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February 2026
Plaid Hits $8B Valuation. Insurance Is Part of the Story.
Plaid just raised new capital at an $8 billion valuation, up from $6.1 billion in April 2025. The round was structured as a tender offer to provide liquidity for employees. CEO Zach Perret says this should be Plaid's last funding round before an IPO. Most coverage focuses on Plaid's core banking connectivity and its growing role in payments infrastructure. What gets less attention is that insurance is becoming a visible part of Plaid's strategy. What Plaid offers for insurance Plaid now has a
February 2026
Andres Lehtmets Advisory Weekly Newsletter – #36, 2026
BaFin AI/DORA guidance | Protection gap policy levers | InsurTech turns “AI-Tech” | ChatGPT as distribution
February 2026
Andres Lehtmets Advisory Weekly Newsletter – #35, 2026
OpenAI Frontier & insurance agents | EIOPA GenAI survey | FCA AI Live Testing | HKMA FinTech Promotion Blueprint | NVIDIA Earth-2 AI weather | EU–UK DORA ICT oversight MoU