Reporter
Plaid is a financial technology company providing APIs and network connectivity for businesses to build financial products. Its platform supports bank-account linking, financial data access, identity verification, fraud and risk tools, credit underwriting, and bank payments.
Maintainer signals as of 8/12/2026
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About Plaid
Plaid operates a financial data network and API platform that lets businesses connect to financial institutions and build financial experiences. Its products support account and identity verification, real-time balance and transaction data, investment and liability data, income and underwriting workflows, fraud and AML risk checks, and multi-rail bank payments. It serves developers, businesses, financial institutions, platforms, lenders, banks, and consumer-facing financial-product providers.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will track banking, payments, crypto, and venture capital to break news and deliver definitive coverage. You will cultivate sources among industry insiders, founders, regulators, and executives; develop enterprise stories, regulatory deep dives, and analytical pieces; and contribute reporting to newsletters and digital products. You will own a beat, build trusted relationships, and report on location when needed.
Requirements
- Business and financial literacy
- Ability to read a balance sheet
- Understanding of funding rounds and how money moves
- Track record of producing clean and accurate copy under tight deadlines
- Experience on a business beat or an internship at a major financial wire, business news organization, or technology publication
- Curiosity and skepticism
- Strong news judgment
- Ability to separate signal from noise in a fast-moving industry
Responsibilities
- Track banking, payments, crypto, and venture capital news
- Break scoops and deliver sharp, definitive news coverage
- Build a network of industry insiders, founders, regulators, and executives
- Meet sources in person and build trusted relationships
- Pitch and execute high-impact features, regulatory deep dives, and analytical pieces
- Contribute reporting to newsletters and digital products
- Develop deep sources and own a beat
Benefits
- Equity
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)
