<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>Plaid, an API-first platform, connects users' bank accounts to apps like Venmo and Robinhood.</li><li>Plaid reverses-engineers legacy banking systems, normalizes data, and provides a secure API.</li><li>Plaid's developer-first approach includes tools like the Link SDK, sandbox environment, and tokenized auth.</li><li>Plaid's core strength lies in its abstraction layer and trust mechanics, but future challenges include offering richer insights and customization.</li></ul>

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