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Plaid

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8 articles stable

Plaid has appeared in 8 articles since 2018-12. Coverage peaked in 2020Q1 with 2 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Visa.

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Coverage Timeline

2026-02-27
TechCrunch 3 related

Plaid allowed employees to sell some of their shares at an $8B valuation, up 31% from the $6.1B valuation in April 2025 and 40% below its $13.4B peak in 2021

Plaid, a company that connects financial applications to users' bank accounts, enabling payments and data verification …

2025-09-25
Bloomberg

JPMorgan's recent data access deal with Plaid, if extended to other aggregators, could allow Plaid to use its cost advantage to further consolidate market share

The agreement setting a price for customers' financial information stands to benefit the biggest market players.

2024-06-30
TechCrunch 1 related

An interview with Plaid's first president, Jennifer Taylor, on expanding beyond its traditional fintech customers as its enterprise customer base crosses 1,000

As Plaid has expanded its fintech services, so, too, has it grown its customer base.  —  Plaid got its start as a company … X: @techcrunch and @bayareawriter . LinkedIn: Kevin Young X: @techcrunch : P...

2023-10-18
Financial Times 2 related

Plaid hires former Expedia Chief Financial Officer Eric Hart as its first CFO, a milestone in its IPO plans after a failed $5.3B sale to Visa in 2021

Start-up appoints former Expedia CFO two years after failed sale to Visa  —  US financial technology start-up Plaid has hired …

2020-10-28
Wall Street Journal 8 related

Sources: the DOJ is scrutinizing Visa's purchase of Plaid, which helps fintech apps connect to users' bank accounts, because it could limit nascent competition

The DOJ, making preparations for potential litigation, could soon decide whether it will sue to block Visa's purchase of the fintech firm

2020-01-15
Stratechery 3 related

Visa's Plaid acquisition will pay off if Visa can leverage Plaid's fintech network and make it worthwhile for banks to build out the APIs Plaid needs

Before the network, there is the job.  —  In the case of Visa, or, to be more exact, the Bank Americard that would eventually be spun …

2020-01-14
CNBC 22 related

Visa is buying Plaid, which helps popular fintech apps connect to users' bank accounts, for $5.3B

- Visa is buying Plaid in a deal worth $5.3 billion — roughly double the start-up's last private valuation.  — Plaid's API software lets start-ups connect to users' bank accounts and works with Venmo ...

2018-12-11
CNBC 5 related

Plaid, which makes tools to let other apps connect to users' bank accounts, raises $250M Series C led by Mary Meeker, source says at a $2.65B valuation

- The San Francisco-based company announced its latest $250 million funding round led by venture capital veteran Mary Meeker, who is also joining Plaid's board.

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Quarterly Coverage

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TEXXR tracks 28 Techmeme articles mentioning Plaid, dating back to June 2016. The biggest stories include Visa is buying Plaid, which helps popular fintech apps connect to users' bank accounts,... and Visa is abandoning its $5.3B planned acquisition of fintech firm Plaid after the DOJ sued.... Frequently covered alongside Visa, fintech, Venmo, DOJ, and Bloomberg. Coverage has shifted toward funding themes and away from enterprise, safety.

Key Moments

2024Q2enterprise +100pts; funding -100pts
2024Q4enterprise -100pts; safety +100pts; funding +100pts
2025Q2safety -100pts

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