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OpenAI Acquires Personal Finance AI Startup Hiro

OpenAI has acquired Hiro Finance, a personal finance AI startup backed by Ribbit Capital and General Catalyst. The deal points toward an AI-powered financial assistant in ChatGPT.

Hector Herrera · Apr 19, 2026 · 3 min read

Finance & Banking

OpenAI Acquires Hiro Finance, Pushing Into Autonomous Personal Finance

OpenAI acquired Hiro Finance, a startup building autonomous personal finance AI that takes actions on users' behalf — marking the company's most direct move yet into consumer financial services.

Hector Herrera · Apr 18, 2026 · 3 min read

Finance & Banking

OpenAI's IPO Will Reserve Shares for Everyday Investors, CFO Confirms

OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar confirmed the company's forthcoming IPO will include a retail investor allocation — unusual for a tech company targeting a $1 trillion valuation.

Hector Herrera · Apr 14, 2026 · 4 min read

Finance & Banking

Goldman Sachs and Lloyds Launch Autonomous AI Agents as Banking's Agentic Era Arrives

Goldman Sachs is deploying Anthropic Claude-powered autonomous agents for trade accounting and client onboarding, while Lloyds Banking Group expects enterprise-wide agentic AI to add £100 million in value.

Hector Herrera · Apr 12, 2026 · 4 min read