I’m so happy for @zachperret @williamhockey and the entire @Plaid team. They did it with relentlessness, creativity, dignity, and class. They deserve it all and more. Onwards! https://t.co/mzATUcvdz6

— Mo Koyfman (@mokoyfman) January 13, 2020

heyo - big fintech exit for goldman, index, NEA, spark and KP (a mary meeker deal, i believe) https://t.co/FCYktFnMZp

— eg (@eringriffith) January 13, 2020

Boom!

Visa just announced they are buying fintech Plaid for $5.3 billion.

This bodes very well to the path of Visa (and other card brands) embracing Bitcoin as I predicted in 2014.

In 2014 I was a charlatan to suggest this.

In 2020 it is possible but not likely.

In 2025? https://t.co/QU0e141W3z

— Brian Roemmele (@BrianRoemmele) January 13, 2020

Not surprising to see this kind of consolidation, and expect this will set the stage for more to come in 2020 - in fintech, crypto and beyond. https://t.co/SMVNxZd1br

— Brad Garlinghouse (@bgarlinghouse) January 14, 2020

Visa is acquiring startup Plaid for a whopping $5.3 billion.

Wondering what Plaid does? I profiled the fintech unicorn in the April 2018 issue of @Forbes: https://t.co/p3EC437anl

— Alex Konrad (@alexrkonrad) January 13, 2020

goodness i did NOT see this one coming https://t.co/Mtwg1riPiB

— Ari Levy (@levynews) January 13, 2020

It's official: Visa is buying @Plaid, the fintech start-up powering Venmo and other banking apps, for $5.3 billion.
Roughly 2x its last private valuation ?https://t.co/ffgZll22g9

— Kate Rooney (@Kr00ney) January 13, 2020

Wow - what a great move by Visa. This is YouTube/WhatsApp tier M&A. https://t.co/8c75Vgoiav

— ฿ully (@BullyEsq) January 13, 2020

? Congratulations, @Plaid @williamhockey @zachperret —the #fintech ? company that has made money easier is to be acquired by @Visa! @NEA's @rickyang, an early investor and BOD member, details The Hard Work Behind Making Money Easy: https://t.co/OyfpdFmMTb pic.twitter.com/Jvw6tRWt3a

— NEA (@NEA) January 13, 2020

Congrats to early investors and employees of Plaid. Crazy number. Still unsure how Visa will capitalize but they needed something. Good times, good times. https://t.co/93lp6dMuep

— Bradley Leimer (@leimer) January 13, 2020

Coinbase has been able to move many billions of dollars into Bitcoin via the US ACH system—a convenient but reversible (and thus fraud-prone) payment rail—in large part because of what Plaid provides.

Underrated part of the crypto adoption story in the US.

— Dan Romero (@dwr) January 13, 2020

Wow wow wow. Congrats to @zachperret and the @plaid
team. This is an incredible outcome. ???

Visa acquires Plaid for $5.3 Billion. https://t.co/t9jhnUNNeN

— Adam Nash (@adamnash) January 13, 2020

Whoa. Doesn’t seem like there is an end to the buying / merger spree in #payments and #fintech.

So who is next? Any predictions? @bornonjuly4 @leimer @Clagett @MicheleTivey https://t.co/cs3m00LiCa

— Theo - 劉䂀曼 (@psb_dc) January 13, 2020

Visa presentation on why they acquired Plaid is an incredible read

So interesting to see how they articulate how it fits into the overall Visa strategyhttps://t.co/V9oQOxnFfp

— DELIAN Asparouhov (@zebulgar) January 13, 2020

1/ Congrats to @Plaid, @zachperret and @williamhockey on merging forces with @Visa! So proud to have been part of the journey along with @arampell, Mary Meeker, @rickyang, @santopoliti. https://t.co/8p5XejkjWV

— Mark Goldberg (@Mark_Goldberg_) January 13, 2020

Wow. Today has been surreal.

I’m so incredible proud of the company that the @Plaid team has built over the past 7 years. Today’s announcement is a huge milestone for our company, customers, bank partners, and the fintech ecosystem! https://t.co/oLKlDsIrUr

— Zachary Perret (@zachperret) January 14, 2020

When I flew out to sf over 5 years ago for my final interview at Plaid, almost all the “experts” I talked to told me not to join.

“The market is too small, the founders don’t have the right experience, the team is all randos, the company is way too small, etc etc” https://t.co/2vGuNJA7Iw

— Charley Ma (@CharleyMa) January 14, 2020

Founders—if this has inspired you, DMs are open! ?

