Claude Gets Personal Finance—Anthony Pompliano Accuses Anthropic of Copying His Startup - Decrypt
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Anthropic launched a personal finance feature for Claude on Thursday, letting users connect bank accounts and ask the chatbot what they have spent, what bills are due, and how much money they have left.
The announcement came with an accusation from crypto investor Anthony Pompliano, who says Anthropic tried to get inside information from his competing startup, Silvia, months before the rollout.
The new feature, called Personal Finance, is rolling out in beta to U.S. subscribers on Claude's Pro, Max, and Ultra plans. Users can link bank and credit card accounts through Plaid, which handles the bank login and gives Claude access to financial data without sharing account passwords.
Claude can then summarize spending, spot duplicate charges or unexpected fees, explain interest payments, and build charts or bill calendars. Anthropic's example shows a user asking where their money went this month, then following up to find out what remains before payday.
"Access is read-only, and Claude can't move, manage, or invest your money," Anthropic wrote on X. "Like the rest of Claude, Personal Finance has no ads or sponsored recommendations," the company added.
The assistant can see balances, credit limits, account names and types, the last four digits of account numbers, and up to 24 months of transactions from accounts users approve. According to Anthropic's documentation, conversations inside the Personal Finance hub are not used to train its models, but account balances may lag and AI-generated figures should be checked against bank records.
Also, how Anthropic tracks its users’ financial data and uses it beyond model training is not completely clear—and this is extremely valuable information for big data companies.
Pompliano, whose Silvia product bills itself as a…
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