It's used by more than 12,000 financial institutions and more than 8,000 apps and payment services, like Venmo. But is Plaid safe to use and what does it do with your banking info? Here's what ...

Plaid, which connects consumer bank accounts to services like Venmo, Robinhood, Coinbase and other apps, was accused of collecting excessive financial data from consumers. While denying any ...

Venmo, American Express, Coinbase, and Credit Karma, you may be entitled to some cash, according to a report by Fast Company. Plaid, the financial service these apps (and 5,500 others) use to link ...

When you set up an account on a platform like Venmo, you’ll get a request to share your bank login credentials. But what is Plaid doing with that information? Plaid is a service that allows you ...

The company he's called Plaid. This is it right here. It basically connects thousands of apps to banking institutions. So here's how it works, chances are if you have used apps like Venmo coin ...

A company you’ve likely never heard of may owe you money if you’ve ever used Venmo, Robinhood, Coinbase, American Express, or any other financial app that uses a company called Plaid to link ...

As a result, it will pay $58 million to all those consumers who have linked a bank account to any of Plaid’s 5,500-plus client apps, which include popular services like American Express ...

If you’ve ever linked your bank account to a financial app like Venmo, Robinhood or Cash App, you’ve probably used Plaid ...

Plaid works behind the scenes, connecting third-party apps like Coinbase and Venmo with the financial data they need (like account numbers) to run. As consumers' financial lives grow beyond their ...

Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Plaid, a go-between for financial apps like Robinhood, Venmo, and Betterment and bank accounts, has created a privacy hub where you can manage all ...

Plaid, a service used by many financial and banking apps, owes $58 million to affected consumers after settling a class action lawsuit. Macy Meyer is a North Carolina native who graduated from UNC ...