Crew is a financial technology platform offering high-yield checking and savings accounts designed specifically for families, with a 3.95% annual percentage yield and no minimum balance requirements. The platform enables parents to manage their finances while providing children with their own accounts, promoting financial literacy and responsible money management from an early age.
Funding
$2.5M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Traditional banking solutions often lack features tailored to the specific needs of families, making it difficult for parents to manage finances collaboratively and educate children about responsible money management. Existing accounts may not offer sufficient interest rates, and setting up appropriate accounts for children can be cumbersome.
Solution
Crew provides a family-centric banking platform that combines high-yield savings and checking accounts with tools designed to promote financial literacy. The platform enables parents to manage joint accounts while providing children with individual, FDIC-insured accounts that they can access and manage. Crew offers features such as automated allowances, child debit cards with parental controls, and the ability to split funds between spending and savings "pockets." By integrating these features into a single platform, Crew simplifies family finance management and encourages responsible financial habits from an early age.
Target Audience
Crew primarily targets families with children who are seeking a comprehensive banking solution that facilitates joint financial management and promotes financial literacy among younger users.
Features
- High-yield savings accounts with a competitive annual percentage yield (APY)
- Joint accounts for parents with individual authorized user accounts for children
- FDIC insurance coverage up to $500,000 for joint accounts and $250,000 for individual accounts
- Automated allowance distribution with customizable splits between spending and savings
- Child debit cards that can be easily frozen or unfrozen via the app
- Real-time monitoring of children’s accounts by parents
- Virtual card support for managing subscriptions and online transactions
- "Cruise control" feature to automatically maximize interest earned on savings