Aspiration

Aspiration is a sustainability-focused digital financial services company based in the United States that operated as an online-only neobank and fintech platform. Founded with a mission to provide environmentally and socially responsible banking alternatives, Aspiration offered sustainable banking products including checking and savings accounts, debit cards, investment funds, and carbon offset services. The company positioned itself as a leader in "green banking," promising customers that their deposits would never fund fossil fuel or coal industries.

At its peak, Aspiration served approximately 1.5 million customers and processed over $4 billion in transactions. The company raised over $517 million in total funding from investors including Oaktree Capital Management, former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, and celebrity backers such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Orlando Bloom, and Robert Downey Jr.