Plaid
plaid.comPowered by the largest financial network. Built for every financial need.
Finance & Fintechfintechopen-bankingfinancial-dataapipaymentsbankingdata-connectivity
About
Plaid is a financial data network that enables companies to build fintech products by connecting users' financial accounts to apps and services via API. It provides infrastructure for authentication, account verification, balance checks, and more across 12,000+ financial institutions in 20 countries. Plaid positions itself as the backbone for financial products ranging from payments to lending and investment apps.
Problem
Companies need a secure and reliable way to access users' financial data to power their apps and services.
For
developers and companies building financial or fintech applications
How it works
Plaid provides APIs that connect end users' bank accounts to third-party applications, handling authentication and data retrieval from over 12,000 financial institutions.
Business model
subscription
Status
launched
Company
Plaid Inc.