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WATCH NOW Introducing the New Plaid Brand

PLAID

Founded: 2013 Headquarters: San Francisco, USA CEO: Zach Perret

Plaid provides API infrastructure that connects financial applications to banks. The company processes eight billion API calls monthly, enabling account linking for platforms including Venmo, Robinhood and Chime. Plaid’ s technology reduced bank data integration timelines from months to implementation through code. The firm operates data connectivity services between banks and fintech applications in the American market. Plaid’ s infrastructure supports account verification and transaction data access for applications that require banking information from users.

54 October 2025