Mint.Com was founded in 2006 by Aaron Patzer in Mountain View, California. The company operates a free, web based personal financial management program for those in the US and Canada. The software allows clients to track credit cards, banking, investments, and loans through a single interface. The service also allows users to set financial goals and set budgets.
The company originally provided account aggregation through Yodlee, but the company was acquired by Intuit in early 2009 for $170 million. Since this acquisition, features of Mint.Com have been incorporated into the Quicken desktop software, and vice versa.
Some have questioned the safety of the company’s software, which has users input their bank or other financial institution username and password to be stored for quick access. Although this has not yet happened, some fear a hacker would have access to all of a user’s financial accounts, should a hacking event occur.
Mint.ComMint.Com was founded in 2006 by Aaron Patzer in Mountain View, California. The company operates a free, web based personal financial management program for those in the US and Canada. The software allows clients to track credit cards, banking, investments, and loans through a single interface. The service also allows users to set financial goals and set budgets.
The company originally provided account aggregation through Yodlee, but the company was acquired by Intuit in early 2009 for $170 million. Since this acquisition, features of Mint.Com have been incorporated into the Quicken desktop software, and vice versa.
Some have questioned the safety of the company’s software, which has users input their bank or other financial institution username and password to be stored for quick access. Although this has not yet happened, some fear a hacker would have access to all of a user’s financial accounts, should a hacking event occur.
