Welcome to the Plaid Blog
July 16, 2021
[Report] Embedded Finance: Financial services whenever and wherever customers need them
Plaid partnered with Accenture to produce a report exploring embedded finance, an emerging area of opportunity that will have far-reaching effects on the future of finance, and how...
July 15, 2021
Setting the standard for safe and secure data access
As the industry and policy continue to develop around open finance, Plaid will continue to innovate on our user experiences to benefit consumers.
July 15, 2021
Newsletter - July 2021
Learn about our latest product features, our newest technical partnerships with Capital One and U.S. Bank, and how the future is fintech.
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 29, 2021
Data quality drives better fintech experiences
Ever wonder how your favorite fintech apps get accurate and updated user-permissioned data? It’s not as simple as you might think. A lot of work happens behind-the-scenes to...
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 22, 2021
First Tech makes funding new accounts fast and convenient
Plaid enables First Tech to offer members a fast, convenient, and more secure way to fund their new accounts, increasing their average initial funding amount by 5x.
June 10, 2021
Yaroslav Korshak on viewing the journey as the goal
In our next installment of Plaid People, we chat with Yaroslav Korshak on his path to Plaid and why he believes the journey is more important than the...
June 10, 2021
Exploring performance differences between Amazon Aurora and vanilla MySQL
Amazon’s Aurora MySQL is Plaid’s primary relational database. It's proven to be a reliable and scalable storage layer that backs some of our most critical systems.
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.
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,...
June 02, 2021
Obstacles be gone: Open Banking and the possibility of a smooth customer journey for financial services in Europe
No one has ever said “I’d love to have a few more obstacles in my financial life.” The Netherlands has a history of constantly removing those obstacles,from inventing...
June 01, 2021
Newsletter - June 2021
Read about our latest product features and configurations, our growing YouTube channel, and our recent whitepaper on a critical component of fintech’s future.
May 25, 2021
Plaid’s going Dutch
We think open access to financial data should be for everyone, everywhere. We’re committed to building consumer trust in open banking in the EU.
May 24, 2021
LendingTree gives users a holistic view of their finances
Plaid enables LendingTree users to share their financial data and thus gain access to helpful tools for making better financial decisions.