WO2017034609A1

WO2017034609A1 - Provisioning an interactive financial wellness and asset management service via a network

Info

Publication number: WO2017034609A1
Application number: PCT/US2016/000070
Authority: WO
Inventors: Joshua G. HATTER; Ryan Robert LEMIRE
Original assignee: Parabola, Llc
Priority date: 2015-08-27
Filing date: 2016-08-29
Publication date: 2017-03-02

Abstract

A server device may receive a request to access a financial service; obtain first information identifying assets, liabilities and financial goals of the user; obtain second information identifying accounts owned by the user; generate first financial information based on the first information and the second information; determine whether a first financial goal has been attained based on the first financial information; determine future values associated with a second time that occurs in the future, for the accounts, assets or liabilities; generate second financial information based on the future values; determine whether a second financial goal can be obtained, by the second time, based on comparing the second financial information to the first information; and output the first financial information, the second financial information and a notification indicating whether the first financial goal has been attained or whether the second financial goal can be attained by the second time.

Description

PROVISIONING AN INTERACTIVE FINANCIAL WELLNESS AND ASSET

MANAGEMENT SERVICE VIA A NETWORK

BACKGROUND

[0001] User devices and other computational and/or communication devices (e.g., tablet computers, laptop computers, desktop computers, server devices, etc.) are capable of performing an increasing variety of functions and tasks that continue to improve the user's experience. For example, user devices can run a variety of applications, can connect to a variety of wired and wireless networks to receive services, can access a variety of services and/or perform^" various functions associated with ecommerce, point of sale transactions, social networking, downloading and uploading content, sending and receiving messages, etc.

[0002] Many businesses, organizations, or associations provide benefits to their employees as part of their overall compensation. Such benefits often include pension plans, Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) plans, 401 (k) plans, profit-sharing plans, Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs), deferred compensation plans, etc. Additionally, employees and individuals often self-fund bank accounts, Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), Roth IRAs, taxable brokerage accounts, etc. and may retain one or more (or none at all) financial advisors and/or asset managers to obtain professional financial advice for each of the accounts described above. Unfortunately, user devices and/or other computational and/or communication devices do not readily provide a comprehensive set of services, by executing a single application, that enable the employee, individual, financial manager or asset manager to access, track and/or manage all of their financial assets and liabilities, including those offered and/or managed through their employer. Additionally, user devices and/or other computational and/or communication devices do not always enable a financial manager or asset manager to easily and quickly, using a single application, access a complete, up-to-date set of financial data of a client's asset accounts, liabilities (e.g., mortgage, revolving credit, automobile payments, personal property purchases, etc.), or other financial data. The inability to access all of a client's financial data makes it difficult for the asset manager to provide sound, complete and accurate financial advice to the client.

SUMMARY

[0003] According to one implementation, described herein, a server device for providing a financial service, the first server device may include one or more processors executing one or more instructions to: receive, from a user device associated with a user, a request to access the financial service; and obtain, based on receiving the request, first information associated with the user. The first information may identify assets and liabilities of the user, one or more financial goals specified by the user, and access credentials enabling access to one or more accounts owned by the user and held at one or more financial institutions or service providers. The one or more processors may be further to communicate, using the access credentials, with a second server device to obtain second information associated with the one or more accounts owned by the user. The second information may identify balances and transactions associated with the one or more accounts. The one or more processors may also generate first financial information based on the first information and the second information. The financial information may identify one or more of: the balances and transactions associated with the one or more accounts, total assets of the user, total liabilities of the user, or net worth of the user. The one or more processors may be yet further to determine whether a first financial goal, of the one or more financial goals, has been achieved based on the first financial information; and output, to the user device, the first financial information and a first notification indicating whether the first financial goal has been achieved. The one or more processors may be further to generate second financial information, associated with a future point in time, based on the first financial information and third financial information that was generated before the request to access the financial service was received. The second financial information may identify one or more of: future balances associated with the one or more accounts projected for the future point in time, future total assets of the user projected for the future point in time, future total liabilities of the user projected for the future point in time, or future net worth of the user projected for the future point in time. The one or more processors may be further to determine whether a second financial goal, of the one or more financial goals, is likely to be achieved, by the future point in time, based on the second financial information; and output, to the user device, the second financial information and a second notification indicating whether the second financial goal is likely to be achieved.

[0004] According to yet another implementation, described herein, a system may include one or more server devices executing one or more instructions to receive a request to access the financial service; and obtain, based on receiving the request, first information associated with a user device and access credentials associated with a user of the user device. The first information may identify assets and liabilities of the user and one or more financial goals specified by the user, and the access credentials may enable one or more accounts, associated with the user, to be accessed. The one or more server device may also communicate, using the access credentials, with a different server device, associated with a financial institution or service provider used by the user, to obtain second information associated with the one or more accounts. The second information may identify balances and transactions associated with the one or more accounts. The one or more server device may further generate first financial information based on the first information and the second information. The financial information may identify one or more of: the balances and transactions associated with the one or more accounts, total assets of the user, total liabilities of the user, or net worth of the user. The one or more server device may still further compare the first financial information to the first information to determine whether first financial goal, of the one or more financial goals, has been achieved; determine future values, associated with a future point in time, for the one or more accounts, and the assets and liabilities of the user; and generate second financial information, associated with the future point in time, based on the determination of the future values. The second financial information identifying rfuture balances, of the one or more accounts, at the future point in time, future total assets of the user at the future point in time, future total liabilities of the user at the future point in time, or future net worth of the user at the future point in time. The one or more server device may also compare the second financial information to the first information to determine whether a second financial goal, of the one or more financial goals, is likely to be attained by the future point in time, and output, to the user device, the first financial information, the second financial information and a notification indicating whether the first financial goal has been attained or whether the second financial goal is likely to be attained by the future point in time.

DESCRIPT BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0005] Fig. 1 is a diagram of an example environment in which the systems, methods and/or devices, described herein, may be implemented.

[0006] Fig. 2 is a diagram of example components that may correspond to one or more of the server devices of Fig. 1 .

[0007] Fig. 3 is a diagram of one or more example user devices and/or business device of Fig. 1.

[0008] Fig. 4 is a diagram of example components that may correspond to one or more of the user devices and/or business devices of Fig. 1.

[0009] Fig. 5 is a flow chart of an example process that may enable an interactive financial asset and wellness service to be provided to a user device.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0010] Figures 1-5 are attached thereto and incorporated herein by this reference. The following detailed description refers to the accompanying Figures 1 -5. The same reference numbers in different figures may identify the same or similar elements.

[0011] The systems, methods, devices, technology and/or techniques (hereinafter, the "systems and/or methods") may be associated with information technology (e.g., user devices, servers, nodes, processors, logic, wired and wireless communication links and/or networks, etc.), logic (e.g., hardware, software, or a combination thereof), network architecture, communication and/or technology protocols and standards, and/or data and information being processed by and/or flowing through the system. The systems and/or methods, described herein, may enable a user, of a user device, to access a copy of an application (hereinafter, a "Application" or "Application"), hosted on and/or being executed by the user device, that can be used to access and/or monitor financial information of the user and/or to perform an electronic transaction associated with such financial information such as making a payment, making a deposit, requesting a statement, sending and/or receiving communications or documents, etc.

