A customer asks an artificial intelligence agent for help refinancing a loan. The agent walks through the options, then stalls the moment it needs real financial data. Sierra and Plaid built an integration to close that gap: Sierra’s AI agents can now request permission to...
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The best fraud prevention stops bad transactions and lets good ones move faster. But new findings in the June 2026 edition of The 2026 Certainty Project, a PYMNTS Intelligence and Plaid collaboration, reveal the ways in which that definition is no longer complete. Although nearly...
Plaid has held preliminary discussions with banks about a potential initial public offering, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (July 1), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
August 05, 2026
Payment friction rarely arrives as one clearly identifiable expense. That’s probably why most executives think about payment friction as an inconvenience and not a hidden-in-plain-sight margin and revenue problem. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe […]
July 15, 2026
The best fraud prevention stops bad transactions and lets good ones move faster. But new findings in the June 2026 edition of The 2026 Certainty Project, a PYMNTS Intelligence and...
June 15, 2026
For decades, accounts receivable has operated on the assumption that there would be time to fix mistakes after money moved. But as instant and near-instant payment capabilities become more common,...
May 18, 2026
For years, aggregators such as Plaid, MX and Finicity have occupied a central position in digital finance by connecting banks, FinTechs and consumer applications to financial account data. Get the...
July 01, 2026
Plaid has held preliminary discussions with banks about a potential initial public offering, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (July 1), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing […]
June 04, 2026
Plaid and Fin have partnered to enable FinTechs and financial institutions to help their end users connect or reconnect their bank accounts securely within Fin Messenger chat. Get the Full...
May 19, 2026
Plaid has introduced a tool designed to help customers make smarter ACH-payment-related decisions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
March 30, 2026
Plaid’s chief financial officer says the financial data network is not racing to go public. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
