Made in Aotearoa, for whānau
A savings game for you and your whānau.
Pick an amount to save each week. Keep it in your own bank. Once a week EKKO checks, and you see who in your game kept their word.
Your money stays in your own bank. EKKO can read it and can never move it.
Why I made EKKO
I started EKKO because I wanted my money to work for me, and I had very little to start with. A bank paying a few cents on a small balance was never going to make me save, so I made saving something people would want to do. Everything else I found felt generic, built for people who already had choices. I wanted to build something for people starting from where I started, where saving week after week is how you prove you can be counted on.
EKKO is independent and owned by its founder. If it makes a profit, I want to put it back into the people it is built for.
Tyson Harding, founder
How it works
One thing a week. That's the whole ask.
- Connect your bankBring a savings account, separate from the one you spend from. EKKO can see your balance. It can't move a cent, and you can disconnect in one tap.
- Pick your amountYour number, not ours. It stays the same every week for the whole game.
- Save it every weekEKKO checks once a week. Reach your amount and the week is a hit. Every plan plays for real.
Your bank and EKKO
Read only
EKKO can see your balance and transactions. It cannot move a cent.
Your own bank
Your savings stay in your own account, in your name.
Through Akahu
You sign in with your own bank through Akahu, an open banking company from Aotearoa. EKKO never sees your bank login.
EKKO is not yet accredited by Akahu, and we will keep saying so until it is.
How EKKO uses Akahu