About cashew

Most people leave hundreds of dollars in rewards behind every year.

Not because they don't have the right cards — because they reach for the wrong one at checkout without realizing it. cashew fixes that.

Why we built this

The credit card optimization space is full of articles telling you which cards to get. Listicles, rankings, affiliate-driven "best of" guides. What's missing is something that works at the moment that matters — when you're about to pay.

cashew started as a personal spreadsheet. Mapping out which card to use at which merchant. Gas station, grocery store, Amazon, restaurants. The spreadsheet worked, but nobody actually checks a spreadsheet at checkout.

So we built the thing the spreadsheet couldn't be: a live recommendation that appears before you pay, not after you've already missed the points.

How cashew is different

Works with your existing cards first
Most tools push you toward new cards immediately. cashew scores what you already have, finds the gaps, and only recommends a new card when there's a genuine case for it.
Appears at the moment you need it
The Chrome extension detects checkout pages and fires a recommendation before you pay. Not a report you check later — an answer you get now.
No sensitive data required
Card name and last four digits. That's it. No bank login, no full card number, no account credentials. The free tier never asks for any of that.
Mission

Help people get full value from the credit cards they already carry — without the research, the spreadsheets, or the second-guessing at checkout.

How we operate

A few principles that shape every product decision.

01

Honest recommendations

cashew may earn a referral fee if you apply for a recommended card. We only surface cards that improve your wallet score — a card without an affiliate deal still gets recommended if it's the right fit.

02

Minimum viable data

We collect what we need to give you accurate recommendations and nothing more. No bank logins, no browsing history, no full card numbers. Privacy isn't a feature — it's a constraint we build around.

03

Utility over engagement

cashew should feel like a useful tool you reach for, not a product that wants your attention. We don't send notifications to drive opens. We don't gamify for the sake of retention.

Try it — it takes two minutes

Add your cards, see your wallet score, find out where you're leaving money. The core product is free, forever.

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