Claude Gets Personal Finance—Anthony Pompliano Accuses Anthropic of Copying His Startup

In brief

• Claude's Personal Finance beta lets U.S. paid subscribers ask questions about balances and transactions across connected accounts.
• Anthony Pompliano accused Anthropic of fishing for Silvia's proprietary information months before the launch.
• Claude's access is read-only, and Anthropic says its finance hub contains no ads or sponsored recommendations.

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.