+ Congrats to my partners @patrickchung & @ravi_vis who were huge supporters from day one. @arampell @hunterwalk @VC_LisaWu @Mark_Goldberg_ #MaryMeeker @santopoliti @satyap @speechu #TopherDawe @weschan—let's do it again! ? pic.twitter.com/asAghKmp83

— rick yang (@rickyang) January 14, 2020

Corporates are buying insurance against disruption:

Have you heard of @Plaid before?@Visa is acquiring financial services API startup Plaid for $5.3 billion, 2x its final private valuationhttps://t.co/A8PHEqVqkX

— Salih SARIKAYA (@SalihSarikaya) January 13, 2020

Visa to acquire @Plaid, a network that makes it easy for people to securely connect their financial accounts to the apps they use to manage their financial lives https://t.co/cTfy1zwjqw pic.twitter.com/JVK428uvTI

— VisaNews (@VisaNews) January 13, 2020

I like this Take. Have to imagine bid up because MasterCard was involved too ...oh man our data is truly being aggregated .... https://t.co/4WMFajEmno

— Nasdaq10kLindzon (@howardlindzon) January 13, 2020

Can't say enough about @zachperret @williamhockey and the @Plaid team. Truly revolutionizing an industry.https://t.co/Ft4D6NCnN7

— Satya Patel (@satyap) January 13, 2020

Big move for Visa to insert themselves and stay at the center of fin tech. Huge for the industry and congrats to team @Plaid! https://t.co/okvWSibMC4

— Josh Elman (@joshelman) January 13, 2020

so many fintech apps, big move by visa https://t.co/1Ytza6j879

— Mike Murphy (@mcwm) January 13, 2020

Plaid and Visa deal makes sense. Plaid has a existential threat from banks turning them off and not supporting them. Visa has an existential threat from wallets like Venmo, Square.

— Justin Paterno (@zerobeta) January 13, 2020

Imagine a company that lets you move money out of your bank account being worth $5.3bn in anywhere but America https://t.co/65OLpN0duB

— James Titcomb (@jamestitcomb) January 13, 2020

Congrats @plaid! I’ve been really impressed with @plaid product working in fintech for past few years. It has become a de facto for bank integrations in most fintech companies. Perfect example of focus on one thing and outpace the competition! https://t.co/L70crc8EM1

— Namrata (@namrataganatra) January 14, 2020

Congrats to the ⁦@Plaid⁩ team! ⁦@zachperret⁩ ??

Visa is acquiring Plaid for $5.3 billion, 2x its final private valuation - @TechCrunch https://t.co/1Lz3uWqWX9

— Megan (@MeganCaywood) January 14, 2020

Visa is acquiring #Plaid for $5.3 billion,

2x its final private valuation https://t.co/iGPiQ9IuS7 #fintech #VC #startup #finserv #banking @TechCrunch #API @FrankJSchwab @cgledhill @leimer @amitTwitr @UrsBolt @Xbond49 @AntonioSelas @helene_wpli @BarkowConsult @Visible_Banking pic.twitter.com/Ejc8N2Aj2V

— Spiros Margaris (@SpirosMargaris) January 14, 2020

Wow! Big day - big news! Huge congratulations to the team @Plaid! ? #OpenBankingExcellence #APIeconomy #OpenBanking #OpenFinance #API #connectingecosystem #collaboration #fintech #banking #financialservices https://t.co/ESLkL81CQ3

— Open Banking Excellence (@OBE_Global) January 14, 2020

Visa is acquiring Plaid for $5.3 billion, 2x its final private valuation
$$$ Fintech on Fire ?https://t.co/6wAB3xjbMB via @techcrunch

— Justin Wu? (@hackapreneur) January 13, 2020

The power of simplicity in a complex environment. APIs will continue to rule the world! https://t.co/vFpBvvyIP8

— KP (@thisiskp_) January 14, 2020

Visa is acquiring Plaid for $5.3 billion, 2x its final private valuation https://t.co/5CuqifhzgC pic.twitter.com/1Gjo8wJV5X

— David Logan (@DavidLogan2020) January 14, 2020

.⁦@Visa⁩ is acquiring financial services API start-up ⁦@Plaid⁩ for $5.3 billion USD. 2x its final private valuation. #FinTech https://t.co/hL1oQn0sjG

— Michael Dingle (@dingle) January 14, 2020

朝からめちゃビビったw

——-
VisaがPlaidを5,500億円で買収https://t.co/mul8rDtmga

— Koichi Tsunoda | CFO @Yappli (@KoichiTsunoda) January 13, 2020

Visa is acquiring Plaid for $5.3 billion, 2x its final private valuation https://t.co/If6yJtmjUD pic.twitter.com/AptmqS2kZR

