Company
Date Published
Jan. 4, 2019
Author
Baker Shogry & Jesse Dhillon
Word count
475
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

In 2018, Plaid made significant strides in expanding its fintech services. The company increased its institution coverage across all products, reaching over 10,000 institutions for Transactions, 3,800 for Auth, and 3,100 for Identity. Additionally, they expanded their support to include Canadian banks such as RBC, Scotiabank, TD Canada Trust, Bank of Montreal, CIBC, Tangerine, ATB Financial, and Desjardins. Plaid also improved its Link product with features like more bank logos, better password manager support, and enhanced accessibility for visually impaired users. Furthermore, they launched their Assets product in partnership with Fannie Mae to serve the mortgage and lending industry better.