Aspire release notes (September 2026): Aspire MCP and more

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Aspire MCP: your Aspire account inside your AI tools

Aspire now supports the Model Context Protocol (MCP). You can connect your Aspire account to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other MCP-compatible assistants, then ask about your finances in plain English. Over 30 tools are live at launch, covering accounts, transactions, cards, bills, claims, budgets and approvals.

Who it affects: admins and team members on Aspire accounts in all markets.

What to do: an admin enables Aspire MCP for the business, then each user connects their AI assistant.

Learn more: Aspire MCP setup guide and FAQ

What you can ask

• "What did we spend with [vendor] last quarter?"
• "Show me the bills waiting on my approval."
• "Freeze my marketing card."
• "Create a custom dashboard to view my transactions."

Controls that come with it

• OAuth sign-in: your Aspire password is never shared with or stored by the assistant.
• Existing permissions apply: every tool call respects the permissions you already have in Aspire, so MCP gives no access beyond what you're allowed to do.
• Admin control: admins can turn Aspire MCP off for the whole business, block specific users, and choose which tools are available.
• Two-factor authentication on money movement: any action that moves money needs a trusted-device challenge before it goes through.
• Full audit log: every tool call is logged with who made it, which AI client it came from, when it happened, the tool used, and the result.

Q&A with Manjunath, Product Owner, Aspire MCP

Jen: Manjunath, what did the team ship?

Manjunath: Aspire now connects to the AI tools founders and finance teams already work in, like Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor. You can ask what you spent with a vendor, pull bills waiting on approval, or freeze a card, in plain English, without opening Aspire. There are over 30 tools live at launch.

Jen: Why build this now?

Manjunath: People already spend a lot of their day inside an AI assistant, but their finance data usually isn't available there. They switch between tools, often manually, to get the numbers they need. With MCP, you don't have to learn a new tool. Aspire shows up inside the ones already in your workflow.

Jen: The obvious question: is it safe?

Manjunath: You authenticate with OAuth, so your Aspire password is never shared with the assistant. Every tool call respects the permissions you already have, and admins decide which tools are on. For anything that moves money, you need two-factor authentication through a trusted device.

Jen: If I'm an admin and I want to see what an assistant did on our account last week, where do I look?

Manjunath: There's a complete audit trail. Every tool call is logged: who made it, which AI client, when, the tool used, and the result.

Jen: What's the first step for someone who wants to try it?

Manjunath: An admin enables Aspire MCP for the business in Aspire. Connecting an AI client then takes a couple of minutes, and the FAQ walks through each step.

Headline ships

Multi-currency cards, now live in Hong Kong

Aspire cards in Hong Kong can now spend in 13 currencies, including HKD, CNY and USD, directly from the balances you hold. When you hold the currency, no conversion is needed.

Who it affects: Aspire customers in Hong Kong.

What to do: no action needed. Supported currencies are available on your existing cards.

Aspire Yield, now available in Hong Kong

Aspire Yield lets Hong Kong businesses put idle funds to work for potential returns, with no lock-in period and no minimum balance. You can move funds between Aspire Yield and your business account at any time in HKD, on top of SGD and USD.

Who it affects: Aspire customers in Hong Kong.

Learn more: Aspire Yield

*Aspire Yield in Hong Kong is provided by AFT HK Treasury Limited, licensed by the SFC (CE number: BWA638). *The return rates are based on 7-day performance as of 14 Oct 2026, before deducting Aspire’s fees. Rates after fees reflect Aspire’s standard fees; fees may be lower for larger balances. They do not guarantee future growth. Returns are not guaranteed and are projected based on how much your money could potentially grow over a year. Your capital may be at risk. Past performance is not an indicator of future performance. Refer to our website for the fund’s 1-year historical performance.

Aspire Premium, now available in Hong Kong

Hong Kong businesses can now upgrade to Aspire Premium for HK$399 a month, with lower fees on international transfers and FX.

Who it affects: Aspire customers in Hong Kong.

What to do: upgrade from your current plan settings.

FX rate lock, now on web and mobile in Singapore

When an international transfer is waiting for approval, you can now lock the exchange rate for 3, 6, 12, 24 or 48 hours, so the rate your approver sees is the rate that gets booked. FX rate lock is available on the Aspire web dashboard and mobile app.

Who it affects: Aspire customers in Singapore sending international transfers that need approval.

Learn more: Guide to sending international transfers

Cross-border payments are provided through Aspire's partners.

Everything we shipped this month

Platform

• Aspire MCP: use Aspire from Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor.
• Aspire Premium: now available in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong launches

• Multi-currency cards: spend in 13 currencies from the balances you hold.
• Aspire Yield: now available in Hong Kong. Returns are not guaranteed.

Singapore launches

• FX rate lock: lock your rate for 3, 6, 12, 24 or 48 hours while a transfer waits for approval, on web and mobile.

Agentic ERP

• Aspire Global Hiring: Pay your Employer of Record (EOR) invoices automatically or in one-click from your Aspire account, now available in Singapore and Hong Kong.
• Aspire Expenses: Aspire has updated our receipt matching algorithm. There is now a much higher efficiency of matching transactions with receipts. Bills has also been added to mobile and enabled for all markets.

Talk to sales to see how these updates fit your finance operations, or open an account to get started.