The pandemic has accelerated the adoption of digital finance as people shifted their financial lives online. This shift has led to an increase in accessibility and quality of financial products for consumers. Plaid, a platform that enables fintech innovations, recently raised $425 million in Series D financing to support its growth and help build the next generation of digital financial services. The company aims to create a single, integrated platform focused on helping innovators build digital financial products by scaling globally, expanding its product offerings, and enhancing privacy, personalization, decisioning, and automation.