[0012] Financial information may include information that identifies an account (e.g., account number, etc.), a name of an institution holding such account (e.g., a bank name, a mortgage company name, a brokerage firm name, etc.), a type of institution (e.g., a bank, credit union, mortgage company, brokerage firm, service provider, retailer, etc.), a type of account (e.g., a bank account, a brokerage account, a 401 (k) account, a SEP account, an ESOP account, an IRA account, etc.), a liability account (e.g., mortgage loan account, a credit card account, a bank loan number, an automobile loan number, etc.), a service provider account (e.g., a utilities account, an insurance policy for which premiums are paid, etc.), etc.

[0013] Fig. 1 is a diagram of an example environment 100 in which the systems and/or methods, described herein, may be implemented. As shown in Fig. 1 , environment 100 may include a group of user devices 1 10-1 , 1 10-J (collectively referred to herein as "user devices 1 10," and individually as "user device 1 10") (where J > 1 ) and a group servers 120- 1 , 120-K (collectively referred to herein as "servers 120" and individually as "server 120") (where > 1 ) that are interconnected by a network 130. The number of devices and/or networks, illustrated in Fig. 1 , is provided for explanatory purposes only. In practice, there may be additional networks and/or devices, fewer networks and/or devices, different networks and/or devices, or differently arranged networks and/or devices than illustrated in Fig. 1.

[0014] Also, in some implementations, one or more of the devices of environment 100 may perform one or more functions described as being performed by another one or more of the devices of environment 100. Components of environment 100 may interconnect via wired connections, wireless connections, or a combination of wired and wireless connections.

[0015] User device 1 10 may include any computation or communication device, such as a wireless mobile communication device, that is capable of communicating with network 140. For example, user device 1 10 may include a radiotelephone, a personal communications system (PCS) terminal (e.g., such as a smart phone that may combine a cellular radiotelephone with data processing and data communications capabilities), a personal digital assistant (PDA) (e.g., that can include a radiotelephone, a pager, Internet/intranet access, etc.), a laptop computer, a tablet computer, a personal computer, a camera, a personal gaming system, or another type of computation or communication device. In one example implementation, user device 1 10 may include a global positioning satellite (GPS) component that communicates with a GPS constellation to provide and/or obtain location information associated with user device 1 10. Additionally, or alternatively, user device 1 10 may include logic, such as one or more processing or storage devices, that can be used to perform and/or support processing activities on behalf of a user.

[0016] User device 1 10 may further perform communication operations by sending data to or receiving data from another device, such as some other user device 1 10 and/or server 120. Data may refer to any type of machine-readable information having substantially any format that may be adapted for use in one or more networks and/or with one or more devices. Data may include digital information or analog information. Data may further be packetized and/or non- packetized. User device 1 10 may include logic for performing computations on user device 1 10 and may include the components illustrated in Fig. 2 in an example implementation.

[0017] User device 1 10 may host a copy of an Application, obtained from server 120 (e.g., application server 120), via which financial wellness services can be accessed and used. User device 1 10 may provide one or more user interfaces with which a user, of user device 1 10, can interact to register the Application, the user, and/or the user device 1 10 with application server 120; set up an account and/or provide access credentials associated with service providers retained by the user and/or provider servers 120 associated therewith; and/or access financial wellness services provided by application server 120.

[0018] Server 120 may include one or more server devices, or other types of computation or communication devices, that gather, process, search, store, and/or provide information in a manner described herein. Server 120 may communicate via network 130. Server 120 may act as an application server 120 that hosts and/or executes an Application that enables application server 120 to register user devices 1 10 and/or other servers 120 including servers 120 associated with financial managers and/or asset managers (hereinafter, "manager server 120") retained by the user; servers 120 associated with service providers used by the user (hereinafter, "provider servers 120"), servers 120 associated with financial institutions used by the users (hereinafter, "institution servers 120"); etc. Application server 120 may also, or alternatively, host a website that can be accessed by user device 1 10 to access the financial wellness services (e.g., as Software as a Service (SaaS) web-based services).

[0019] Application server 120 may communicate with a mediation server 120 associated with a service provider (e.g., Plaid® Technologies, Inc., Yodlee® Inc., etc.) that is entrusted and authorized by the financial institutions to communicate securely with financial servers 120 to mediate secure transactions involving the exchange of a user's financial information including without limitation transacting ACH Payments of the user from the user's financial institutions to the user's service providers for goods and services purchased by the user. Mediation server 120 may also, or alternatively, obtain up to date financial information of the user from a financial server 120 (associated with a financial institution of the user) and provide such financial information to application server 120 to enable the financial wellness services, described herein, to be provided to or accessed by the user device 1 10.

[0020] Network 130 may include one or more wired and/or wireless networks. For example, network 140 may include a cellular network, a public land mobile network (PLMN), a second generation (2G) network, a third generation (3G) network, a fourth generation (4G) network (e.g., a long term evolution (LTE) network), a fifth generation (5G) network, and/or another network. Additionally, or alternatively, network 140 may include a wide area network (WAN), a metropolitan network (MAN), a telephone network (e.g., the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN)), an ad hoc network, an intranet, the Internet, a fiber optic-based network, and/or a combination of these or other types of networks.

[0021] The systems and/or methods may enable application server 120 to register the Application, the user and/or user device 1 10, and/or a server device 120 associated with financial manager or asset manager (e.g., hereinafter a "manager server 120"). Application server 120 may maintain one or more copies of the Application and may transmit or otherwise make available the Application to user device 1 10 and/or manager server 120 once registered with application server 120. Application server 120 may execute a copy of the Application to perform one or more of the operations, activities or implementation described herein.

[0022] The systems and/or methods may enable a registered user and/or user device 1 10 to set up an account by identifying financial institutions, service providers, etc. with whom the user does business. The user may cause user device 1 10 to communicate with application server 120 to perform a search and/or look up one or more financial institutions, services, providers, etc. User device 1 10 may transmit, to application server 120, information that identifies access credentials, of the user and/or user device 1 10 (hereinafter, "user access credentials") for each identified financial institutions (e.g., banks, mortgage companies, creditors, etc.) and/or service providers (e.g., utility company, wireless broadband service provider, a retail store, etc.).

[0023] The user may use the Application to perform financial and/or estate planning to identify the user's financial and estate goals. The user may enter, in to a user interface displayed on user device 1 10, information associated with one or more financial goals of user (e.g., user's net worth, cash balance, debt balance, 401 (k) balance, IRA balance, college fund, purchase of a home, purchase of an automobile, a vacation fund, retirement assets, etc.) associated with one or more time periods or milestones (e.g., 1 year, 5 year, 10 year, etc. graduation, home purchase, retirement, etc.). User device 1 10 may receive the information associated with the one or more financial goals and may output such information to application server 120. Application server 120 may receive the information associated with the one or more financial goals and may store such information in a memory associated with application server 120.

