BrightDime vs My Money Matters

BrightDime provides workplace financial wellness programs that combine coaching, education, and digital tools. Its dashboard can connect banking, credit card, loan, retirement, and investment accounts to track progress toward financial goals. Coaching includes scheduled 15–30 minute video, phone, or private in-app chat sessions, plus on-demand in-app chat and SMS. BrightDime Complete adds a library of videos, tools, and educational content, along with an employee engagement strategy using emails, videos, webinars, QR codes, and other materials. Credit coaching covers utilization guidance and a personalized improvement plan; BrightDime says use of the service does not affect a user’s credit score. The company says sponsoring employers cannot see coaching session content or individual conversation details. Essentials is free for enterprise accounts with a minimum of 5,000 users. Core starts at $0.20 per user per month with a $250 monthly minimum. Complete starts at $1.50 per eligible user per month, also with a $250 minimum. One-on-one coaching and custom events are add-ons for Core; Essentials lists one-on-one coaching, account aggregation, and custom events as add-ons.

My Money Matters combines workplace financial education and coaching with products for saving, salary access, and pension contributions. Eligible employees can use On-Demand Pay to access up to 50% of earned salary before payday, capped at £850 per month, for £1.95 per transaction. Auto Savings transfers a chosen amount from salary into a high-interest savings account each payday, with funds accessible when needed. Active LGPS members can add to their pension through Shared Cost AVCs using salary sacrifice, saving on tax and National Insurance. The service includes financial health checks, learning resources, live webinars, one-to-one coaching, and Max, an AI assistant that answers money questions, directs users to resources, and suggests next steps. It is built for public sector employers and is available to employees whose employer partners with My Money Matters, including partner LGPS members and NHS employees. The employer service has no joining or monthly fee. The maker lists payroll integrations with IRIS Cascade, IRIS Staffology, Shape/Ciphr, and SAP; Workday, Oracle, and ADP are in progress. Apps are available for iOS and Android, while employees can also sign in through the web platform.