Plaid is a financial technology company that provides a suite of products designed to improve the efficiency and security of digital finance operations. Plaid's offerings include solutions for payments, fraud prevention, personal finance insights, and credit underwriting. They enable users to instantly link financial accounts, facilitate real-time financial data access, and support digital banking through intuitive APIs. Plaid serves a wide variety of use cases, including lending, wealth management, and business finances. With a strong network, Plaid connects to over 12,000 financial institutions, enabling secure financial data sharing and enhancing customers' ability to manage financial connections efficiently.