Gen-Z is hard at work, but banks have been standing in the way.

The financial industry has left the under-18 market out in the cold. Current is stepping in to offer the hustle generation the banking services they need to earn money and build businesses.

Holiday Gift Guide: Beauty

This season's best beauty buys are online Holiday season is upon us, and you know what that means...having to start thinking about what gifts to get the special teens in your life.

Teens & Money

The Ultimate Guide to Saving for Your First Car

Looking to buy your first car in 2019? For most teens, that means saving up and tapping into their parents. You can pay for gas and the occasional oil change with your Current

Teens & Money

Is there a way to co-parent without a joint bank account? Finally a solution.

Traditional banks don't allow two or more adults to jointly manage a teen’s account unless they have a joint bank account. Current does. Each adult can connect one or more independent funding sources, which other adults on the account can neither access nor see.

The Tech Devices Teens Want This Holiday Season

Approved by teens themselves. At Current, working with GenZ means we have the inside scoop on what they want for the holidays. In a recent Instagram Challenge, we surveyed over 1,000 teens

Teens & Money

It Happened Again: Gen-Z a no-show on Cyber Monday

Teens spent more and swiped more often on Monday, November 19 than they did a week later on Cyber Monday.

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Hollister, PacSun and Urban Outfitters Outperformed with Gen-Z on Black Friday

Teenagers headed to the mall on Black Friday, and Hollister, PacSun and Urban Outfitter all punched above their weight, gaining share of spend from segment leader Forever 21 and H&M.

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Black Friday Midday Snapshot: American Teens Head Back to the Mall and Big Box Retailers

Black Friday Midday Snapshot: American teens are out shopping, using their Current debit cards at the mall and big box retailers.

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Where does Gen-Z show up in the workforce? In the gig economy.

Current is filling a gap in the financial market, providing banking services to the hard-at-work under 18 population.

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How Gen-Z is Earning Money: The Side Hustle

and how your teen can earn as well On a recent Instagram poll, we found out that most of our teen followers (57%) receive their pocket money from their parents. But interestingly, for

Homecoming on a budget

How you can save money on homecoming Homecoming season is here! There are plenty of things to do, like buying homecoming tickets, getting new outfits, planning transportation arrangements...and the list goes on.

Current Reaches 200,000 Users

More American parents turning to Current as their teen’s first bank account Current, which offers a debit card and app for teens, is helping American families give teens a head start on

Best Gifts for Teenagers

Your handy guide to cool gifts teenagers will love Modern-day teenagers can be a mystery — "whatever" might mean "no," "anything" could mean "yes," and don't

Items You May Have Missed This Back To School Season

Make the school year feel like a breeze with these gadgets.

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How much money are teens saving with Current? Nearly half have set a savings goal of more than $2,500.

We know teens using Current save money, adoption of our savings goal tool increases 60% every month.

What Teenagers Are [Actually] Saving For Might Surprise You

When we asked teenagers what they wanted Current to help them do, most answered help me save money. So last November, we launched a savings goals feature, and adoption of the feature has

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Where teens show up in the workforce (and where they don’t)

There has been a lot of research published over the last three years on Gen-Z and their attitude toward work and careers. A consistent thread in that research is Gen-Z’s desire to work, but particularly to work for themselves.

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Our new TV spot, teens and the gig economy

Our latest TV spot is now airing nationally. It follows five teens who start designing t-shirts and end up selling them in a pop-up shop out of the back of their truck.

Current Announces Partnership with Mod Kids USA

Current has entered into a partnership with Mod Kids USA, the off-road motorsports platform. The partnership begins with the sponsorship of three documentary films that will feature an elite class of teens that

Engineering

Neo4j on GCP

We rely on a Neo4j Graph Database to store and expose relationships among our users, their family members, and financial instruments such as their debit cards and their connected banks. Storing and exposing this data via a graph facilitates quick and low-cost retrieval of data.

Teens & Money

When Teens Travel Outside the U.S.

Traveling is a fantastic learning opportunity for teens, and a bit nerve wracking for parents. You are excited for your child, and you want to set them up for success, but you also worry about them.

Teens & Money

You see girls blowing bubbles. We see teens that just started a business.

In a generation that is creative and tech-savvy, it should not be a surprise that Gen-Z teenagers are finding ways to make money.

News

Current Announces Strategic Investment from Fifth Third

Current, the platform enabling teens to connect their money with the people, brands and experiences they value, today announced that Fifth Third Capital, a direct equity investment subsidiary of Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB), joined the recently announced Series A funding, led by QED Investors.

Teens & Money

Stop listening to experts when it comes to money and chores

The right answer when it comes to money and chores is “do what feels right for your family.” It is as simple as that. And feel free to experiment. Smart small, see how it goes.

Teens & Money

Teens can now use Current with Apple Pay

We’ve got something exciting to share. Apple Pay is now available to Current customers.