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The New Wealth Playbook: Earning Trust in the Economy of Attention

The financial customer journey doesn’t start at a bank branch anymore; it starts in the feed. From “FinTok” advice to YouTube investment breakdowns, creators are shaping financial literacy and brand perception long before an account is opened. They have become the new financial advisors for the digital generation, translating complex jargon into actionable advice and building trust faster than institutional messaging ever could.

In today’s financial landscape:

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of Millennials and Gen Z have sought financial advice from social media.
(Source: Forbes)

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believe financial content on social media has made it less taboo to talk about money.
(Source: Forbes)

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of retail investors have made a specific financial decision or trade based on advice from a “finfluencer”.
(Source: OSC)

Choosing a financial partner, whether for banking, investing, or insurance, is a high-stakes decision rooted in confidence. For Finance CMOs, the challenge is even greater as it isn’t just capturing attention and trust. It’s navigating a minefield of regulations, compliance scrutiny, and data privacy limitations that can still communicate your brand’s unique selling point. At Open Influence, we help financial brands show up where wealth decisions are actually made. Our influencer marketing solutions turn credible creators into your most effective educators and advocates, ensuring your brand builds authority, compliance-safe engagement, and measurable growth with a process that is as rigorous as it is creative.

Why Creator Marketing Works for Financial Brands

Demystify Complexity Through Relatability

Finance is often viewed as intimidating, dense, or boring. Creators present a unique opportunity to humanize money management. The hurdle is making this information digestible for the everyday person. By partnering with “everyday creators” who can weave digestible messaging seamlessly into their content, we break down barriers through “edutainment,” making your financial products accessible and less daunting.

Bridge the "Trust Gap"

Money is personal. People are skeptical of corporate promises but receptive to peer validation. When a trusted creator shares their genuine journey—paying off debt, buying a first home, or saving for a wedding—using your product, it validates your brand’s promise. It shifts the narrative from “selling a service” to “solving a life problem”.

Reach Beyond the "Finance Bro" Bubble

Financial growth happens when you expand beyond day-traders to everyday consumers. A parenting creator showing how they save for college; a travel vlogger explaining travel rewards; a lifestyle influencer discussing budgeting for a renovation. Creator partnerships allow you to contextualize your financial products within diverse lifestyle niches, making them relevant to everyone.

Connect Product to Life Goals

Interest rates sell features, but financial freedom sells dreams. Creator storytelling connects your product to the result: the freedom to travel, the security of a safety net, or the pride of homeownership. When audiences see your brand as the vehicle for their life goals, you win their loyalty.

Deliver "Intentful Awareness" & ROI

Creator marketing blends authenticity with rigorous accountability. While we track deep funnel metrics where possible, we understand the data privacy limitations financial brands face. When pixel sharing is restricted, we focus on “intentful awareness” targeting high-value audience demographics such as household net worth, geography, income levels, and interest signals. This connects influence to the right economic demographics, moving beyond generic views to qualified consideration.

Proven Campaign Types
That Drive Results

Every campaign type is designed to educate, build trust, and convert. These are just a few ways
we push the boundaries of what’s possible in regulated industries.

"Money Diaries" & Challenges:

Real creators documenting their savings or investing journey over 30 days using your tool, building sustained engagement and proof-of-concept.

Educational "Explainers":

High-value, short-form content that breaks down complex concepts (e.g., “What is an ETF?” or “How Credit Scores Work”) powered by your brand’s expertise.

Life Milestone Integrations:

Positioning your brand as the essential partner during key life moments—graduations, weddings, new jobs, or new homes.

Our Proven Work

Dave ExtraCash Account Creator Whitelisting

We partnered with Dave to create evergreen pieces of comedic content that are whitelisted across three creators for both organic and paid amplification usage. Centering our focus on whitelisted content, we aligned the content to be both comedic and relatable to a broad base of users to understand the value of securing cash advances in between paychecks through Dave’s ExtraCash accounts.

Strategy:

We focused our collaboration with 3 comedy-focused creators on TikTok @casstherockjohnson, @dustinbkendrick, and @tristtoks. Aligned to Dave’s approach in their brand values and messaging within all their outbound marketing, we curated 2 trend thought starters for each creator to pull inspiration from.

1. Create your own catchy theme, song, or dance, encouraging other creators to use it.
2. A “Dinner on Dave” trend showcasing all you can do with an extra $500 in your pocket

330K Followers Targeted.
170K Views.
5.6K Likes + Comments.

BBVA
Creator Campaign

We partnered with BBVA to amplify their brand presence in the Italian market with their flagship “zero fee account,” crafting authentic and engaging “Word of Mouth” opportunities. By utilizing well-known creators in the Italian market, our goal was to create a diverse range of infotainment content centered around BBVA’s flagship products on how its relevance and utility will have a positive financial impact on viewers’ daily lives.

Strategy:

We curated 8 influencers across varying sub-verticals, including tech and comedy, with each creator posting one IG Reel and one set of IG Stories or one TikTok video. Each talent was given the creative freedom to authentically tell the story while emphasizing the benefits and features of the BBVA zero-expense account that are relevant to their respective audiences

583K+ Views.
1.4K+ Saves.
24% View Rate.

NerdWallet Genius Beluga SuperBowl 2025 Creator Campaign

We partnered with NerdWallet to amplify the social buzz and build a cultural moment around NerdWallet’s “Genius Beluga” 2025 Super Bowl commercial. Genius Beluga was NerdWallet’s first-ever Super Bowl mascot that portrays itself as a “wise-cracking” sea creature that educates people on financial literacy, aligning to NerdWallet’s brand promise as the go-to destination for transparent and informative financial information.

