Transfer Scheme (SEPA...
August 23, 2022
Expanding access to open banking payments across Europe
As more money moves online, people need simple, easy ways to bring their money into the digital financial ecosystem. We’re investing in expanding Plaid’s network reach to new...
July 05, 2022
PSD2 in review
The European Commission’s review of the Revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) aims to gather evidence on its impact, as well as assess the appropriateness of a legislative proposal...
June 01, 2022
Plaid and Mollie join forces to simplify ecommerce for merchants across Europe
Today, Plaid is adding Mollie, one of Europe’s fastest growing payment service providers, to our Payment Partner Ecosystem. Together, we’ll provide SME merchants across the UK and...
April 29, 2022
Partnering with payment service providers to enable the next generation of ecommerce in Europe
Plaid is adding three new partners to our Payment Partner Ecosystem to enable more vendors and merchants to leverage open banking in order to improve operations and lower...
September 01, 2021
Why fast and easy account validation is the key to onboarding more customers
Learn how our Auth, Identity, and Balance products can enable a seamless and secure ACH experience that will help scale your business
June 28, 2021
Initiating: Payments in Europe
The payments race is heating up in Europe. Payment initiation services are taking off and we’re ready to rumble. Check out our blog on why PIS is a...
June 08, 2021
Mythbusting: consumer protection and PIS payments
The revised payment service directive (PSD2) is quickly transforming the financial services industry, giving consumers more options than ever before for how they pay. The newest choice,...