Trust at Scale: How Marketplaces Can Build a Safer, Faster Onboarding Experience
Jan 13, 2026 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM EDT
Join senior leaders from leading marketplaces for an intimate dinner and discussion on how to build trust at scale without slowing down growth. We’ll explore how leading marketplaces are rethinking onboarding, identity, and payouts to create safer, faster experiences for buyers and sellers.
Hear real-world approaches to reducing friction, combating emerging fraud, and using data and payments to power the next generation of trusted marketplaces.
BWG Connect & Plaid invite you to join us for an interactive discussion over drinks and dinner with your peers! We'll explore the latest trends in the space and get your questions answered.
As always, there will be no sales pitches and dinner is complimentary.
Seating is limited, and RSVP is required.
Plaid is a leading financial technology company that enables secure connections between consumer bank accounts and the apps people use every day. Its API-driven platform powers payments, lending, personal finance, and identity verification by allowing businesses to access financial data with user permission. Plaid is trusted by thousands of fintech and enterprise companies to streamline onboarding, reduce fraud, and improve conversion. By focusing on security, compliance, and scale, Plaid plays a critical role in modern digital financial infrastructure.
Product Marketing Manager, Platforms & Marketplaces at Plaid
Co-Founder & Managing Director at BWG Connect
Aaron Conant is Co-Founder and Chief Digital Strategist at BWG Connect, a networking and knowledge sharing group of thousands of brands who collectively grow their digital knowledge base and collaborate on partner selection. Speaking 1x1 with over 1200 brands a year and hosting over 250 in-person and virtual events, he has a real time pulse on the newest trends, strategies and partners shaping growth in the digital space.
Product Lead, Payments at Plaid
Sales Engineer, Enterprise at Plaid
Product Marketing Manager, Platforms & Marketplaces at Plaid
Co-Founder & Managing Director at BWG Connect
Aaron Conant is Co-Founder and Chief Digital Strategist at BWG Connect, a networking and knowledge sharing group of thousands of brands who collectively grow their digital knowledge base and collaborate on partner selection. Speaking 1x1 with over 1200 brands a year and hosting over 250 in-person and virtual events, he has a real time pulse on the newest trends, strategies and partners shaping growth in the digital space.
Product Lead, Payments at Plaid
Sales Engineer, Enterprise at Plaid
Co-Founder & Managing Director at BWG Connect
BWG Connect provides executive strategy & networking sessions that help brands from any industry with their overall business planning and execution.
Co-Founder & Managing Director Aaron Conant runs the group & connects with dozens of brand executives every week, always for free.
