Charlie Finance

Charlie Finance confirmed its app closed in August 2021. August 16 is the date Chime announced the app was going away, used as an inferred date.

Finance & accounting · 2016 – Aug 2021 · Closure announcement · 16 Aug 2021 · Evidence date, not an exact service cutoff · Charlie Finance Co.

The record

An AI personal finance assistant that monitored spending and suggested ways to save and pay down debt.

Operator at shutdown: Charlie Finance Co. Company source
Launched: 2016Launch source
Service end: Aug 2021Closure announcement · 16 Aug 2021 · Evidence date, not an exact service cutoffClosure source
Lifespan: About 5 years

Verification notes

Shutdown: Charlie Finance’s farewell page confirms the standalone finance app shut down in August 2021. Chime’s August 16, 2021 announcement says the app was going away as the team joined Chime. The displayed day is an announcement proxy. The actual August service cutoff day, hour, and time zone are unknown. The closure concerns the HiCharlie personal finance service, distinct from the Charlie Labs coding product, the later Charlie banking brand, and Chime’s own app. Closure source
Dates checked: Announced 16 Aug 2021 · Verified 9 Nov 2026
AI functionality: AI functionality source
Launch: BBVA identifies 2016 as the launch year. The first public month and day are unknown.
Location: United States · San Francisco. The original terms list San Francisco for operator correspondence. This is a historical business-contact city fallback. The coordinates use the rounded GeoNames city point. Location source · Coordinate source