TORONTO, December 1, 2010 – RATESDOTCA, Canadian consumers’ go-to-website to compare and save money on personal finance products such as mortgage rates, credit cards and GIC rates, today announced it will supply bank and credit card recommendation data to Canadian users of Mint.com
RATESDOTCA’s market-leading rate data and extensive network of financial institutions and brokers will enable Mint.com, a leading online personal finance service from Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU), to provide personalized money-saving recommendations to its users, as well as easy access to all products.
“The depth and breadth of RATESDOTCA's data and relationships will enable Mint.com to provide Canadians with personalized money-saving offers,” said Aaron Patzer, general manager and vice president of Intuit Personal Finance and founder of Mint.com.
Mint is a leading online personal finance service that helps Canadians see where their money goes, keep their spending on track by creating budgets they’ll stick with, and uncovers opportunities to save them money. Mint aggregates a user’s banking, credit card and other financial accounts and transaction information, categorizing expenses to show how much a user pays for rent, restaurants, gas, and more. Mint also provides unique, money-saving and money-making recommendations based on users’ individual spending patterns. RATESDOTCA is the exclusive Canadian provider of bank and credit card recommendation data on Mint.com/Canada.
“The official launch of Mint.com/Canada into the Canadian market means that consumers will finally have the opportunity to utilize one of the fastest-growing money-saving tools in the US. Together we can deliver first-class technology that will change the way Canadians manage, save and grow their money," said Kelvin Mangaroo, President of RATESDOTCA.