UnknownCharges
Every weird bank charge, explained in plain English.
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Panicked over a mystery $4.50 charge labeled CSC SERVICEWORKS ULT on my card. Thought I got hacked, but it was just my apartment basement's laundry machine. Turns out banks truncate names to 16 characters due to 1980s tech, causing constant panic. So I built UnknownCharges (https://unknowncharges.com ): a free tool decoding 2,019 cryptic bank descriptors into plain English with fraud risk scores and dispute rules. 100% in-browser, zero signup or tracking. Would love your feedback!
PH · launched Sep 18, 2026 · 1 upvote (top 69%) · 1 view
Niche: fraud and scam detection software · 151 launches, 9 in the last 7 days ▼ -57% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Fintech
- Analytics & BI
- B2C
- Not AI
- Commercial product
- Money
- Finance
- Personal Finance
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Could you build this?
Yes It is an informational lookup database mapping truncated merchant statement strings to plain English explanations, easily built with standard web frameworks and basic search.
Competitors
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Attention rank: #96 of 127 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 318 days after the earliest competitor.
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