Aviva launches pension valuation Amazon Alexa app

'Alexa, what’s the value of my pension?'

Hannah Godfrey
clock • 1 min read

Aviva has created a new pension skill for Amazon Alexa that allows customers to find out how much they have saved towards their retirement.

Customers registered on MyAviva can link the 'skill' to their Alexa account and then ask the voice assistant to tell them the value of their pension pot. Research carried out by Aviva found people do not tend to regularly check their pension balance. A third (34%) said they do it annually, while one in five (21%) said it is less often than that. The research also found there are some people who take a more active approach to their retirement. One in 20 of those surveyed revealed they check their pension balance on a daily basis. When asked what would make them more engaged in pensi...

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