[0024] User device 1 10 may provide a notification to application server 120 (and/or manager server 120) indicating that the user authorizes and/or consents to application server 120 (and/or manager server 120) obtaining user financial information and/or to communicate with financial institutions and/or service providers of user to obtain such financial information. Application server 120 may receive such notification of authorization or consent and may use the access credentials to communicate with one or more server devices 120 associated with such financial institutions (hereinafter "institution server 120") or service providers (hereinafter "provider server 120") with which the user has opened an account. Such accounts, for example, may enable the user to use user device 1 10 to perform online banking, make loan payments, contribute to a company 401 (k), contribute to an IRA, make a mortgage payment, purchase securities, receive or track the payment of proceeds from an annuity, make utility payments, make payments to a service provider, make payments to a creditor, etc. Application server 120 may use the user access credentials to log on to the institution servers 120 and/or provider servers 120 to establish a secure communication session with such servers (e.g., using a virtual private network protocol, a hypertext transfer protocol secure (H^'lTPS), secure sockets layer (SSL) protocol, a tunneling protocol, a secure application programming interface (API), etc.). The communication session may enable application server 120 to access and/or obtain financial information associated with the user and to provide one or more services (e.g., via a website, mobile application, and/or user interface hosted, displayed, or otherwise made available by application server 120), to user device 1 10 and/or manager server 120, described herein. Application server 120 may also, or alternatively, perform a secure electronic transaction such as depositing and/or debiting an account, updating account information, updating personal information associated with the user, updating login credentials with a particular financial and/or provider server 120. In a non- limiting example, application server 120 may communicate with financial server 120 to make a deposit, transfer funds, etc. or with provider server 120 to make a purchase. Application server 120 may obtain updated financial information from financial and/or provider server 120 based on such electronic transactions or may generate updated financial information based on the electronic transaction.

[0025] The systems and/or methods may also, or alternatively, enable the user to specify information associated with the user such as age, sex, marital status, type of profession, number of dependents, etc. Such information may be transmitted by user device 1 10 to application server 120 and/or to manager server 120, associated with a financial manager and/or asset manager retained by the user and/or with whom an account has been opened.

[0026] User device 1 10 may also, or alternatively, provide information, to application server 120, that grants permission to one or more financial managers and/or asset managers retained by the user to access the user's financial information obtained by application server 120. Based on the authorization, manager server 120 may log on to application server 120 (using manager access credentials established during registration) to access the user's financial information (e.g., via a website and/or user interface displayed or made available by application server 120) to enable manager server 120 to obtain a holistic and accurate view of the user's financial condition based on the user's financial information. Application server 120 may receive a request to access the user's financial information and may transmit or otherwise make available the financial information to manager server 120 when application server 120 determines that permission has been granted by the user to permit manager server 120 to access the financial information. Additionally, or alternatively, manager server 120 may maintain a website that can be accessed by user device 1 10 and via which user device 1 10 may access application server 120 (e.g., by selecting a link to application server 120 website) to view the user's financial information.

[0027] The systems and/or methods may enable application server 120 to communicate with a particular server device 120 that mediates communications between application server 120 and some or all of the institution servers 120 and/or provider servers 120 (hereinafter, "mediation server 120"). Additionally, or alternatively, application server 120 may provide the access credentials, associated with the user, to mediation server 120 to enable mediation server 120 to obtain the financial information, associated with the user, from financial server 120 and/or provider servers 120. Such mediation may include authenticating application server 120 to ensure that access to the financial information of the user is authorized. Additionally, or alternatively, mediation server 120 may be qualified as a trusted server that is authorized by the financial institutions and/or service providers, associated with institution servers 120 and/or provider servers 120, respectively, to securely communicate with the institution servers 120 and/or provider servers 120. Such qualification and/or authorization may include granting rights of access via one or more API's, use of one or more communication protocols or standards supported by the institution servers 120 and/or provider servers 120, use of an encoding and/or decoding scheme for secure transmission and/or storage of financial information, etc. Once a secure communication session is established, mediation server 120 may use the access credentials, of the user received from application server 120, to obtain the financial information associated with the user and may provide such financial information to application server 120. Application server 120 may also, or alternatively, communicate with mediation server 120 to perform a secure electronic transaction such as depositing and/or debiting an account, updating account information, updating personal information associated with the user, updating login credentials with a particular financial and/or provider server, etc. Mediation server 120 may obtain updated financial information from financial and/or provider server 120 and may provide such update financial information to application server 120.

[0028] The systems and/or methods may also, or alternatively, enable application server 120 and/or user device to encode and/or decode financial information and/or access credentials, as well as store, process, transmit and/or receive data in encoded (e.g., using at least 128 Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) encryption) and/or decoded form. For example, application server 120 and/or user device may use a mathematical function, such as a hash function (e.g., Fowler- Noll-Vo (F1MV) has function, MurmurHash function, etc.), cryptographic hash function (e.g., Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA), BLAKE, HAVAL, MD2 Message-Digest algorithm, etc.), a checksum function, cyclic redundancy check function, etc. to encode and/or decode access credentials and/or financial information of the user and/or user device, and/or access credentials of a financial manager, asset manager and/or the manager device associated therewith.

[0029] The systems and/or methods may enable application server 120, using the Application, to provide other services associated with tracking, monitoring and/or aggregating money balances, cash flow, etc. of the user based on the user's financial information during a period of time (e.g., a period of every one day, one week, pay period, two weeks, month, quarter, one year, five years, etc.). Such a service may include, by way of a non-limiting example, identifying an amount of money that the user made during the period, spent during the period, saved during the period, contributed toward achieving a money balance associated with a retirement account, etc.

[0030] The systems and/or methods may enable to application server 120 to update the above- identified balances on a near-real time basis based on every-day transactions made by the user which can be tracked and recorded by the institution and provider servers, such as, for example, credit card purchases, check purchases, ATM cash withdrawals, online bill payments, direct deposits, check deposits, etc. Each institution server and/or provider server may provide such up- to-date financial information to mediation server 120 automatically and/or based on an instruction provided by application server 120 to mediation server 120. Thus, such near-real time updates may enable up-to-date and accurate financial information to be obtained on a near-real time basis and provided to user device 1 10 for display on user device 1 10 (e.g., via an website, mobile application, etc.).

[0031] The systems and/or methods may enable application server 120 to provide recommendations and/or advice to user device 1 10 based on money balances described above. For example application server 120 may use the Application to determine the future value (e.g., 1 year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, 20 years, etc.) of any disposable income that is available during a time period if the disposable income was invested in the user's 401 (k) account or some other account. Such advice may include suggesting increasing a deferral amount of an IRA, 401(k), 529 College Tuition plan, etc. Other services, by way of a non-limiting example, may include recommending an accelerate mortgage payment schedule (including project savings in interest payments) if certain disposable income was used to pay down the principal of the mortgage.

[0032] Application server 120 may also, or alternatively, cause a user interface to be displayed that enables the user to perform an electronic transaction based on the advice, such as increasing the amount of contribution to be withdrawn from the user's paycheck to be contributed to the 401 (k) or some other account. Application server 120 may also, or alternatively, transmit a request to manager server 120, associated with a financial manager and/or asset manager retained by the user, to track the transaction or enable the manager to initiate the transaction on the user's behalf. Additionally, or alternatively, application server 120 may transmit a request, to a server device 120 (hereinafter, "employer server") associated with the user's employer (e.g., the human resources and/or payroll department of the employer), to cause additional money to be withheld from the user's paycheck to be applied to the increased contribution to the 401 (k) or some other account.

