Claude may be getting a feature that reads your bank finances

Anthropic may be working on letting Claude help with personal finance. It is not official, though: Anthropic has not announced such a feature, and the information comes from unreleased app code that the news site TestingCatalog has dug up.

Found in an unreleased app

In September 2026, a tab called "Money" was spotted in an unreleased version of Claude's iOS app. It was not active for most users. According to TestingCatalog and BleepingComputer, the on-screen text said users can "link your bank accounts" and ask Claude about things like spending and plans.

According to TestingCatalog, the feature appears to be able to analyze spending, recurring payments and balances. It is also meant to show trends and help with budgeting and financial planning. Users would not have to upload account statements themselves.

New name and bank connection

In October 2026, the feature had been renamed from "Claude Money" to "Personal Finance," according to TestingCatalog. That is reported by FourWeekMBA, which covers the find. The same source writes that the bank is to be connected through the service Plaid, which covers more than 12,000 US financial institutions. Plaid handles the encrypted login.

According to the report, access is meant to be read-only, so "Claude cannot move money." Users should also be able to remove the connection to their bank at any time. The feature is also meant to be able to build various dashboards, meaning clear overviews, of the user's data.

All of this is plans seen in the code and may change before anything is launched.

Many unanswered questions

It is unknown when the feature will arrive, in which countries, and which Claude subscriptions will get it. The same goes for which banks and account types will be supported. Anthropic's privacy terms for the feature have not been published, so nothing is documented about how Claude uses or stores bank data.

TestingCatalog expects the feature to launch first in the US, citing requirements from banking providers and regulation. That is an expectation and not confirmed. BleepingComputer notes that the feature may never roll out in Europe because of local privacy rules. That is speculation, not a statement from Anthropic.

ChatGPT already has something similar

OpenAI's ChatGPT has a similar feature, "Finances," where eligible US users connect accounts through Plaid. It is meant to answer questions about spending, bills, subscriptions, savings, net worth and investments. According to BleepingComputer, OpenAI says it does not train AI models on users' personal data.

The feature launched in May 2026 for Pro users first and was expanded on October 2 to Free, Go, Plus and Pro subscriptions.

There are already third-party connections for Claude for personal finance, including Era Context and PocketSmith.