Mantl becomes first fintech to offer Plaid Layer onboarding tech
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Through this first-of-its-kind integration, MANTL empowers regional and community financial institutions to deliver the same seamless digital onboarding experiences as tech-first neobanks while unlocking faster growth and stronger conversion.
MANTL already delivers a best-in-class account opening experience, with average account opening times of under five minutes for consumers and under ten minutes for businesses. Now, with Plaid Layer natively integrated into its platform, MANTL can provide a one-minute account opening time. Plaid Layer enables financial institutions to collect identity information and link external accounts in seconds using only a phone number, eliminating friction while maintaining the highest standards of trust and security. By embedding this technology directly into its deposit and loan workflows, MANTL streamlines the entire onboarding process, accelerating time to open and enabling more users to successfully reach and complete applications—all within a secure, optimized experience.
'At Quontic, we are committed to delivering fast, intuitive, and seamless digital banking experiences that meet the evolving needs of our customers. The Plaid Layer integration, through our partnership with MANTL, allows us to dramatically accelerate onboarding while maintaining the highest standards of security and trust,' said Grace Pace, senior vice president of digital banking at Quontic Bank. 'More than a technology provider, MANTL is a strategic partner to regional and community banks. By making cutting-edge innovations like Plaid Layer readily available, MANTL empowers institutions to drive sustained growth and compete more effectively in today's digital-first landscape.'
Key benefits of the MANTL-Plaid Layer integration include:
Increase in conversion: Plaid customers using Layer have seen up to a 25% increase in end-to-end conversion rates.
Faster onboarding: Layer can onboard an account holder in one minute by unifying the collection of identity data for verification and account linking into one conversion-optimized flow, streamlining the signup process by as much as 87%.
Secure, scalable growth: MANTL paired with Plaid Layer unlocks an even more seamless, secure, and scalable path to customer growth.
'MANTL is on a mission to empower regional and community banks and credit unions to compete with the likes of Chase and Chime,' said Benjamin Conant, co-founder and chief technology officer at MANTL. 'Until now, only the most tech-forward neobanks have had access to Plaid Layer—and the results speak for themselves. Giving the community banking space built-in access to this powerful technology is another way MANTL helps these institutions reclaim their competitive edge.'
This integration reiterates MANTL's commitment to innovation and deepens its long-standing partnership with Plaid. Today, over 100 MANTL customers already use Plaid solutions to streamline onboarding, reporting 37% higher application booking rates. To date, more than 680,000 accounts have been opened on MANTL using Plaid.
'Our partnership with MANTL brings Plaid Layer's instant financial onboarding experience and real-time risk checks directly into the workflows of regional and community financial institutions,' said Adam Yoxtheimer, head of partnerships at Plaid. 'Now banks and credit unions can offer the digital-first experiences that consumers demand—accelerating new account growth, strengthening customer loyalty, and lowering operational costs—all while keeping security and compliance front and center.'
Plaid Layer is available to eligible MANTL bank and credit union customers.
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