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Empower

Provider
Retirement / Wealth

Embedded-finance provider tracked in the Embedded Finance Index — disclosed by 4 companies across 1 category.

empower.com ↗Also analysed as a company — its own stack →
CategoriesRetirement / Wealth
Rank#7 of 37 in Retirement / Wealth
Buyers4 companies
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California, USA
Founded2016
FoundersWarren Hogarth
Raisedunknown

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Founders & story · from Empower’s own dossier

Empower Finance started as a mobile-first personal finance and budgeting app for millennials, combining AI recommendations with human financial planners. It pivoted toward embedded consumer banking and credit, launching cash advance and banking account products under its own brand (Thrive). The acquisition of Petal Card, Inc. expanded Empower into credit cards and broader credit health improvement, repositioning the company from a financial wellness app to a fuller-stack consumer fintech offering banking, lending, and credit products to underserved consumers.

Latest round: Series B
Recent developments
  • 2025-02Empower Finance updated its Consolidated Privacy Policy to cover Empower Finance, Inc., Empower Lending, LLC, and Petal Card, Inc., reflecting expanded product suite including Empower Cash Advance, Thrive, and Petal Card. source ↗
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Who uses Empower
4 companies disclose Empower in their stack
Midland States BankGodaddyMcdonaldsJPMorgan Workplace Solutions
Buyer mix · 4 of 4 classified
Bank / Community · 1Horizontal SaaS / E-commerce · 1Vertical SaaS / HR & Equity Compensation · 1Vertical SaaS / Restaurants · 1
US · 4
What the disclosures say
Godaddy
“Capitalize lookup confirms GoDaddy.com, LLC offers a 401(k) plan administered through Empower covering 6,723 employees (hicapitalize.com).”
Mcdonalds
“Capitalize.com confirms the plan is administered through Empower, covering 32,746 employees, with a tiered match policy (100% of first 3%, 50% of next 2%).”
JPMorgan Workplace Solutions
“jpmorganeveryday401k.zendesk.com and lifehealth.com confirm Vestwell as recordkeeper for Everyday 401(k) and Solo 401(k) expansion. retirementlink.jpmorgan.com routes to Empower Retirement for plan sponsor administration, indicating Empower as a separate retirement platform partner.”
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What Empower runs on · from its own dossier
The third-party providers Empower itself discloses, layer by layer — the vendor as a buyer. Distinct from the companies above that disclose Empower.
KYC
Persona
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Alternatives to Empower

Other Retirement / Wealth providers in the index, by the number of companies that disclose them. A count of public disclosures, not a ranking of the products.

Drivewealth16 buyers →Vestwell15 buyers →guideline11 buyers →Betterment at Work6 buyers →Atomic Brokerage4 buyers →betterment4 buyers →Apex Fintech Solutions3 buyers →Coronation Asset Management3 buyers →
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Ranked #7 of 37 in Retirement / Wealth — Embedded Finance Index 2026
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Empower — frequently asked

Which companies use Empower?

4 companies are linked to Empower in the Embedded Finance Index 2026, through their own public disclosures or Empower's published customer list, including Midland States Bank, Godaddy, Mcdonalds and JPMorgan Workplace Solutions.

What does Empower do?

Empower is an embedded-finance provider in Retirement / Wealth. It ranks #7 of 37 Retirement / Wealth providers by linked companies.

What are the alternatives to Empower?

The most-named Retirement / Wealth alternatives to Empower are Drivewealth (16 buyers), Vestwell (15 buyers), guideline (11 buyers), Betterment at Work (6 buyers), Atomic Brokerage (4 buyers) and betterment (4 buyers).

Who founded Empower?

Empower was founded by Warren Hogarth and is founded in 2016, headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA.

How much funding has Empower raised?

Empower has raised unknown in total.

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