While 55% of Britons believe their mental health and wellbeing are impacted by financial worries, many will avoid seeking advice from banks for fear of judgement. Plum gets around this with its Facebook Messenger-based bot that helps users save up, track their spending, and start investing.

Nearly seven in ten Americans have less than $1,000 in their savings accounts, and 34% have nothing set aside whatsoever. Conserving cash can be difficult, but finance app Digit wants people to leave it to a bot. How has it managed to save people over $230 million in just 18 months?

The creation of Amazon Go – a cashierless supermarket where customers pick up items and walk out – seems to be winning in the race to master automated experiences. But competitors, such as Microsoft, are not staying far behind, giving the retail-giant some serious competition.

Wealthfront is an automated financial advisor that relies on algorithms, rather than human expertise to make investments. With young people expressing little trust or loyalty for traditional banks, Wealthfront is swapping in technology as a more trustworthy form of authority.