How do I set up SMS alerts and the daily digest?

Get budget alerts and a morning financial summary sent to your phone.

Avenue can text you budget alerts when you're close to a spending limit, and send a daily morning summary of your balances and recent activity.

Setting up your phone number

  • Go to Settings and find the "SMS Alerts" section.
  • Enter your mobile number and click Send Code.
  • Enter the 6-digit verification code you receive.
  • Your number is now verified.

Daily digest

Once your phone is verified, enable the Daily Digest in Settings. You'll receive a morning text (default 9:00 AM ET) with your current balances, yesterday's top transactions, and a spending summary. You can change the delivery time in the Digest Scheduler.

Budget alerts

  • You'll receive a text when you hit 80% of any budget limit.
  • You'll receive another text when you hit 100% (over budget).
  • Alerts only fire if you have a verified phone and at least one budget set.

Asking questions via SMS

Text any financial question to your Avenue number and the AI assistant will reply. Example: "How much did I spend on gas this month?" Same as the chat panel, but via text.