Gamification

Savings app Blast has new target market — PC gamers

09/24/19

The app, which started with mobile gaming, will now integrate itself with some of the most popular video games on the market such as Fortnite.

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Acorns co-founder Walter Cruttenden launches savings app Blast

07/17/18

It ties checking accounts and cards to gaming and other apps to provide automated savings.

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Saving money is not a game (but it could be)

03/20/18

One fintech has a new twist on gamification — tie savings contributions to achievement in the most popular games.

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Savings app maker Long Game raises $4M

05/23/17

Long Game uses behavioral economics and the mass popularity of lottery games to redirect lottery spending toward savings.

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Take the Pokemon Go approach to bank sales

02/28/17

It is a fallacy that customers respond only to monetary rewards. Banks should use psychological rewards to drive digital product sales just as popular mobile apps do.

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