An industry-leading onboarding

Get user accounts linked in seconds with the industry’s most familiar flow.

A complete financial picture

Use data from thousands of financial institutions to give users a panoramic view.

A wealth of data-driven insights

Deliver personalized, actionable insights from organized data that’s ready to use.

12k+ financial institutions

connect with Plaid throughout the U.S., Canada, UK, and Europe

1M+ new connections

every day with Plaid

7% conversion lift

from returning user experiences used by top PFM customers (relative)

Convert more users with less work

Get users linked and engaged fast with a proven onboarding flow, global coverage, and tools developers love.

  • Convert up to 25% more customers Welcome users with a familiar flow trusted by millions and optimized for conversion.
  • Connect accounts reliably Support 12,000+ financial institutions across the U.S., Canada, UK, and Europe.
  • Ship fast, scale faster Go live quickly with developer-friendly APIs, clear docs, and responsive support.

Craft a full financial picture, fast

Pull clean, structured data from thousands of institutions to show users where they stand across spending, debts, and investments.

  • Make sense of spending Get up to 24 months of transaction history, sorted by merchant, category, and location.
  • Track assets and liabilities Show balances, terms, and holdings to help users monitor net worth and financial health.

Turn raw data into personalized insights

Build features users can act on, powered by clean, organized data that stays up to date.

  • Make smarter features Use AI-enhanced categorization and enrichment to turn raw transactions into meaningful insights.
  • Keep insights fresh Give up-to-date guidance with automatic transaction sync and refreshes.
  • Tailor insights to your users Find recurring charges and counterparties to build custom budgets, alerts, and recommendations.

“Without Plaid’s data, we wouldn’t be able to give members those personalized financial recommendations they’re looking for.”

Connie Crossley

Principal product manager

Link

Let users quickly, securely connect financial accounts with a flow trusted by millions.

Connect financial accounts

Layer

Authenticate returning users with just a phone number, reducing friction across the flow.

Authenticate returning users

Transactions

Get up-to-date transaction history to create a real-time financial picture.

See transaction insights

Liabilities

See credit card, loan, and mortgage data to help users track payments and manage debt.

View debt insights

Investments

Show balances and holdings across brokerage, retirement, and crypto accounts.

Support portfolio tracking

Enrich

Enhance transaction data with clean categories, merchants, and locations.

Standardize messy data

customer stories

See who’s building what, with Plaid

  • Copilot gives users real-time snapshots of their finances
    Read the story
  • SoFi launched an online budget planner and money tracker app
    Read the story
  • LendingTree increased engagement with new tools
    Read the story
  • Brigit uses cash flow data to help users improve financial health
    Read the story
  • Betterment revamped their connection and returning user experiences
    Read the story
  • The Beans created the world’s first automated cash flow plan
    Read the story
  • Zeta built an integration in under a single working day
    Read the story
  • Financial Gym sorts financial data with 90% accuracy

Your questions, answered

Reach out if we missed yours.

How does Plaid's personal finance management solution provide fast and accurate data enrichment at scale?

Plaid’s PFM solution delivers fast, accurate enrichment by using AI-enhanced categorization and real-time updates across millions of transactions at scale.

How does Plaid support budgeting and expense tracking features in PFM apps?

Plaid supports budgeting by delivering categorized, enriched transaction data that helps apps track expenses, monitor trends, and set budgets.

How far back does Plaid’s transaction history go, and how accurate is it?

Plaid’s transaction history goes back up to 24 months, with enriched merchant names, categories, and locations for consistent, accurate analysis.

How does Plaid identify recurring transactions like bills, subscriptions, and payroll?

Plaid identifies recurring transactions by automatically spotting and summarizing patterns like subscriptions, bills, and payroll across linked accounts.

How does Plaid help apps deliver real-time spending and cash flow insights?

Plaid helps apps deliver real-time insights by syncing transactions and balances continuously, enabling up-to-date spending and cash flow visibility.

How does Plaid power investment tracking and portfolio insights?

Plaid powers investment tracking by providing holdings, balances, and transactions across brokerage and retirement accounts for portfolio analysis.

How does Plaid support building holistic financial visualizations that span a user’s spending, debt, and investments?

Plaid supports app visualizations by aggregating and categorizing transactions, debt, and investments—so you can build a real-time view of your users’ finances.

How does Plaid support app visualizations across spending, debt, and investments?