


Financial services teams publish values everywhere and reinforce them almost nowhere. Recognition is the reinforcement mechanism: when a kudos carries the value it demonstrates, the value stops being a poster.
Compliance and IT matter here too. Matter is SOC 2 Type 2 audited, GDPR compliant, and adds no new login surface: users sync from Teams or Slack automatically.
Every kudos carries the behavior it demonstrates.
Every custom kudos type maps to a company value, so culture gets reinforced one specific win at a time. Kudos post in the channel as designed cards with coins attached.
Birthdays and work anniversaries run automatically across every branch and department. Celebrations pull dates from your directory or HRIS and post on their own.
Weekly-resetting allowances keep reward spend smooth and forecastable. Rewards are funded transparently and self-served, with weekly allowances that reset.
Matter adds no separate identity system. Access follows your Microsoft Teams or Slack directory, and the security review is short: SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR, AES-256, SSO.



Values discipline shows up in the numbers, not just the culture deck.
Aggregate, anonymized data across thousands of teams on Matter, trailing 12 months. Full methodology in The Recognition Habit: 2026 Benchmark Report. See the research →
of recognition in financial services is tagged to a custom company value
of recognition flows peer to peer, even in one of the more hierarchical industries measured
more recognition per member on teams that build a recognition ritual
Matter is SOC 2 Type 2 audited and GDPR compliant, with AES-256 encryption, SSO support, and a published security handbook.
Yes. Membership syncs from your Microsoft Teams or Slack directory, so every branch joins the same program automatically with no per-site setup.
Every workspace starts with a free 14-day trial of everything, no credit card required, then lands on the Free Forever plan. Paid plans start at $1 per user per month. Full details on the pricing page.
About 2 minutes to install and 5 to 10 to customize. Users sync from Slack or Microsoft Teams automatically, so there is no HRIS project between you and launch. 250+ HRIS integrations are supported when you want them.
Switching is a smaller project than it sounds. Your balances come with you, the migration is free on paid plans, and most teams are live within days. Historical kudos do not carry over, so you start with a clean feed and full balances.