[0033] The systems and/or methods may enable the Application to track the achievement of financial goals and/or milestones that are specified by the user (e.g., during registration or thereafter) and/or set by application server. Application server 120 may, for example, determine whether a loan balance has been paid below a loan threshold, a savings account balance has increase to an amount greater than a savings threshold, a retirement account balance has increase to an amount that is greater than a retirement threshold, etc. Application server 120 may create and/or transmit a notification, to user device 1 10 and/or manager server, indicating that one or more thresholds have been achieved. Such a notification may be a text-based notification, an image, a video, etc. In a non-limiting example, one or more electronic "badges" be awarded and transmitted to user device indicating that one or more thresholds has been achieved. Application server 120 may track the type and/or quantity of badges awarded to the user, the type and/or quantity of future badges for which the user may strive to obtain as an incentive system to set and achieve ever higher and more difficult financial wellness goals. The user may select (e.g., using a pointing device, a touch screen, etc.) an awarded badge or a future badge to obtain information describing the badge including the financial data and/or milestones associated with its award and/or future financial goals or thresholds to be achieved in order to qualify for the future award of the badge. Examples of such badges may be associated with contributing a certain percentage of income to a 401 (k) program, IRA, etc., increasing the contribution amount by more than some threshold (e.g., 5%, 10%, 20%, etc.), etc.; achieving a certain retirement account balance, etc. Certain badges may be associated with a negative connotation, such as failure of a user to contribute enough to a 401 (k) to qualify for all of the employer matching funds, etc. Other badges may correspond to savings amounts relative to a peer group (e.g., based on age, gender, profession, income level, etc.), achieving a maximum allowable contribution (e.g., under a 401 (k), IRA, etc.), completing a significant transaction (e.g., rolling over a 401 (k) to an IRA, etc.), paying off a loan, purchasing a home, contributing to a college savings fund (e.g., a 529 plan, etc.), etc.

[0034] The systems and/or methods may enable application server 120, using the Application, to provide other services, such as, by way of a non-limiting example, calculating and tracking a user's net worth as a function of time based on the financial information. Application server 120 may, for example, aggregate the net assets and net liabilities of the user based on the financial information and/or other information provided by the user and received from user device 1 10. Application server 120 may provide a user interface (e.g., via a webpage, mobile application, etc.) via which information associated with accounts such as a transaction history associated with the user may be displayed. The user interface may enable the user to interface with one or more buttons, fields, objects, etc. The user may, for example, select a particular identifier associated with an account, which may cause application server 120 to display information (e.g., dates of transactions, descriptions of transactions (deposits, withdrawals, purchases, credits, etc.), vendors, goods and services, etc.), balances (e.g., changes in balance amounts based on the value of each transactions) and/or transactions (e.g., an amount associated with each transaction) associated with the selected account.

[0035] The systems and/or methods may also, or alternatively, enable application server 120 to generate one or more scores associated with financial health and/or wellness of the user of user device 1 10. Application server 120 may, for example, generate a score based on one or more parameters obtained from the user's financial information including parameters associated with debt to income, amount of revolving debt, network, age, income level, aggregate debt amount, 401 (k) participation and contribution amounts, savings amount and/or rate, periodic income relative to liability payments, asset allocation, credit or fico score, level of participation in college savings plan (e.g., 529 plan), frequency of access of user to the Application via user device 1 10 or via a website hosted by application server 120. Additionally, or alternatively the score may be based on a weighted score of one or more of the foregoing parameters, which may allow a user of user device or operator of application server to manage and control the manner in which is score is created for each user based on the user's financial information and/or particular circumstances. [0036] Application server 120 may transmit a first notification to user device 1 10, an employer server and/or a manager server when the score, associated with a user, is greater than a threshold, which may indicate that the user is financially sound. When the score is not greater than the threshold, application server 120 may transmit a second notification to user device 1 10, employer server and/or manager server that the user is not financially sound. Depending on whether the first notification or the second notification is transmitted, the employer may offer one or more incentives (e.g., reduction in health insurance premiums, discounted gym memberships, etc.) to the user to become financially or continue to strive to be financially sound.

[0037] The systems and/or methods may enable application server 120 to analyze a transaction history of a user of user device 1 10 and generate a proposed budget for the user based on the transaction history of the user, the transaction history of other similar users (e.g., with similar "profiles" such as, for example, similar incomes, assets, liabilities, dependents, geographical locations, etc.). The transaction history may identify, by way of a non-limiting example, employer direct deposits, mortgage payments and rates, car payments and rates, point of sale transactions and type (e.g., restaurants, sporting goods, food and beverage, utility payments, insurance premium payments, tuition payments, retirement plan contributions (e.g., 401 (k), IRA, SEP, etc.), college savings plan contributions, etc. Application server 120 may also, or alternatively, determine whether certain payments and/or rates for a particular category of goods, services, loans, premiums, etc. is greater than a threshold associated with typical payments (e.g., average payments, median payments, etc.) of other similar users in the particular category. When such payments and/or rates are greater than the threshold, application server 120 may output a notification, to user device 1 10, indicating to the user that certain payments and/or rates may be unreasonably high relative to payments made by similar users. The notification may also, or alternatively, identify a lower rate that is based on the typical payments and/or rates paid by the similar users. Application server 120 may propose one or more service providers (e.g., automobile insurance agents, retailers, vendors, etc.) used by other similar users that may offer lower payments and/or premiums than are being paid by the user. Application server 120 may also, or alternatively, provide to user device 1 10 a notification or advertising content that identifies certain financial service providers that may assist the user with budgeting, taxes, investments, banking, loans, etc.

[0038] Additionally, or alternatively, based on the typical payments and rates of similar users in one or more categories, application server 120 may generate a proposed budget and may transmit the proposed budget to user device 1 10. Application server 120 may also, or alternatively, monitor expenditures of the user on a near-real time basis and may output one or more notifications alerting the user when expenses, in particular categories, have reached or exceeded one or more thresholds associated with the proposed budget.

[0039] Referring now to Fig. 2, server 120 may include a collection of components, such as a bus 210, a processing unit 220, a main memory 230, a read-only memory (ROM) 240, a storage device 250, an input device 260, an output device 270, and/or a communication interface 280. Bus 210 may include a path that permits communication among the components of server 120.

[0040] Processing unit 220 may include a processor, multiple processors, microprocessors, or other types of processing logic that may interpret, execute, and/or otherwise process information contained in, for example, the storage device 250 and/or memory 230. The information may include computer-executable instructions and/or data that may implement one or more embodiments of the systems and/or methods. Processing unit 220 may comprise a variety of hardware. The hardware may include, for example, some combination of one or more processors, microprocessors, field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), application specific instruction set processors (ASIPs), application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), complex programmable logic devices (CPLDs), graphics processing units (GPUs), or other types of processing logic that may interpret, execute, manipulate, and/or otherwise process the information. Processing unit 220 may comprise a single core or multiple cores. Moreover, processing unit 220 may comprise a system-on-chip (SoC) or system-in-package (SiP).

[0041] Main memory 230 may include a random access memory (RAM) or another type of dynamic storage device that may store information and instructions for execution by processing unit 220. ROM 240 may include a ROM device or another type of static storage device that may store static information and/or instructions for use by processing unit 220. Storage device 250 may include a magnetic and/or optical recording medium and its corresponding drive. In some implementations, main memory 230 or storage device 250 may also be implemented as solid state memory, such as flash-based memory.

[0042] Input device 260 may include a mechanism that permits an operator to input information to server 120, such as a keyboard, a mouse, a pen, a single or multi-point touch interface, an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a microphone, voice recognition and/or biometric mechanisms, etc. Output device 270 may include a mechanism that outputs information to the operator, including a display, a printer, a speaker, etc. In the case of a display, the display may be a touch screen display that acts as both an input and an output device. Input device 260 and/or output device 270 may be haptic type devices, such as joysticks or other devices based on touch.

