Plaid - News, Articles & Research

Company announcement/wealth

DriveWealth connects with Plaid

DriveWealth, LLC, a leading global brokerage infrastructure platform, today announced a partnership with Plaid, a data network powering the digital financial ecosystem, that enables mutual customers of the companies to simplify online investment account funding via one API integration.

30 March 2021

Company announcement/startups

Plaid fintech accelerator names inaugural cohort of startups

We’re excited to announce Plaid’s FinRise inaugural cohort of five early-stage fintech startups.

25 March 2021

News/payments

Plaid beta tests payroll authentication tech

Plaid is launching an income verification product, streamling the application for consumer loans by bringing payroll data into the Open Banking ecosystem.

05 March 2021

News/payments

Atom signs Open Banking deal with Plaid

Atom Bank has signed a deal with Plaid to introduce Open Banking and payment initiation services to small business customers.

16 February 2021

Company announcement/payments

Plaid to make it easier to switch banks with deposit switch feature

More financial platforms exist than ever before to help consumers take control of their financial health.

28 January 2021

News/retail

Big US banks pilot data sharing risk assessment service

Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, PNC Bank, TD Bank, Truist, US Bank, and Wells Fargo have piloted a data sharing risk assessment service that streamlines risk evaluations of data aggregators and financial apps.

27 January 2021

News/predictions

Dimon 'scared shitless' by fintechs; calls out Plaid

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says incumbent banks should be "scared shitless" by fintech rivals, adding that some - including Plaid - are competing unfairly.

18 January 2021

News/regulation

Visa and Plaid terminate blockbuster merger

Visa and Plaid have terminated their merger agreement after the US Justice Department filed suit to block the combination over competition concenrns.

13 January 2021

News/payments

CES 2021: Stripe and Plaid reveal Covid-19 ‘pressed fast forward’ on digital payments acceptance

As Andrew B. Morris from The Fintech Agenda, LLC highlights at CES 2021, the dark clouds of Covid-19 had a silver lining for the fintech industry. Unicorns Stripe and Plaid supported the global shift to a contactless economy, helping businesses deliver products and services to consumers who had collectively formed new daily habits for everything. Ginger Baker and Erika Wool explain what's next for the payments giants.

13 January 2021

Company announcement/payments

Curve and Plaid join forces

Money problems for many people often come down to a fundamental lack of understanding.

16 December 2020

Company announcement/payments

Plaid and Jack Henry join forces

A recent study by Capital One and the Decision Lab found that 77% of Americans experience anxiety due to their financial situation—an issue intensified by this year's pandemic and subsequent economic downturn.

24 November 2020

News/regulation

Startups call for Open Finance to break the dominance of banks

The UK needs to avoid an overly-standardised approach to Open Finance if it wants to break the dominance of banks and empower consumers, says a report from the Coalition for a Digital Economy (Coadec).

24 November 2020