OpenAI has acquired artificial intelligence-(AI) powered personal finance startup Hiro Finance. The deal will see Hiro’s team join OpenAI, founder Ethan Bloch said in a LinkedIn post Monday (April 13). Bloch said the deal provides the opportunity to expand Hiro’s vision of creating an “AI...
Australian FinTech Vivi Money has debuted a financial platform built on infrastructure from Visa-owned Pismo. The new offering is connected to Visa’s global payments network, and includes Visa debit card and savings products, per a report Friday (March 20) from the website eCommerce News. “Supporting...
For much of the past decade, “living paycheck to paycheck” has functioned as shorthand for low wages. PYMNTS Intelligence’s research this year suggests something more complicated: a broadening spectrum of financial fragility that increasingly reaches into the middle—and, at times, higher-income—tiers. Across the monthly 2025...
Americans are sorting themselves into distinct budgeting tribes, and not all are thriving. The latest PYMNTS Intelligence Paycheck to Paycheck 2025 report finds that while more consumers say they want to be saving more next year, the reality is that optimism often outpaces behavior. A widening gap...
December 31, 2025
For much of the past decade, “living paycheck to paycheck” has functioned as shorthand for low wages. PYMNTS Intelligence’s research this year suggests something more complicated: a broadening spectrum of financial fragility that increasingly reaches into the middle—and, at times, higher-income—tiers. Across the monthly 2025 installments of New Reality Check: The Paycheck-to-Paycheck Report, the top-line share […]
October 24, 2025
Americans are sorting themselves into distinct budgeting tribes, and not all are thriving. The latest PYMNTS Intelligence Paycheck to Paycheck 2025 report finds that while more consumers say they want to be...
August 11, 2025
With so many companies reporting earnings over the last two weeks — including the new entry, Chime — we thought it would be a good time to take a look...
January 13, 2025
Rising inflation and stagnant incomes are forcing many Americans to reconsider their financial stability, prompting a surge in demand for personal finance advice. Economic headwinds are leaving people worried about...
April 14, 2026
OpenAI has acquired artificial intelligence-(AI) powered personal finance startup Hiro Finance. The deal will see Hiro’s team join OpenAI, founder Ethan Bloch said in a LinkedIn post Monday (April 13). Bloch said the deal provides the opportunity to expand Hiro’s vision of creating an “AI personal CFO.” “For decades, personalized financial guidance has been too […]
March 23, 2026
Australian FinTech Vivi Money has debuted a financial platform built on infrastructure from Visa-owned Pismo. The new offering is connected to Visa’s global payments network, and includes Visa debit card...
October 07, 2025
OpenAI has acquired artificial intelligence (AI)-powered personal finance app Roi. That’s according to an announcement from Roi co-founder/CEO Sujith Vishwajith last week in a post on social media platform X....
May 23, 2025
Monarch Money has raised $75 million in a Series B funding round to continue growing its financial wellness platform. The company will use the new capital to add to its...
