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Fake shopping sprees and ‘happiness insurance’: The latest fintech apps reveal our financial anxieties

MarketWatch · October 17, 2026 at 2:52 PM

Fake shopping sprees and ‘happiness insurance’: The latest fintech apps reveal our financial anxieties

Fintech companies are catching on to how Americans are altering their financial habits, and they’ve created new products to try to meet the moment.

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Fake shopping sprees and ‘happiness insurance’: The latest fintech apps reveal our financial anxieties

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