You may soon be able to link Claude to your bank account
“A one-stop shop for attackers looking to drain your accounts.”
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- Anthropic appears to be testing Claude Money for mobile, which could link Claude to users’ bank accounts.
- The feature could analyze spending, summarize balances, and support financial decisions without manual statement uploads.
- TestingCatalog has not found a matching Money tab on Claude’s web interface.
- Experts warn linked AI accounts could increase fraud risks, and studies show AI financial advice can be unreliable.
Key Takeaways by nexos.ai, reviewed by Cybernews staff.
Anthropic appears to be testing a new feature that would connect Claude, its AI agent, directly to users’ bank accounts.
The “Money” feature may be coming to the Claude mobile app, enabling persistent access to a user’s bank account, as spotted by TestingCatalog.
This would allow Claude to analyze spending, summarize balances, and help users make financial decisions without the need to manually upload bank statements or transaction exports.
No equivalent “Money” tab has surfaced on Claude’s web interface yet, according to TestingCatalog.
The feature will likely launch in the US only, as expansion into regions like the EU would require additional infrastructure and approvals.
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Risky reliance on AI’s financial advice
Anthropic is testing “Claude Money” after its rival AI lab, OpenAI, introduced ChatGPT Finance in May 2026.
The feature connects ChatGPT directly to users’ financial accounts, allowing them to ask the chatbot questions “grounded in their financial context,” according to the company.
ChatGPT Finance is currently available to Plus and Pro users in the US on web, iOS, and Android.
Privacy and cybersecurity experts, however, are wary of the growing AI industry’s push into users’ finances.
Rachel Tobac, a hacker and CEO of SocialProof Security, recently warned against linking bank accounts to AI tools, citing the risk of them becoming “a one-stop shop for attackers looking to drain your accounts.”
In a LinkedIn post, she urged the use of strong passwords for AI tools, coupled with strong multi-factor authentication.
As a friendly hacker, I do NOT want to be able to hack into your ChatGPT by leveraging your reused password that showed up in a data breach, seeing your linked bank accounts, phishing you about exact charges you just made on vacation, and draining your life savings,Rachel Tobac, a hacker and CEO of SocialProof Security
There’s also the question of AI’s trustworthiness.
A 2026 study suggests that AI tools provide correct financial advice 56% of the time, are misleading 27% of the time, and are incorrect 17% of the time.
This leaves people misinformed about topics such as savings accounts, retirement plans, and real estate purchases.
“Don’t take AI tools at face value. Instead, be sure to consult with real experts, as they are less likely to make major mistakes that could leave you with even larger struggles,” says Antonia Medlicott, founder and managing director at Investing Insiders.