Goal(s):

We focused our collaboration with 4 comedy and music/audio focused creators on TikTok @josiahschneider @juliansewell @mrgrandeofficial and @riribibi_ Each creator crafted unique takes on the Super Bowl ad using green screen interactions and playful sounds from the commercial, helping turn the genius beluga into a cultural sensation through humor and sound remixes. This was done by leveraging TikTok’s Comment Anchor to drive users and boost traffic to NerdWallet’s landing page. TikTok Anchors integrate CTAs in a non-intrusive way via a clickable link pinned to the top of the comments section, allowing NerdWallet to track consumer intent through the landing page.

14.2M+ Views.
50.2K+ Engagements.
70.1K+ Comment Anchor Views.

Who We Help

Open Influence partners across every sector of the financial ecosystem.

Retail Banks & Neobanks:

Drive deposits, credit card adoption, and app usage through lifestyle integration.

Investment & Trading Platforms:

Demystify the market and drive funded accounts through credible, educational voices.

Insurance & Insurtech:

Turn “grudge purchases” into peace-of-mind essentials through relatable storytelling.

Tax & Accounting Services:

Distinct seasonal activations that simplify filing and maximize refund awareness.

No matter the sector, OI connects your brand with creators who move audiences from financial anxiety to financial action.

OI’s Full-Service Approach For Finance Brands

Every OI campaign combines creative excellence, brand safety, and advanced analytics, all optimized for automotive performance.

Creative Strategy With Studio OI

Studio OI pairs authentic financial voices with diverse content styles, ranging from cinematic, studio-grade production to raw DIY/UGC styles, to give finance brands content that hits harder at every stage of the customer lifecycle. Think dynamic “money diary” commentary, clear demos of mobile banking features and investment tools, elevated financial freedom lifestyle shots, and polished creator POVs that feel both real and premium.

Our premier content production capabilities also amplify your existing in-house or external production teams to deliver cohesive and culturally impactful visuals, ensuring your brand stays in the conversation among both savvy investors and everyday savers.

The result is scroll-stopping, multi-platform content that makes your financial service more trustworthy, accessible, and easier for customers to picture in their own financial future.

End-to-End
Program Management

With deep experience in regulated verticals, OI handles the heavy lifting. From sourcing creators with a history of responsible financial content to rigorous background checks (ensuring no history of fraud or scandalous behavior), we protect your brand equity. We streamline the complex approval process, ensuring legal and compliance teams have clear oversight without bottling up the creative workflow. You get turnkey execution that balances safety with viral potential.

Advanced First-Party Reporting

Using OI’s proprietary data platform, Prism, we give financial brands a data edge. We track exactly what content formats are driving low-cost acquisitions and high-value customers. Powered by 420M+ posts, our engine reveals which creators are dominating conversations around “passive income,” “debt relief,” or “crypto,” allowing you to partner with voices that actually move the needle. We help brands spend smarter, partner better, and outmaneuver rivals using key signals like:

  • Audience demographics
  • Top-performing creator/content formats
  • Competitor post activity & share of voice
  • Industry-specific safety & relevance filters

Paid
Amplification

OI amplifies top-performing creator content to unlock paid media results that routinely outperform generic bank ads. For finance brands, this means retargeting users who engaged with educational content and driving them to “Apply Now” or “Download” pages. Our paid strategy maximizes efficiency using:

  • Creator-handle whitelisting (ads that look like advice, not ads).
  • Precise audience targeting (High Net Worth Individuals, Small Business Owners, Students).
  • Cross-platform distribution optimized for lower CAC.

Our Expertise

Trusted by 42% of Fortune 100 brands, with a 92% renewal rate from brands like Uber, Disney, FOX, TikTok, T-Mobile, Mazda, and more. Brands don’t simply work with us, they stay with us as long-term partners in every step of their marketing strategies.

Award-Winning Strategies

We don’t follow trends, we create them. With over 30 awards across YouTube Works, Webby, Shorty, MediaPost, The Drum, OMMA, Cynopsis, Inc., and Forbes, our successful campaigns reflect our commitment to quality, combined with cultural impact globally and regionally.

Compliance

In finance, risk is everything. Open Influence ensures every piece of content is brand-safe, FTC-compliant, and quality-checked. We act as the firewall between your brand and regulatory risk, managing disclosures and claims so you can scale creator marketing with total confidence.

Amplify Your Next Campaigns Further With OI Partners

To supercharge results, OI integrates with innovative partners that extend reach and conversion.

Kerv

Adds interactive QR actions within creator videos for direct engagement such as test drives or model pages.

NPRP Media

Connects social campaigns with OOH advertising (e.g., billboards near financial districts or college campuses).

Resonate

Uses deep consumer intelligence to target audiences based on financial values, risk tolerance, and life stage.

Viasat

Delivers educational financial content to in-flight business travelers for high-value engagement.

Invest in Your Brand's Future With Open Influence

The financial industry runs on trust, performance, and foresight—and so should your marketing.

At Open Influence, we help brands accelerate deposits, policy writes, and accounts through creator partnerships that perform. Whether you’re launching a new credit card, rebranding a legacy bank, or scaling a fintech startup, we’ll help you dominate the feed with measurable, compliant influence.

👉 Let’s Build Your Next Finance Campaign

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