AI-powered news curation that learns your interests

The platform uses machine learning to analyze your reading behavior and prioritize stories that match your professional interests. Over time, the feed becomes more relevant, reducing the noise from topics you never engage with. This is a clear improvement over static RSS feeds or generic news apps that show everything equally.

Business outcome: Teams spend less time filtering irrelevant news and more time acting on what matters.

Concise AI summaries for rapid scanning

Each article is processed by an AI model that generates a 3-5 sentence summary. This allows users to understand the core of a story in under 30 seconds. The summaries are generally accurate, though they occasionally miss nuanced context from opinion pieces or complex financial reports.

Business outcome: Professionals can scan 3x more stories in the same time, improving situational awareness.

Multi-source aggregation with source diversity

Finlight.me pulls from over 50 news sources, including major wire services, industry publications, and niche blogs. This breadth helps users see how different outlets cover the same story, which is valuable for understanding bias or getting a fuller picture. The platform does not, however, include paywalled content from premium sources like the Wall Street Journal or Financial Times.

Business outcome: Users gain a more rounded perspective on events without subscribing to multiple publications.

Customizable topic and keyword alerts

Users can set up alerts for specific keywords, companies, or topics. When a relevant story breaks, the platform surfaces it in a dedicated feed or sends a notification. This feature is particularly useful for competitive monitoring or tracking a specific industry development.

Business outcome: Teams can monitor competitors and industry shifts in real time without manual searches.

Clean, distraction-free reading interface

The reading view strips away ads, pop-ups, and clutter from original articles. Users get a consistent reading experience regardless of the source. This is a small but meaningful quality-of-life improvement for anyone who reads multiple articles daily.

Business outcome: Reduced cognitive load and faster comprehension of news content.

Cross-platform access with web and mobile apps

Finlight.me is available as a web application and on iOS and Android. Reading history and preferences sync across devices, so users can start on desktop and continue on mobile. This is table stakes for a modern news tool, but the implementation is smooth.

Business outcome: Professionals can stay informed during commutes, meetings, or travel without losing context.

• Real-Time Financial News API with Advanced Query Builderfinlight.me provides a real-time financial news API with AI-driven sentiment analysis and enterprise-grade reliability. It offers three consumption methods: REST API, WebSocket, and Webhooks. The API supports advanced query building with boolean operators, ticker filtering, source filtering, and field exclusions, as demonstrated in the interactive demo scenarios.
• Flexible Pricing Plans for Different NeedsThe pricing page lists four paid plans (Launchpad is free, Pro Light at $29/month, Pro Standard at $99/month, Pro Scale at $249/month) plus an Enterprise tier with custom pricing. Each plan includes specific monthly request limits, real-time access (with Launchpad having a 12-hour delay), and varying features like sentiment analysis, ticker/entities, webhook registrations, and webhook/websocket deliveries.
• Enterprise-Grade Reliability and CustomizationThe Enterprise plan offers unlimited requests, unlimited webhook registrations and deliveries, unlimited WebSocket streams, custom source onboarding, on-premise or private cloud deployment, custom NLP/AI integrations, dedicated account manager, SLAs, custom contract, dedicated priority support, and custom translations. This is aimed at organizations requiring maximum performance and customization.
• Trusted by 100+ Companies WorldwideThe homepage states 'Trusted by 100+ companies worldwide,' indicating a level of market adoption. The API is designed for real-time financial news, sentiment analysis, and company extraction, with features like rich metadata, image URLs, and source information in API responses.

• Pricing Details and ExclusionsThe pricing page clearly states that all prices are in USD or local currency and exclude applicable taxes, with VAT added at checkout based on country. The Launchpad plan does not include webhook registration, ticker/entities, sentiment analysis, or websocket streams. Pro Light does not include sentiment analysis or historical data. Pro Standard includes historical data, but the exact historical data retention period is not specified in the scraped content (only '1 month' is mentioned in the comparison table for Launchpad and Pro Light).
• API Response Examples Use Example DomainsThe API response examples in the demo use example domains like 'www.example-financial-news.com' and 'www.example-business-daily.com' for article links and sources. These are clearly placeholder domains for demonstration purposes, not actual news sources. The actual sources available through the API are not listed in the scraped content.
• WebSocket Endpoints and Latency ClaimsThe WebSocket endpoints are listed as 'wss://wss.finlight.me' and 'wss://wss.finlight.me/raw'. The site claims 'Sub-second latency for market-critical decisions,' but no specific latency metrics or SLAs are provided in the scraped content. The Enterprise plan mentions SLAs, but details are not shown.
• Payment Methods and InfrastructureThe FAQ states they accept all major credit cards and use Stripe's service infrastructure for secure online payments. However, the scraped content does not specify which specific credit card brands are accepted, nor does it mention any other payment methods like PayPal or bank transfers. Also, the FAQ section is cut off, so additional payment or billing details may exist but are not visible.

Daily executive briefing

An executive sets up topic alerts for their industry and competitors. Each morning, they scan the AI-generated summaries in 10 minutes instead of spending an hour browsing multiple news sites. This keeps them informed without consuming their schedule.

Competitive monitoring for marketing teams

A marketing manager sets alerts for competitor brand names and key product launches. When a competitor announces a new feature, Finlight.me surfaces the story immediately, allowing the team to prepare a response or adjust messaging.

Content ideation for creators

A content creator uses the trending topics feed to identify stories gaining traction. They use these insights to pitch timely articles or create social media content that aligns with current conversations.

Investment research support

An individual investor tracks multiple sectors by setting keyword alerts for specific companies, economic indicators, and regulatory changes. The summaries help them decide which stories warrant a full read.

Visit finlight.me and sign up for a free account using your email or Google account.

Select your primary interests from the onboarding list — industries, topics, or specific companies you want to follow.

Spend 5 minutes browsing the initial feed and mark stories as relevant or not to train the personalization algorithm.

Set up your first keyword alert for a competitor or industry term to test the real-time monitoring feature.