[0043] Communication interface 280 may include any transceiver-like mechanism that enables server 120 to communicate with other devices and/or systems. For example, communication interface 280 may include mechanisms for communicating with another device or system via a network, e.g., a network interface card. [0044] Server 120 may perform certain operations in response to processing unit 220 executing software instructions contained in a computer-readable medium, such as main memory 230. For instance, server 120 may implement an application by executing software instructions from main memory 230. A computer-readable medium may be defined as a non-transitory memory device, where the memory device may include a number of physically, possibly distributed, memory devices. The software instructions may be read into main memory 230 from another computer- readable medium, such as storage device 250, or from another device via communication interface 280. The software instructions contained in main memory 230 may cause processing unit 220 to perform processes that will be described later. Alternatively, hardwired circuitry may be used in place of or in combination with software instructions to implement processes described herein. Thus, implementations described herein are not limited to any specific combination of hardware circuitry and software.

[0045] Fig. 3 is a diagram of an example user device 1 10. As shown in Fig. 3, user device 1 10 may include a housing 300, a speaker 310, a display 320, a microphone 330, and/or a camera 340. Housing 300 may include a chassis via which some or all of the components of user device 1 10 are mechanically secured and/or covered. Speaker 310 may include a component to receive input electrical signals from user device 1 10 and transmit audio output signals, which communicate audible information to a user of user device 1 10.

[0046] Display 320 may include a component to receive input electrical signals and present a visual output in the form of text, images, videos and/or combinations of text, images, and/or videos which communicate visual information to the user of user device 1 10. In one implementation, display 320 may display text input into user device 1 10, text, images, and/or video received from another device, and/or information regarding incoming or outgoing calls or text messages, emails, media, games, phone books, address books, the current time, etc.

[0047] Display 320 may be a touch screen that presents one or more images that corresponds to control buttons. The one or more images may accept, as input, mechanical pressure from the user (e.g., when the user presses or touches an image corresponding to a control button or combinations of control buttons) and display 320 may send electrical signals to a processor associated with user device 1 10 that may cause user device 1 10 to perform one or more operations. For example, the control buttons may be used to cause user device 1 10 to transmit information. Display 320 may present one or more other images associated with a keypad that, in one example, corresponds to a standard telephone keypad or another arrangement of keys.

[0048] Microphone 330 may include a component to receive audible information from the user and send, as output, an electrical signal that may be stored by user device 1 10, transmitted to another user device, or cause the device to perform one or more operations. Camera 340 may be provided on a front or back side of user device 1 10, and may include a component to receive, as input, analog optical signals and send, as output, a digital image or video that can be, for example, viewed on display 320, stored in the memory of user device 1 10, discarded and/or transmitted to another user device 1 10.

[0049] Although Fig. 3 depicts example components of user device 1 10, in other implementations, user device 1 10 may include fewer components, additional components, different components, or differently arranged components than illustrated in Fig. 3. For example, user device 1 10 may include a keyboard, a keypad, and/or other input components. In still other implementations, one or more components of user device 1 10 may perform one or more tasks described as being performed by one or more other components of user device 1 10.

[0050] Fig. 4 is a diagram of example components of user device 1 10. As shown in Fig. 4, user device 1 10 may include a processing unit 400, a memory 410, a user interface 420, a communication interface 430, and/or an antenna assembly 440. Although Fig. 4 shows example components of user device 1 10, in other implementations, user device 1 10 may include fewer components, additional components, different components, or differently arranged components than depicted in Fig. 4. In still other implementations, one or more components of user device 1 10 may perform one or more tasks described as being performed by one or more other components of user device 1 10.

[0051] Processing unit 400 may include a processor, a microprocessor, an ASIC, a FPGA, or the like. Processing unit 400 may control operation of user device 1 10 and its components. In one implementation, processing unit 400 may control operation of components of user device 1 10 in a manner similar to that described herein. Memory 410 may include a RAM, a ROM, and/or another type of memory to store data and/or instructions that may be used by processing unit 400.

[0052] User interface 420 may include mechanisms for inputting information to user device 1 10 and/or for outputting information from user device 1 10. Examples of input and output mechanisms might include buttons (e.g., control buttons, keys of keypad, a keyboard, a joystick, etc.); a touch screen interface to permit data and control commands to be input into user device 1 10 via display 320; a biometric device to receive fingerprint scans, retinal scans, facial signatures, etc.; a speaker (e.g., speaker 310) to receive electrical signals and output audio signals; a microphone (e.g., microphone 330) to receive audio signals and output electrical signals; a display (e.g., display 320) to output visual information (e.g., user interfaces, web pages, etc.); a vibrator to cause user device 1 10 to vibrate; and/or a camera (e.g., camera 340) to receive video and/or images.

[0053] Communication interface 430 may include, for example, a transmitter that may convert baseband signals from processing unit 400 to RF signals and/or a receiver that may convert RF signals to baseband signals. Alternatively, communication interface 430 may include a transceiver to perform functions of both a transmitter and a receiver of wireless communications (e.g., radio frequency, infrared, visual optics, etc.), wired communications (e.g., conductive wire, twisted pair cable, coaxial cable, transmission line, fiber optic cable, waveguide, etc.), or a combination of wireless and wired communications. Communication interface 430 may connect to antenna assembly 440 for transmission and/or reception of the RF signals.

[0054] Antenna assembly 440 may include one or more antennas to transmit and/or receive RF signals over the air. Antenna assembly 440 may, for example, receive RF signals from communication interface 430 and transmit them over the air, and receive RF signals over the air and provide them to communication interface 430. In one implementation, for example, communication interface 430 may communicate with a network and/or devices connected to a network (e.g., network 130, etc.).

[0055] As described in detail below, user device 1 10 may perform certain operations described herein in response to processing unit 400 executing software instructions of an application contained in a computer-readable medium, such as memory 410. The software instructions may be read into memory 410 from another computer-readable medium or from another device via communication interface 430. The software instructions contained in memory 410 may cause processing unit 400 to perform processes that will be described later. Alternatively, hardwired circuitry may be used in place of or in combination with software instructions to implement processes described herein. Thus, implementations described herein are not limited to any specific combination of hardware circuitry and software.

[0056] Fig. 5 is a flow chart of an example process 500 that may enable an interactive financial asset and wellness service to be provided to user device 1 10. Some or all of process 500 may be performed by application server 120. Additionally, or alternatively, a device or combination of devices may perform process 500 in addition to or instead of application server 120.

[0057] As shown in Fig. 5, process 500 may include receiving, from user device 1 10 associated with a user, a request to access a financial service (block 505). For example, a user, of user device 1 10 may open an Application on user device 1 10 that may cause user device 1 10 to send a request to access the financial wellness service to application server 120. Application server 120 may receive the request and may obtain first information associated with the user (block 510). The first information may identify assets and liabilities of the user (e.g., real estate holdings, securities holdings, retirement accounts, college savings accounts, automobiles, mortgages, loans, credit card debt, bank accounts, etc.), one or more financial goals specified by the user (e.g., net worth goals, desired assets, desire levels of debt, desired annuity value, ownership of recreational vehicle, etc.), and access credentials enabling access to one or more accounts owned by the user and held at one or more financial institutions or service providers. The access credentials may include passwords, usernames, biometric information, etc. to enable online accounts at financial institutions (e.g., banks, brokerage firms, mortgage companies, creditors, etc.) or service providers (e.g., utility companies, wireless broadband companies, retail outlets, insurance providers, etc.) to be accessed to view and/or perform electronic transactions (e.g., make deposits, withdrawals, payments, etc.).

