Analysis

January 20, 2020

After Visa’s $5bn acquisition of Plaid, will a European fintech be next?

Plaid's lucrative sale is a key vote of confidence for payment fintechs. Similar players in Europe will now be eyeing their own exit hopes.


Isabel Woodford

6 min read

New york, USA - August 24, 2017: Macro of visa logo card on dollar bill background

Payments giant Visa made a monster startup acquisition last week, paying $5.3bn for US financial technology company Plaid.

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