Birthdays hold a special place in our hearts—a time for joy, reflection, and the cherished tradition of gift-giving. While the allure of traditional presents exists, there's a notable transformation taking place: the rise of cash gifting.

In recent years, the landscape of wedding gifts has seen a significant shift towards cash gifting. Couples are increasingly opting for the flexibility and practicality of cash gifts over traditional registries.

One of the golden rules of financial planning is to start saving early. Whether it's birthdays, weddings, showers, vacations, graduations, or any other significant event, setting aside funds in advance can alleviate financial strain down the line.

Baby showers mark the beginning of a beautiful journey into parenthood, filled with excitement and anticipation. However, for those unfamiliar with the world of parenting or out of touch with the latest baby trends, finding the perfect gift can be a daunting task.

But what will everyone give? As graduates embark on their journey into adulthood, cash gifts offer them the freedom to pursue their aspirations.

Want a fun way to give money as a gift? Looking for the best way to gift money?

Wedding gifts have evolved because the world has changed. Our newlyweds no longer desire a new blender or want the fancy China plate. Because what they really need is cash.

We started Memento to make gifting cash a more memorable experience. Too often it’s what people want or even need but it can be socially awkward or inconvenient to give money for special events.

You’re not alone, it turns out a lot of people wonder what is an appropriate graduation gift. We recently completed Google search research and found that a lot of factors play a role in how someone goes about making the decision of what or how much to give for this momentous occasion.

Whether you have a $5 or $500 Memento, you deserve to treat yourself in a way that helps you reach mental, physical and financial health. It’s not hard to spend money, but we’ve compiled a few ideas and suggestions on what to do with your new cash.

Give Memento Inc. was founded in Chicago, a magnificent city that also suffers from years of discrimination and systematic oppression. We see firsthand the segregation in our city and the socioeconomic disparities between the North, South and West sides. Even as a young startup, we have a voice and we want to use it for the better.

Congrats on the engagement! Now grab an aromatherapy candle and a glass of wine before all the stress. Planning a wedding is a lot of work and can cause some serious strain.

For important events like weddings, checks felt old-fashioned and inconvenient, while existing services like Venmo were too casual.

Every Chinese New Year, my family would get together with friends and relatives and exchange hóngbāo, which is Mandarin for red envelopes. Years after I immigrated from Shanghai as a kid, the red envelope is still the most significant Chinese tradition that I partake in.

Borders is the Head Application Developer at Memento and has dedicated his time building both the backend and front end and integrating application programming interfaces or APIs for payment process, video recordings, and other important components.

Peer-to-peer payments or P2P payments are transactions between two individuals that can be used to repay dinner or pay your share of the rent.

Gift giving is a meaningful practice around the world. They can symbolize gratitude, love, and compassion. To become more aware of some interesting cultural giving traditions, we will explore various cultural gifting trends in Japan, Italy, Russia, and Egypt.

Memento joins University of Chicago’s Polsky Accelerator Program. Is Venmo’ing a Wedding Gift Genius or Tacky?