[0058] Application server 120 may communicate, using the access credentials, with a second server device, associated with a financial institution and/or service provider, to obtain second information associated with the one or more accounts owned by the user (block 515). The second information may identify balances, interest rates, accrued interest, dividends, taxes, etc. and/or transactions (e.g., purchase, leases, payments, deposits, debits, withdraws, etc.) associated with the one or more accounts.

[0059] Application server 120 may generate first financial information based on the first information and the second information (block 520). The first financial information may identify one or more of the balances and transactions associated with the one or more accounts, total assets of the user (e.g., including the users assets, account balances, etc.), total liabilities (e.g., including users liabilities, negative account balances, credit card accounts, etc.) of the user, or net worth of the user, an amount of income of the user, an account number associated with an account, a name of a financial institution or service provider associated with the account, a routing number associated with the account, a type institution (e.g., bank, mortgage company, credit card company, credit union, service provider, etc.) associated with the account, a type of account, an amount and frequency of deposits or payments made to the account, an amount and frequency of debits drawn from the account, an interest rate associated with the account, a time period for repayment associated with the account, or a credit limit associated with the account.

[0060] Application server 120 may determine whether a first financial goal, of the one or more financial goals identified by the user in the first information, has been achieved based on the first financial information. For example, if the user specified a first financial goal as achieving a certain account balance and the first financial information indicates that the account balance of a first account, is greater than or equal to the account balance identified in the first financial information, then application server 120 may determine that the first financial goal has been obtained (block 525 - YES).

[0061] Additionally, or alternatively, the user may specify a first financial goal as having a financial wellness score that exceeds a threshold. For example, application server 120 may determine one or more first parameters associated with the first financial information that identifies, by way of a non-limiting example, one or more of a first ratio of the total assets to the total liabilities, a second ratio based on total income of the user to the total liabilities, a third ratio based on total savings to total income, a measure of credit worthiness, a measure of participation (e.g., amount of withholding from a biweekly paycheck, etc.) in a retirement savings program relative to a maximum allowable level of participation in the retirement savings program, a measure of participation (e.g., amount of a monthly contribution, etc.) in a college savings program relative to a maximum allowable level of participation in the college savings program, a total amount of revolving debt, a total amount of aggregate debt, etc. Application server 120 may compare the one or more first parameters to one or more second parameters determined based on previously-obtained first financial information associated with the user, and may output a notification that indicates whether a first measure of financial wellness, of the user, is improving based on the comparison of the one or more first parameters to the one or more second parameters. Based on the improving first measure of financial wellness, application server 120 may determine that the first financial goal has been attained.

[0062] Additionally, or alternatively, application server 120 may compare the one or more first parameters to sets of one or more other first parameters associated with other users, and may output an indication of the first measure of financial wellness, of the user, relative to that of the other users based on the comparison of the one or more first parameters to the sets of one or more other first parameters associated with other users. Application server 120 may determine that the first financial goal is achieved if the first measure of wellness is greater than that of a majority of other users or some other threshold.

[0063] Application server 120 may also, or alternatively, determine a first score based on a combination of the one or more first parameters, where the first score corresponds to a second measure of financial wellness of the user. Application server 120 may compare the first score to a second score based on combination of the one or more second parameters, and may output a notification that the second measure of financial wellness, of the user, is improving when the first score is greater than the second score.

[0064] Application server 120 may compare the first score to a plurality of other first scores associated with other users, and may output an indication of the second measure of financial wellness, of the user, relative to that of the other users based on the comparison of the first score to the plurality of other first scores associated with other users.

[0065] Application server 120 may associate one or more weighting factors with the one or more first parameters (e.g., Wl associated with a first parameters, W2 associated with another first parameter, W3 associated with yet another parameter, etc., where W! + W2 + W3 + ... < 1) to cause an amount that at least one first parameter, of the one or more first parameters, contributes to a third measure of financial wellness, of the user, to be different than that of other first parameters of the one or more first parameters. Application server 120 may also determine a first weighted score based on the one or more weighting factors and a combination of the one or more factors (e.g., P1 *W1 + P2*W2 + P3*W3 + ... = weighted score, where PI , P2, P3, etc. are first parameters). Application server 120 may compare the first weighted score to a second weighted score that is based on the one or more weighting factors and a combination of the one or more second parameters, and may output a notification that indicates whether the third measure of financial wellness, of the user, is improving based on the comparison of the first weighted score to the second weighted score.

[0066] Application server 120 may compare the first weighted score to a plurality of first weighted scores associated with other users, and may output an indication of the third measure of financial wellness, of the user, relative to that of the other users based on the comparison of the first weighted score to the plurality of second weighted scores associated with other users.

[0067] Application server 120 may determine that the first financial goal is attained if the first score and/or the first weighted score are greater than a threshold specified by the user.

[0068] Based on the determination that the first financial goal has been achieved, application server 102 may identify an award associated with the first financial goal (block 530) and may output the first financial information, an award, and a notification that the first financial goal has been attained (block 535). Each financial goal may be associated with a different award. In a non-limiting example, the award may correspond to an electronic badge that consists of text that identifies a title of the first award and a description of the first award, a banner that includes one or more words, characters or symbols associated with the first award, and/or graphics that are uniquely associated with the first award.

[0069] Application server 120 may determine that the first financial goal, of the one or more financial goals identified by the user in the first information, has not been achieved based on the first financial information. For example, if the user specified a first financial goal as achieving a certain account balance and the first financial information indicates that the account balance of a first account, is not greater than or equal to the account balance identified in the first financial information, then application server 120 may determine that the first financial goal has not been attained (block 525 - NO) and may determine future values of accounts, assets and liabilities of the user at a future time (block 540).

[0070] For example, application server 120 may compare the one or more first parameters to one or more second parameters determined based on previously-obtained first financial information associated with the user, and may determine that the first measure of financial wellness, of the user, is not improving based on the comparison of the one or more first parameters to the one or more second parameters. Based on the first measure of financial wellness not improving, application server 120 may determine that the first financial goal has not been attained.

[0071] Additionally, or alternatively, application server 120 may determine that the first financial goal is not attained if the first measure of wellness is not greater than that of a majority of other users or some other threshold. Similarly, application server 120 may determine that the first financial goal is not attained if the first score or first weighted score is not greater than that of a majority of other users or some other threshold. Application server 120 may determine that the first financial goal is not attained if the first score or the first weighted score is not greater than a threshold 3pooifiod by tho u3or.

[0072] Application server 120 may determine future values associated with accounts, assets and liabilities of the future at a future point in time. For example, application server 120 may use a current account balance, asset value, liabilities etc. and may determine their future value at the future point in time based on assumed inflation rates, interest rates, deposit amounts, payments, appreciation, etc.

[0073] Based on the determination of the future values for the accounts, assets and liabilities, application server 120 may generate second financial information (block 545), associated with a future point in time, based on the first financial information and third financial information that was previously generated before the request to access the financial service was received (e.g., 1 day ago, 2 days ago, 1 week ago, 30 days ago, 1 year ago, etc.). The second financial information may identify future balances associated with the one or more accounts projected for the future point in time, future total assets of the user projected for the future point in time, future total liabilities of the user projected for the future point in time, and/or future net worth of the user projected for the future point in time.

