Plaid has raised a $44 million Series B round led by Goldman Sachs Investment Partners with participation from existing investors, furthering its mission to make financial services developer-friendly and enable innovation in the industry. The company aims to connect consumers, their bank accounts, and third-party applications through its suite of APIs, facilitating new products and services in financial services such as consumer personal finance and recommendations, payments, and lending. With this financing, Plaid is poised to play a significant role in shaping the future of the financial technology industry, which has seen tremendous growth over the past few years with innovative startups and established banks collaborating to build a better financial future for consumers and businesses alike.