Does Apple Card work with Plaid to connect balances and transactions to third party apps?

Nope. Still not an added feature. Knowing Apple; they will want to make their app the center of multiple account management

Your observation regarding Apple’s tight control over its ecosystem is insightful. It’s indeed interesting why Apple has chosen to support Mint, despite its known bugs and less than stellar user experience, over potentially more robust solutions like Plaid. This choice might appear inconsistent, especially when considering that Apple allows integrations with other apps for different features like Reminders.

The decision not to open up APIs for Apple Card could stem from a desire to maintain certain functionalities exclusive, ensuring that users remain within the Apple ecosystem. However, this approach may seem to fall short, especially when the features offered are not as robust as one would expect given the extensive marketing around the Apple Card.

Moreover, the considerations of security and privacy could also play a significant role in Apple’s choice of partnerships. It’s plausible that Plaid might not have met the stringent security or privacy standards set by Apple, or perhaps negotiations between them didn’t reach a favorable conclusion.

With Plaid’s upcoming IPO, there’s potential for changes that could benefit the consumers. The IPO might usher in a level of transparency or operational shifts that could make a partnership with Apple more feasible in the future. It’s an evolving landscape, and one can only hope that these changes will lead to better integration and an enhanced user experience for Apple Card holders and the broader Apple ecosystem.

Pure opinion and assumptions.

Any update on this?

Mint app was able to connect and download transactions. So it’s possible. But now that mint is shutting down. I hope this is added for other alternatives like plaid.

no it doesn’t:/ hopefully they’ll add it in the future