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How Plaid Built the Data Layer of Fintech
Before fintech apps could connect to your bank, there was Plaid. In this episode, Lucas and Luna trace how a small team from 2013 built the plumbing that powers everything from Venmo to Robinhood. They unpack the trickiest part of Plaid's journey: balancing trust with banks while building a developer platform. Learn how Plaid navigated the 2020 acquisition attempt by Visa, survived regulatory heat, and doubled down on open finance when the market shifted. Discover the 'developer-first' strategy that made Plaid a hundred-billion-dollar company without selling to consumers. Plus…
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