Plaid CEO Zach Perret: Plaid’s Next Chapter in the AI Era, ‘Fintech Spring,’ and Mastering Fintech Hiring

Welcome to the inaugural episode of This Month in Fintech, a new flagship podcast from the folks at This Week in Fintech.

The show is hosted by Ryan Zauk, who will sit down monthly with some of the world’s most renowned tech and finance leaders, sharing their stories and products while unpacking their secrets to success.

Our inaugural guest is none other than Zach Perret, Co-Founder and CEO of Plaid. Plaid has reached near ubiquity in Financial Technology, building the connective tissue underpinning many aspects of modern fintech.  

To give you a sense of their scale today:

• Over 1 in 3 US consumers have linked accounts through Plaid
• 500M+ connected accounts in the Plaid network
• ~15.5M new consumer connections per month, with the average user connecting to 3-5 apps in our network

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