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Modak
Modak (Modak Makers) is a San Francisco Bay Area fintech that gives kids and teens a no-fee Visa debit card paired with a gamified money app for families. Parents fund the card, assign chores, and monitor spending from a dashboard, while kids earn in-app rewards points called Mobucks (MBX) for completing challenges, walking, and learning good money habits. Founded in 2022 by ex-GGV Capital investor Madhu Yalamarthi and backed by a $5.3M seed round, Modak positions itself as a lower-cost, rewards-driven alternative to Greenlight and GoHenry, and says it serves 30,000+ families.
Común
Común is a New York-based digital bank built Spanish-first for immigrants in the United States. It offers an FDIC-insured checking account, a Visa debit card, low-cost cross-border remittances, Zelle access, and one of the largest cash-deposit networks in the country - all openable without a Social Security number. Founded in late 2021 by Mexican immigrants Andrés Santos and Abiel Gutiérrez, Común set out to fix the financial exclusion they experienced firsthand, and it has grown into one of the fastest-growing consumer fintechs serving the Latino community.