[0074] Application server 140 may determine that a second financial goal, at a future point in time, is not likely to be attained (block 550 - NO), and may determine an amount of increase in investment (e.g., payment, deposit, etc.) that enables the second financial goal to be attained (block 555). For example, application server 120 may determine that a future value, associated with a second account of the user, is not likely to be greater than a valued associated with the second financial goal specified by the user. Based on the future value being less than the value specified by the user, application server 120 may determine that the second financial goal is not - -likely to be attained by the future point in time. In another non-limiting example and in a manner similar to that described above (with respect to block 525 - NO), application server 120 may, based on the second financial information, identify one or more third parameters, or compute a third score, or third weighted score associated therewith. Based on the third parameters, the third score, or the third weighted score, application server 120 may determine that the second financial goal is not likely to be attained by the future point in time.

[0075] For example, application server 120 may compare the one or more third parameters, associated with the second financial information to one or more fourth parameters determined based on previously-obtained second financial information associated with the user, and may determine that the first measure of financial wellness, of the user, is not improving based on the comparison of the one or more third parameters to the one or more fourth parameters. Based on the first measure of financial wellness not improving, application server 120 may determine that the second financial goal is not likely to be attained by the future point in time.

[0076] Additionally, or alternatively, application server 120 may determine that the second financial goal is not likely to be attained if the first measure of wellness is not greater than that of a majority of other users or some other threshold. Similarly, application server 120 may determine that the second financial goal is not likely to be attained if the third score or third weighted score is not greater than that of a majority of other users or some other threshold. Application server 120 may determine that the second financial goal is not likely to be attained if the third score or the third weighted score is not greater than a threshold specified by the user.

[0077] Based on the determination that the second financial goal is not likely to be attained, application server 120 may determine an increase in investment amount that the user could make to the second account that would enable the second financial goal to be attained on or before the future point in time. Such increase in the amount of investment may cause the future value of the second account to be greater than or equal to the value associated with the second financial goal specified by the users. Additionally, or alternatively, the increase in investment amount may cause the third parameters to improve relative to previously obtained third parameters. The increase in investment amount may also, or alternatively, cause the third score and/or third weighted score to be greater than a fourth score associated with a majority of other users. Application server 120 may output, to user device 1 10, the second financial information and/or a notification that identifies the increase in investment amount that the user could make to the second account.

[0078] Based on the determination that the second financial goal is likely to be attained (block 550 - YES), application server 120 may output a second notification that the second financial goal is likely to be attained (block 565).

[0079] The foregoing description provides illustration and description, but is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the implementations to the precise form disclosed. Modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teachings or may be acquired from practice of the embodiments. For example, the systems and/or methods are described in a manner in which application server 120 receives and routes traffic between user device 1 10 and destination devices, such as business devices 130 and/or business servers 140 for explanatory purposes and need not be so limited. In another implementation, any of application server 120, network device (e.g., node 162, network server 164, etc.), administrative business server 140 or any combination thereof may receive, send and/or route traffic between user device 1 10 and destination devices, such as business devices 130 and/or business servers 140.

[0080] While series of blocks have been described with regard to Fig. 5, the order and/or timing of the blocks is not intended to be limiting and may be modified in other implementations. Further, non-dependent blocks may be performed in parallel, concurrently, substantially concurrently, and/or in a different order. Additionally, or alternatively, in other implementations, the processes described with regard to Fig. 5 may include additional elements, less elements, modified elements, and/or different elements than shown in Fig. 5.

[0081] It will be apparent that systems and methods, as described above, may be implemented in many different forms of software, firmware, and hardware in the implementations illustrated in the figures. The actual software code or specialized control hardware used to implement these systems and methods is not limiting of the implementations. Thus, the operation and behavior of the systems and methods were described without reference to the specific software code—it being understood that software and control hardware can be designed to implement the systems and methods based on the description herein.

[0082] Further, certain portions, described above, may be implemented as a component or logic that performs one or more functions. A component or logic, as used herein, may include hardware, such as a processor, an ASIC, or a FPGA, or a combination of hardware and software (e.g., a processor executing software).

[0083] It should be emphasized that the terms comprises and comprising, when used in this specification, are taken to specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps or components but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, components or groups thereof.

[0084] Even though particular combinations of features are recited in the claims and/or disclosed in the specification, these combinations are not intended to limit the disclosure of the embodiments. In fact, many of these features may be combined in ways not specifically recited in the claims and/or disclosed in the specification. Although each dependent claim listed below may directly depend on only one other claim, the disclosure of the embodiments includes each dependent claim in combination with every other claim in the claim set.

[0085] No element, act, or instruction used in the present application should be construed as critical or essential to the implementations unless explicitly described as such. Also, as used herein, the article "a" is intended to include one or more items. Where only one item is intended, the term "one" or similar language is used. Further, the phrase "based on" is intended to mean "based, at least in part, on" unless explicitly stated otherwise.

Claims

WHAT S CLAIMED IS:

1. A first server device for providing a financial service, the first server device comprising: one or more processors executing one or more instructions to:

receive, from a user device associated with a user, a request to access the financial service,

obtain, based on receiving the request, first information associated with the user, the first information identifying assets and liabilities of the user, one or more financial goals specified by the user, and access credentials enabling access to one or more accounts owned by the user and held at one or more financial institutions or service providers,

communicate, using the access credentials, with a second server device to obtain second information associated with the one or more accounts owned by the user, the second information identifying balances and transactions associated with the one or more accounts,

generate first financial information based on the first information and the second information, the financial information identifying one or more of:

the balances and transactions associated with the one or more accounts, total assets of the user,

total liabilities of the user, or

net worth of the user,

determine whether a first financial goal, of the one or more financial goals, has been achieved based on the first financial information;

output, to the user device, the first financial information and a first notification indicating whether the first financial goal has been achieved,

generate second financial information, associated with a future point in time, based on the first financial information and third financial information that was generated before the request to access the financial service was received; the second financial information identifying one or more of:

future balances associated with the one or more accounts projected for the future point in time,

future total assets of the user projected for the future point in time, future total liabilities of the user projected for the future point in time, or future net worth of the user projected for the future point in time, determine whether a second financial goal, of the one or more financial goals, is likely to be achieved, by the future point in time, based on the second financial information; output, to the user device, the second financial information and a second notification indicating whether the second financial goal is likely to be achieved.

2. The first server device of claim 1, where, when determining whether the first financial goal has been achieved, the one or more processors executing the one or more instructions are further to:

determine that the first financial goal has been achieved when a balance, of a first account, is equal to or greater than a value, associated with the first financial goal, identified in the first information,

identify a first award, of a plurality of awards corresponding to different types of goals, that corresponds to the first financial goal, and

output, to the user device, the first notification in a manner that includes the first award.

3. The first server device of claim 2, where the first award corresponds to an electronic badge that includes at least one of:

text that identifies a title of the first award and a description of the first award, a banner that includes one or more words, characters or symbols associated with the first award, or

graphics that are uniquely associated with the first award.

4. The first server device of claim 1 , where, when determining whether the first financial goal has been achieved, the one or more processors executing the one or more instructions are further to:

determine that the first financial goal has not been achieved when a balance, of a first account identified in the first financial information, is less than a value, associated with the first financial goal, identified in the first information,

compute an increase in deposit amount that the user could make to the first account that would enable the first financial goal to be achieved,

output, to the user device, the first notification that identifies the computed increase in deposit amount that the user could make to the first account.

