The future of personal finance is smart and in the cloud.
Posted on August 22, 2012 in Media Culture by Mod7
Applications are increasing financial literacy, applying a data management approach to personal fiscal planning while empowering transactions free from traditional financial institutions.
- Tuition.io is an invite-only start-up that lets people fresh out of college manage and optimize their tuition obligations.
- For several years now, Mint has been the gold standard of online finance management.
- Dwolla allows people to exchange money easily and without all the middlemen.
- And we've talked about Square before...
- Other start-ups are more ambitious. Simple wants to replace banks altogether.
Say goodbye to the shoe-box filled with receipts and letters. The personal finance revolution is coming—it's clean, lean and smart. And, increasingly, people seem to be OK with having their personal finances live in the cloud.