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https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/visa-nears-deal-to-buy-fintech-startup-plaid-11578948426 
Visa to acquire Plaid, the fintech powering Venmo and other banking apps, in $5.3 billion deal： Plaid's API software lets start-ups connect to users' bank accounts and works with Venmo, mobile investing app Robinhood and cryptocurrency exchanges Coinbase and Gemini. Plaid says 25% of people in the United States with bank accounts have connected to the fintech company through an app. Visa and rival Mastercard were early investors in the start-up, along with the venture arms of Goldman Sachs, Citi and American Express. Plaid raised $250 million in a 2018 Series C funding round that launched its valuation to $2.7 billion. It also added widely followed venture capitalist Mary Meeker to the board of directors. Visa said the deal has the potential to add as much as 100 basis points to the company's net revenue growth by 2021.The Wall Street Journal first reported the Visa acquisition. Plaid has grown steadily with its list of customers since it launched in 2013. The company says it integrates with more than 11,000 banks and connects to more than 20 million consumer accounts. While it does not give specific numbers or a full list of companies, Plaid said its customer base doubled from 2017 to 2018 and has expanded to the U.K. and Canada.
Visa to acquire Plaid, the fintech powering Venmo and other banking apps, in $5.3 billion deal： Plaid's API software lets start-ups connect to users' bank accounts and works with Venmo, mobile investing app Robinhood and cryptocurrency exchanges Coinbase and Gemini. Plaid says 25% of people in the United States with bank accounts have connected to the fintech company through an app. Visa and rival Mastercard were early investors in the start-up, along with the venture arms of Goldman Sachs, Citi and American Express. Plaid raised $250 million in a 2018 Series C funding round that launched its valuation to $2.7 billion. It also added widely followed venture capitalist Mary Meeker to the board of directors. Visa said the deal has the potential to add as much as 100 basis points to the company's net revenue growth by 2021.The Wall Street Journal first reported the Visa acquisition. Plaid has grown steadily with its list of customers since it launched in 2013. The company says it integrates with more than 11,000 banks and connects to more than 20 million consumer accounts. While it does not give specific numbers or a full list of companies, Plaid said its customer base doubled from 2017 to 2018 and has expanded to the U.K. and Canada.