Kevin Young

Kevin Young, Communications at Plaid

Kevin Young is the Communications Lead at Plaid, a fintech company that provides APIs to help developers build applications that interact with users' bank accounts. He has over 20 years of experience in public relations, analyst relations, and content marketing.1

Key Points About Kevin Young

• He has been the Communications Lead at Plaid since March 2020.1
• Prior to Plaid, he held senior communications roles at companies like Harbor (acquired by BitGo), Zenefits, Fuze, Yammer (acquired by Microsoft), and Polycom.1
• He leads product communications at Plaid, showcasing the transformative role of Plaid, its customers, and partners in reshaping financial services.2
• He was involved in Plaid's acquisition of Cognito, an identity verification and compliance platform, in 2022.34
• As Plaid expands beyond its traditional fintech customer base into enterprise and new verticals like proptech and auto lending, Young's communications work is helping drive this growth.5

Plaid's Growth and Product Expansion

Under Young's communications leadership, Plaid has grown significantly in recent years:

• Plaid now connects to 12,000 financial institutions with 500 million linked accounts.5
• The company's identity verification product is seeing strong growth among non-fintech clients.5
• Plaid has expanded into products spanning onboarding, payments, identity, credit reporting, and anti-fraud.5
• The launch of Plaid's Layer onboarding solution promises a 90% reduction in signup time for clients.5

As Plaid matures into a multi-product company catering to a diverse customer base, Young's communications work is playing a key role in showcasing Plaid's evolution and driving the company's growth.