Plaid Inc.

Plaid Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryFinancial technology and services
FoundedMay 2013; 11 years ago (2013-05)
Founders
Headquarters
Number of locations
7 countries (US, Canada, UK, France, Spain, Ireland, Netherlands)
Key people
  • Zach Perret (CEO)
  • Jean-Denis Greze (CTO)
ProductsTransactions, Auth, Balance, Identity, Assets, Investments, Liabilities, Payment Initiation, Income, Monitor
RevenueIncrease US$170 million[1] (2020)
Number of employees
1,200[2]
Websiteplaid.com

Plaid, Inc. is an American financial services company based in San Francisco, California. The company builds a data transfer network that powers fintech and digital finance products.

Plaid's product, a technology platform, enables applications to connect with users’ bank accounts.[3] It allows consumers and businesses to interact with their bank accounts, check balances, and make payments through different financial technology applications.[4] The company operates in the US, Canada, the UK, France, Spain, Ireland, and the Netherlands.[5]

  1. ^ Kauflin, Jeff; Konrad, Alex (2021-04-07). "Plaid's $13.4 Billion Valuation Makes Its Founders Fintech's Newest Billionaires". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2021-04-07.
  2. ^ "Plaid | Company Overview & News". Forbes.
  3. ^ "Plaid – Press". plaid.com. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  4. ^ "6 Fintechs Disrupting The Industry". Inc.com. 2017-01-26. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  5. ^ "Every company is a fintech company". Fortune. Retrieved 2020-03-22.