5. The first server device of claim 1, where, when generating the second financial information, the one or more processors executing the one or more instructions are further to: determine a difference between a first balance, of a first account associated with the second financial goal identified in the third financial information, and a second balance of the first account identified in the first financial information;

determine a third balance, associated with the future point in time, based on the first balance, the second balance and the difference between the first balance and the second balance, determine whether the third balance is greater than or equal to a value identified in the first information associated with the second financial goal, and

output, to the first user device, the second notification in a manner that indicates the second financial goal is likely to be achieved, by the second point in time, when the third balance is greater than or equal to the value identified in the first information associated with the second financial goal.

6. The first server device of claim 5, where, when generating the second financial information, the one or more processors executing the one or more instructions are further to: compute an increase in deposit amount that the user could make into the first account that would enable the first financial goal to be achieved by the future point in time, when the third balance is not greater than or equal to the value identified in the first information associated with the second financial goal, and

output, to the user device, the second notification in a manner that identifies the computed increase in deposit amount that the user could make to the first account to cause the second financial goal to be attained by the future point in time.

7. The first server device of claim 5, where the one or more processors executing the one or more instructions are further to:

receive, from the user device, a request to increase the deposit amount, to the first account, by an amount that corresponds to the computed increase in deposit amount, and

output, to the second server device, an instruction to increase the deposit amount, to the first account, by the amount that corresponds to the computed increase in deposit amount.

8. The first server device of claim 1 , where the first financial information identifies one or more of:

an amount of income of the user,

an account number associated with an account, of the one or more accounts,

a name of a financial institution or service provider associated with the account, a routing number associated with the account, a type institution associated with the account,

a type of account,

a balance associated with the account,

an amount and frequency of deposits or payments made to the account,

an amount and frequency of debits drawn from the account,

an interest rate associated with the account,

a time period for repayment associated with the account, or

a credit limit associated with the account.

9. The first server device of claim 1, where the one or more processors executing the one or more instructions are further to:

identify one or more awards that have been awarded to the user, of the user device, and output a notification that includes the one or more awards.

10. The first server device of claim 9, where the notification includes one or more different electronic badges that correspond to the one or more awards.

1 1. The first server device of claim 1, where the second server corresponds a mediation server that has been previously authorized, by the one or more financial institutions or service providers, to access or perform electronic transactions with a third server device associated with the one or more financial institutions or service providers, and

where, when communicating with the second server device, the one or more processors are further to:

output, to the second server device, a request for the second information, the request including the access credentials that enables the second server to communicate with the third server, on behalf of the user, to access the one or more accounts, and

receive, from the second server, the second information.

12. A system comprising one or more server devices executing one or more instructions to: receive a request to access the financial service,

obtain, based on receiving the request, first information associated with a user device and access credentials associated with a user of the user device,

the first information identifying assets and liabilities of the user and one or more financial goals specified by the user, and the access credentials enabling one or more accounts, associated with the user, to be accessed,

communicate, using the access credentials, with a different server device, associated with a financial institution or service provider used by the user, to obtain second information associated with the one or more accounts, the second information identifying balances and transactions associated with the one or more accounts,

total liabilities of the user, or

net worth of the user,

compare the first financial information to the first information to determine whether first financial goal, of the one or more financial goals, has been achieved,

determine future values, associated with a future point in time, for the one or more accounts, and the assets and liabilities of the user,

generate second financial information, associated with the future point in time, based on the determination of the future values, the second financial information identifying:

future balances, of the one or more accounts, at the future point in time, future total assets of the user at the future point in time,

future total liabilities of the user at the future point in time, or

future net worth of the user at the future point in time,

compare the second financial information to the first information to determine whether a second financial goal, of the one or more financial goals, is likely to be attained by the future point in time, and

output, to the user device, the first financial information, the second financial information and a notification indicating whether the first financial goal has been attained or whether the second financial goal is likely to be attained by the future point in time.

13. The system of claim 12, where, when comparing the first financial information to the first information, the one or more server devices executing one or more instructions are further to: determine that the first financial goal has not been achieved when a balance, of a first account of the one or more accounts, is less than a value, associated with the first financial goal, identified in the first information, and

output a notification indicating that the first goal has not been attained.

14. The system of claim 12, where, when comparing the second financial information to the first information, the one or more server devices executing one or more instructions are further to:

determine that the second financial goal is not likely to be achieved by the future point in time when a balance, of a second account of the one or more accounts, at the future point in time is less than a value, associated with the second financial goal, identified in the first information, and

output a notification indicating that the second financial goal is not likely to be attained by the future point in time.

15. The system of claim 14, where the one or more server devices executing one or more instructions are further to:

compute an increase in an amount to be deposited into the second account that will enable the balance, of the second account by the future point in time, to be greater than or equal to the value associated with the second financial goal,

output, to the user device, another notification that recommends that the user increase an amount deposited into the second account by the computed increase in the amount to be deposited into the second account.

16. The system of claim 12, where the one or more server devices executing one or more instructions are further to:

determine one or more first parameters associated with the first financial information that identifies one or more of:

a firsl ratio of the total assets to the total liabilities,

a second ratio based on total income of the user to the total liabilities, a third ratio based on total savings to total income,

a measure of credit worthiness,

a measure of participation in a retirement savings program relative to a maximum allowable level of participation in the retirement savings program,

a measure of participation in a college savings program relative to a maximum allowable level of participation in the college savings program,'

a total amount of revolving debt, or

a total amount of aggregate debt, compare the one or more first parameters to one or more second parameters determined based on previously-obtained first financial information associated with the user, and

output a notification that indicates whether a first measure of financial wellness, of the user, is improving based on the comparison of the one or more first parameters to the one or more second parameters.

17. The system of claim 16, where the one or more server devices executing one or more instructions are further to:

compare the one or more first parameters to sets of one or more other first parameters associated with other users, and

output an indication of the first measure of financial wellness, of the user, relative to that of the other users based on the comparison of the one or more first parameters to the sets of one or more other first parameters associated with other users.

18. The system of claim 16, where the one or more server devices executing one or more instructions are further to:

determine a first score based on a combination of the one or more first parameters, the first score corresponding to a second measure of financial wellness of the user,

compare the first score to a second score based on combination of the one or more second parameters, and

output a notification that the second measure of financial wellness, of the user, is improving when the first score is greater than the second score.

19. The system of claim 18, where the one or more server devices executing one or more instructions are further to:

output a different notification that the second measure of financial wellness, of the user, is not improving when the first score is not greater than the second score.

20. The system of claim 18, where the one or more server devices executing one or more instructions are further to:

compare the first score to a plurality of other first scores associated with other users, and output an indication of the second measure of financial wellness, of the user, relative to that of the other users based on the comparison of the first score to the plurality of other first scores associated with other users.

21. The system of claim 16, where the one or more server devices executing one or more instructions are further to:

associate one or more weighting factors with the one or more first parameters to cause an amount that at least one first parameter, of the one or more first parameters, contributes to a third measure of financial wellness, of the user, to be different than that of other first parameters of the one or more first parameters,

determine a first weighted score based on the one or more weighting factors and a combination of the one or more factors,

compare the first weighted score to a second weighted score that is based on the one or more weighting factors and a combination of the one or more second parameters, and

output a notification that indicates whether the third measure of financial wellness, of the user, is improving based on the comparison of the first weighted score to the second weighted score.

22. The system of claim 21, where the one or more server devices executing one or more instructions are further to:

compare the first weighted score to a plurality of first weighted scores associated with other users, and

output an indication of the third measure of financial wellness, of the user, relative to that of the other users based on the comparison of the first weighted score to the plurality of second weighted scores associated with other users.