If you follow Tesla, you likely already knew that "Plaid" has something to do with acceleration. However, while many people think of Elon Musk's Plaid simply as a performance car or a specific mode for the quickest acceleration, it's actually something ...

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 financial apps, making it easier to connect accounts securely.

The fintech company plans to use the proceeds to cover an upcoming tax bill resulting from employee stock grants and to let employees cash out some of their shares of Plaid stock. Plaid CEO Zach Perret is raising money to cover an upcoming tax bill and to ...

Visa's deal to acquire the data aggregator Plaid is likely to have ripple effects throughout the industry, including a possible fresh wave of fintech acquisitions, a reduction in tension with banks over screen scraping and increased momentum for open banking.