Dating App Score Launches for People With Good Credit

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Score, a new dating app for those with credit scores of 675 or higher, is now available to join. The app was launched by financial platform Neon Money Club, which wanted to raise awareness about the importance of finances in relationships.

According to Tech Crunch, the fiscally-minded app is intended to push daters to have conversations about money, which is often a taboo subject. “We need to take the conversation to areas where finance isn’t traditionally discussed,” Luke Bailey, co-founder and CEO of Neon Money Club, told TechCrunch. “Before you can educate people, you need to get their attention. With Score, we’re bringing the conversation to dating.”

Users of the app must apply to join, and upon signing up, Neon Money Club will do a credit check (that won’t impact their credit score) to verify they meet the minimum requirement. Tech Crunch notes that credit scores will not appear on anyone’s profile, and people won’t be matched according to their score level (i.e. someone with a score of 680 can match someone with a score of 800).

Score isn’t intended to be the next Tinder or Bumble, since it will only be available for 90 days. The idea for the app was conceived during last year’s AfroTech conference in Austin. Neon Money Club threw a party, and asked partygoers what would make them comfortable to start conversations about finances.

From there, the subject went to dating, with Neon Money Club asking the attendees what the lowest credit score would be for someone they would consider dating. (Hence the credit score minimum for being able to join Score.)

Tech Crunch points out that financial issues are the number one cause of divorce in the U.S., so talking about money, especially debt, should be encouraged, and not ignored.

Will the new dating app attract like-minded, financially successful singles to meet and fall in love? It’s possible. Given that the app will only be around for 90 days, perhaps that’s motivation for people to join while they can. But the bigger goal according to Neon Money Club is for people to learn to talk about money with potential partners, so you aren’t caught off guard when you enter a relationship. And you are set up for more success when it comes to financial issues.

New Money Club became the first black-owned tech business to launch a credit card with AMEX, which allows people to convert credit card points to cash to invest in the market. The company has also raised more than $10 million from investors, according to Tech Crunch.

To join Score visit their signup page.