— Michael Fonseca (@Mikeleiro) January 14, 2020

? Congratulations, @Plaid @williamhockey @zachperret —the #fintech ? company that has made money easier is to be acquired by @Visa! @NEA's @rickyang, an early investor and BOD member, details The Hard Work Behind Making Money Easy: https://t.co/OyfpdFmMTb pic.twitter.com/Jvw6tRWt3a

— NEA (@NEA) January 13, 2020

7 founder strategies that drove success at Plaid (acquired by Visa for $5.3 billion) https://t.co/gZlGWsfDaH

— Mårten Mickos (@martenmickos) January 14, 2020

.@Plaid built the foundation for modern #fintech.With a design-led approach to addressing a customer need,their infra helped companies like @RobinhoodApp and @JoinDrop unlock tremendous growth.Proud to be a part of the @NEA team that invested in their seed https://t.co/fNmjNSbASQ

— Jai Sajnani (@jaisajnani) January 13, 2020

?Congratulations, @Plaid! The #fintech company that has made money easier by democratizing consumer access to data is to be acquired by @Visa. @NEA's @rickyang, early investor and BOD member, details The Hard Work Behind Making Money Easy: https://t.co/hqnKjQCyAr

— Andrew Schoen (@andrewaschoen) January 13, 2020

?Huge congrats, @Plaid! The #fintech company that has made money easier by democratizing consumer access to data is to be acquired by @Visa for $5.3B.@NEA's @rickyang, early investor and BOD member, details The Hard Work Behind Making Money Easy: https://t.co/xoxTa5bjbE

— Sara Nayeem (@SaraNayeem) January 14, 2020

Congratulations, @Plaid! The #fintech company that has made money easier by democratizing consumer access to data is to be acquired by @Visa. @NEA's @rickyang, early investor and BOD member, details The Hard Work Behind Making Money Easy: https://t.co/Oej4HrKmP3

— Jess Ou ☁️ (@JessicaOu) January 13, 2020

?Congratulations, @Plaid! The #fintech company that has made money easier by democratizing consumer access to data is to be acquired by @Visa.@NEA's @rickyang, early investor and BOD member, details The Hard Work Behind Making Money Easy: https://t.co/XkQ1njYAEv

— Jordan Shapiro (@jordan_shapiro) January 13, 2020

? $LINK YOU JUST WINhttps://t.co/cEmEjKXHOQ pic.twitter.com/O7hKkqgMau

— Real Gym Fren (@ChainlinkHub) January 14, 2020

Meanwhile..as people focus on distractions...Billion dollar deals happen: “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.”https://t.co/zcFMZo2dxh

— Sam Conner (@samconnerone) January 14, 2020

Wow! @williamhockey & @zachperret , two of the hardest working founders I have ever met, together with the @Plaid team, have built something extraordinary, they really did change the global financial ecosystem, and enabled what we all call Fintech today!https://t.co/FpVCvzR3h8

— Amit Avner (@AmitAvner) January 13, 2020

Incredible incredible!

Congrats to @Plaid and @Visa —https://t.co/OfPykwf57K

— Hunter Horsley (@HHorsley) January 13, 2020

An interesting milestone in the rise and rise of the #fintech market and a marker in its evolution from niche to core business. We look forward to more consolidation and growth in the year ahead #leadership #businessgrowth:https://t.co/IoFEWt08YK

— ENGAGE (@EngageGroup) January 14, 2020

We’re incredibly excited to share that Plaid is joining @Visa!

Together, we’re looking forward to expanding our products for developers and connecting consumers with the fintech services that are making money easier for everyone. More details here.https://t.co/2DfsHVJ3JX

— Plaid (@Plaid) January 13, 2020

Some personal newshttps://t.co/7wupuT5vUM

— Evan L. (@NBplaid) January 14, 2020

The official drop ? https://t.co/XKv2KnFf8r

— Dan Kahn (@dbkahn) January 13, 2020

1/ Congrats to @Plaid, @zachperret and @williamhockey on merging forces with @Visa! So proud to have been part of the journey along with @arampell, Mary Meeker, @rickyang, @santopoliti. https://t.co/8p5XejkjWV

— Mark Goldberg (@Mark_Goldberg_) January 13, 2020

Nobody who builds anything serious is safe, you will be bought by Visa or MC - Plaid is joining Visa https://t.co/qXRWgJ0koj

