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How Plaid Works: How Apps Connect to Your Bank

Aug 24, 2026
FinTech & Modern Money Tools

Plaid is the infrastructure behind Monarch Money, Betterment, Venmo, and thousands of other apps. Here's exactly what it does, what...

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