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ID.me, the next-generation digital identity wallet simplifying how individuals securely prove their identity online, and Plaid, a data network powering the digital financial ecosystem, today announced a partnership that enables government agencies to verify both the person requesting a benefit and the associated financial account receiving it, in one place. By combining ID.me's digital identity wallet with Plaid's financial account verification tools, agencies are able to check that the account

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Light, the power company enabling embedded electricity products for businesses, today announced $46 million in Series A funding led by Matrix and joined by Activate Capital and existing investors including Spark Capital, Mischief, Gigascale Capital, MCJ and BoxGroup. The round brings Light's total funding to approximately $60 million, with the company's capital base exceeding $100 million, including its credit facility, as it scales its rapidly growing partner ecosystem.

With the integration, the companies aim to turn scattered financial data into actionable insights and better engage customers.

NEW YORK, August 18, 2026--Personetics, the AI Cognitive Banking Platform, today announced a partnership with Plaid, the data network powering the digital financial ecosystem. The integration gives banks and credit unions something they’ve rarely had before: a comprehensive view of a customer’s financial life, combining their own account data with transactions, liabilities, investments, and related financial activity from wherever a customer’s money lives. That broader view turns fragmented fina

Axle, the AI-native clearinghouse for insurance, today announced $17.5M in Series A funding led by Base10 Partners. The round included continued investment from Y Combinator and Gradient, with participation from Stage 2 Capital and industry angels, including the founders of Cover Genius. They join existing investors, including the early team at Plaid.

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Former Plaid executive Rron Rexha's startup has over $1 billion in client assets and plans to expand its advisor network while developing AI tools to handle administrative tasks.

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Innovative Partnerships with Plaid and Stripe Enhance Connectivity for Seamless Financial ReportingDover, DE, June 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Smart Clerk, an AI-powered bookkeeping platform for small business owners, today announced a milestone as more than 6,000 entrepreneurs have adopted its platform to streamline bookkeeping and generate tax-ready financial reports. The achievement reflects growing demand for AI-driven financial management tools that help small businesses organize financial

ATLANTA, June 11, 2026--Webster Bank is now live on Prolific Banking’s FI-Streams Connector, leveraging Plaid’s FDX-aligned API specification, Core Exchange, to enhance financial data connectivity, enabling secure access to business customer account information, transaction history, and authentication features. The FI-Streams integration with Plaid’s Core Exchange gives customers of Webster Bank access to Plaid’s network of apps and services, including accounting platforms, treasury management t