Tagged: plaid

September 23, 2021 @ 3:14 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Fintech firm Circle, a company providing payments and financial infrastructure for internet businesses, has integrated with Plaid, a data network powering the digital financial ecosystem. The integration simplifies the process of connecting bank accounts and accepting ACH payments because Plaid enables quicker account verification, the… Read More

September 22, 2021 @ 10:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Synctera, a new solution for partnership banking at scale, reveals that it has introduced two key services, Synctera Card and Synctera Fraud. The company also confirmed the signing of Fintech Plaid, Feedzai, and Finix as strategic business partners. Synctera Card, which has been launched after… Read More

September 1, 2021 @ 9:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Astra has announced a new partnership with Plaid in order to enable Fintech companies to embed automated bank transfers. The Astra team noted that they’re pleased to be working with Plaid, a data network powering the digital financial ecosystem, in order to offer an integrated… Read More

August 31, 2021 @ 5:13 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The Financial Health Network today released its latest Financial Health Pulse Points for the second quarter of 2021. This regular examination of consumer transactions found that despite the economy reopening post lockdowns, most household incomes remain flat, savings are stagnant, and spending declined slightly for… Read More

August 31, 2021 @ 7:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Alpaca, a commission-free stock brokerage platform that provides APIs for Fintech-related apps to connect and trade in US stocks, reveals that it has finalized a $50 million Series B “on the heels” of driving 1500% YTD growth in brokerage accounts and “expanding partnerships” across Europe,… Read More

August 28, 2021 @ 7:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Monzo USA recently revealed that you can move money to and from your other accounts – a feature that’s currently in Beta testing. From August 24, 2021, digital bank Monzo clients have been able to connect their other non-Monzo accounts to their Monzo account. Clients… Read More

August 18, 2021 @ 7:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech Plaid has announced new funding from J.P. Morgan Private Capital Growth Equity and Amex Ventures. As mentioned in a note shared with CI, Plaid acquired additional capital from J.P. Morgan Private Capital Growth Equity Partners and existing investor Amex Ventures. The investments are part… Read More

August 13, 2021 @ 3:19 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Real estate investing platform PeerStreet has another award for their trophy case. The company was named one of the 2021 Best Places to Work in Financial Technology. The honour was voted on by staff who received an anonymous survey sent directly to them by Best… Read More

July 9, 2021 @ 2:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier today, President Joe Biden signed the Executive Order that included a litany of policy objectives that are ostensibly designed to improve competition. While some aspects may fall short, one area that may please Open Banking (or Open Finance) advocates is the inclusion of easier… Read More

May 21, 2021 @ 8:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

For many digital commerce platforms, ACH payments debited directly from customer bank accounts offer a more affordable and accessible alternative to traditional credit cards. Although cards may expire and can also go missing, account and routing numbers for ACH payments tend to be more permanent,… Read More

May 6, 2021 @ 10:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  U.S. fintech Plaid announced on Thursday it has joined forces with Railsbank. Plaid reported that through the new partnership, Railsbank customers in the UK will have access to Plaid’s Payment Initiation API to accept instant bank payments directly within their app or website. Plaid… Read More

April 27, 2021 @ 10:38 am By JD Alois  |  

Payments Fintech Paysend has partnered with open banking platform Plaid to speed up bank authentication and money transfer process for international money transfer customers. Paysend’s money transfer service allows users to pay and send using bank or card details. About 90% of transfers arrive in… Read More

April 22, 2021 @ 10:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, a group of digital payment experts sat down at UK Fintech Week 2021 to discuss the industry’s growth and development through the years. During the breakout session, the group explored the digital payments “boom” and took a closer look at the success stories… Read More

April 22, 2021 @ 7:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

While attending a recently-held panel session for this year’s UK Fintech Week , moderator Kristy Duncan, CEO at Women in Payments, acknowledged that the United Kingdom and the European Union could potentially benefit from an updated regulatory framework that supports innovative projects and competition. As… Read More

April 19, 2021 @ 10:11 am By JD Alois  |  

As UK Fintech week kicks off today, Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer addressed members of the industry outlining proposals designed to “enhance the UK’s competitive advantage in Fintech.”  This includes regulatory support and reforms to help Fintech firms grow. The Chancellor also commented on… Read More

April 7, 2021 @ 8:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Plaid has announced a significant funding round raising $425 million in a Series D round. It has been rumored for some time that Plaid, a leader in the open banking sector, was raising new capital. New investors Altimeter Capital, Silver Lake, and Ribbit Capital joined… Read More

April 6, 2021 @ 10:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Open Banking Fintech Plaid is reportedly in the process of closing financing at around a $13 billion valuation. Plaid’s investment round will be led by Altimeter Capital, according to Bloomberg which cited “people” familiar with the matter. Many of the Fintech firm’s current investors will… Read More

March 30, 2021 @ 3:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital brokerage solution provider DriveWealth announced on Tuesday it has joined forces with Plaid to enable mutual customers to simplify online investment account funding through one API integration. DriveWealth reported that mutual customers may authenticate their end users’ bank accounts through Plaid and receive tokens, which then… Read More

March 24, 2021 @ 1:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Plaid announced on Wednesday the inaugural cohort of five early-stage fintech startups for FinRise, which is Plaid’s incubator program to empower early-stage entrepreneurs that are Black, Indigenous or People of Color.  As previously reported, FinRise is a nine-month program designed to support early-stage founders… Read More

March 19, 2021 @ 7:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Chime notes that if you’ve ever tried to schedule an automatic bill payment from your bank account or received a direct deposit, then you may appreciate how convenient these transactions might be. We may be able to avoid many late fees if we… Read More