Anthropic lets Claude connect to users' bank accounts with new Personal Finance feature
Original titleClaude AI can plug directly into your bank account
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- The Verge AI
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Summary
Anthropic launched a Personal Finance feature that connects Claude to users' bank and card accounts via the Plaid bank bridging platform with read-only access. Users can ask Claude questions about spending by category, upcoming bills, affordability of major purchases, and estimated monthly savings.
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Original excerpt
Anthropic has a new pitch for managing your personal finances: let Claude do it instead, with a new Personal Finance feature that connects it to your bank and card accounts via the Plaid bank bridging platform. You can ask the chatbot "where did my money go this month," for example, and it'll create an overview with a breakdown of spending by category, including rent and utilities, shopping, and food. Claude can also answer broader questions around what bills are left before your next payday, if you can afford big purchases like holiday trips, and how much money you could be saving each month. Its access is read-only, and with Plaid facilit … Read the full story at The Verge.