Founded in 2013, Plaid enables people to link their bank accounts with applications like Venmo and CashApp. Its clients include Paypal (which owns Venmo), Zillow and H&R Block. In 2021 ...

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 ...

User downloads an app like Robinhood and fills in their bank account log-in and password. A snippet of Plaid’s code within the app, known as a widget, grabs that info. Plaid packages that info ...