If you’ve ever linked your bank account to a financial app like Venmo, Robinhood or Cash App, you’ve probably used Plaid without even realizing it. Plaid acts as a bridge between your bank and ...

When you set up an account on a platform like Venmo, you’ll get a request to share your bank login credentials. But what is Plaid doing with that information? Plaid is a service that allows you to ...

In 2018, Plaid launched Plaid in Canada to enable account connectivity for thousands of fintechs and help increase financial access for millions of Canadians. Since then, they’ve worked with companies ...

Plaid powers many well-known financial apps, including Venmo, Betterment, Chime and Dave. It encrypts data and transmits it securely, acting as a conduit between banking and finance apps and ...