— Stone @eversend ?? ? (@StoneAtwine) January 13, 2020

Plaid is joining Visa https://t.co/okObMfrzSY

— Dan Morgan (@danmorgan1) January 13, 2020

yes mom ?? https://t.co/wf02vLmkrI https://t.co/gWQxLwBciU pic.twitter.com/0csVl6HAny

— Daniel LaCoste ?? (@daniellacoste) January 14, 2020

Visa is acquiring Plaid for $5.3 billion, 2x its final private valuation https://t.co/z20MIMQruh

— Evan Kirstel (@evankirstel) January 15, 2020

Visa is acquiring Plaid for $5.3 billion, 2x its final private valuation – via @rightrelevance thanks @stbaasch https://t.co/AzBEeZ9IoH

— Bojan Tunguz (@tunguz) January 14, 2020

Most probably one of the largest Fintech exits ever - if not the largest

Visa is acquiring Plaid for $5.3 billion, 2x its final private valuation – TechCrunch Visa is acquiring Plaid for $5.3 billion, 2x its final private valuation – TechCrunch https://t.co/XyMTGzkaTL

— David Dana (@daviddana1) January 14, 2020

Gros move de Visa dans l'open banking. https://t.co/jk28Sd0jYz via @techcrunch

— Charlie PERREAU (@CharliePERREAU) January 14, 2020

Jan 8, 2019: Plaid acquires Quovo for $200mn

Jan 13, 2020: Visa acquires Plaid for $5.3bn

What a difference a year makes in the world of #FinTech, especially when it comes to the value of financial #data.https://t.co/l0s8aTo1fu

— Chisom Uche (@ChisUche) January 15, 2020

Visa acquiring Plaid = "Keep your friends close, and your enemies acquired"#NewSpinOnOldSayinghttps://t.co/cfo6f45Wt9

— Nick Martell (@NickOfNewYork) January 14, 2020

Congrats to financial services API portfolio company @Plaid, acquirer of former portfolio company @quovo, for the tremendous exit to @Visa...

Huge validation for the fintech ecosystem and infrastructure / b2b & b2b2c thesis!https://t.co/SWaTSP4ILa

— FinTech Collective (@fintech_io) January 13, 2020

When a Founder says to me..."We built this for ourselves" Visa is acquiring Plaid for $5.3 billion, 2x its final private valuation! https://t.co/azrfLiu5Hq

— Tom Lounibos (@Lounibos) January 14, 2020

Financial technology firm Plaid, which powers apps including Acorns and Robinhood, sells to Visa. https://t.co/lKoIzVVB93

— Adweek (@Adweek) January 14, 2020

Payments giant @Visa have acquired fintech firm @Plaid in a deal worth $5.3bn. This deal will enable the company, based in the US and London, to accelerate their growth whilst using Visa’s international footprint. https://t.co/kD8iL3HU6W

— London & Partners (@businesslondon) January 14, 2020

비자가 샌프란시스코의 핀테크 스타트업 플레이드 Plaid를 약 6조원을 주고 인수한다고 https://t.co/ScmSxOmMhO 오픈뱅킹을 가능하게 1만개의 은행과 핀테크앱 고객을 연결하는 API를 제공하는 B2B스타트업. 2013년에 설립된 젊은 회사인데 이런 거액에 인수. pic.twitter.com/vq2yQstlzN

— 에스티마 (@estima7) January 13, 2020

Big news in the #fintech space this afternoon. @Plaid is being acquired by @Visa for a reported $5.3 billion: https://t.co/55PyLase5e via @CNBC

— Peter Renton (@LendAcademy) January 14, 2020

So... I guess that leaves MasterCard with Yodlee?https://t.co/Plw8DIu9d2

— Chris Maddern (@chrismaddern) January 13, 2020

Congrats to Founders Den alum @Plaid! @zachperret @williamhockey "Visa to acquire Plaid, the fintech powering Venmo and other banking apps, in $5.3 billion deal" https://t.co/8NI3usRrRd

— Founders Den (@foundersden) January 14, 2020

Interesting. Very interesting. Who's going to be next?

Visa to acquire fintech company Plaid for $5.3 billion https://t.co/fNXd89i0tp

— David Gerbino (@dmgerbino) January 13, 2020

Wow. #Visa to acquire fintech company Plaid for $5.3 billion https://t.co/ue9g4lKnyS

— Em (@EmLindley) January 13, 2020

Congrats to both @Plaid and @Visa on this allstar acquisition. Can't wait to see what you bring to the #fintech landscape!!https://t.co/0fcVwBYRl5

— Startup Grind (@StartupGrind) January 14, 2020