Podcast with William Hockey, Co-founder and CTO of Plaid

We at Wharton FinTech believe that the future of financial innovation will depend on successful collaborations between banks and startups. And the company at the forefront of making these collaborations a reality is Plaid!

In our latest podcast, Ruhi Dang (Wharton MBA ’18) chats with William Hockey, co-founder and CTO of Plaid. Plaid is the tool that empowers a large number of applications you use today. In very simple terms, Plaid allows a variety of financial-technology startups to access their customers’ bank account information. Tune into this podcast to hear William discuss the story of Plaid, the emerging industry trends and talk about how some out-of-the-box startups are using Plaid today. What’s more you ask? Some xkcd humor and a dive into how Plaid’s APIs for the tech geek in you!

Prior to Plaid, William studied Computer Science at Emory and worked at Bain & Co. A native Central Coaster, he continues that life surfing, climbing, and exploring Northern California.

William hopes to see some of you use Plaid to build groundbreaking applications and transform the industry in the coming years. Check out https://plaid.com today!