Author: Jim Bruene

Top 6 High-Rate Online Digital Bank Savings & Treasury Accounts for Small Businesses (SMB) June 2025

Posted by Jim Bruene | Jun 11, 2025 | Challenger Banks, Savings, Small Business (SMB/SME), Small Business Banking, Startup of the week

Other than a brief spike in 2018, it’s been more than 15 years since short-term rates were...

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Top 17 U.S. Online Digital Banks for Small Business (SMB) June 2025

Posted by Jim Bruene | Jun 9, 2025 | Challenger Banks, Checking & Transaction Accounts, Data & Analytics, Small Business Banking, Startup of the week, Startups

The first pure-play online bank, Security First Network Bank (SFNB), launched in 1995, just a year...

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The 25 Biggest Banking, Mortgage, Lending & BankTech Conferences & Events in 2025

Posted by Jim Bruene | Jun 6, 2025 | Conferences/Events, Startups

Welcome to Q2 all you banking conference pros! It’s a busy time with a full slate of...

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Top 13 DeFi, Blockchain and Crypto Conferences in 2025

Posted by Jim Bruene | Jun 6, 2025 | Conferences/Events, Cryptocurrency/Blockchain, DeFi, NFT/Tokens

It’s looking like it will be quite a year in the alternative finance and crypto industry....

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The 15 Largest Insurtech Events, Conferences & Trade Shows in 2025

Posted by Jim Bruene | Jun 6, 2025 | Conferences/Events, Insurance, Insurtech

Welcome to Q2 all you insuretech conference diehards! The second quarter features a full slate of...

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The 14 Biggest Conferences & Events for Lending, Mortgage & LendTech in 2025

Posted by Jim Bruene | Jun 6, 2025 | Conferences/Events, Lenders, Mortgage

Welcome to Q2 all you lending technology experts! It’s an exciting time with a full slate of...

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The 13 Biggest Investment Advisor Tech, Wealthtech & Investech Conferences in 2025

Posted by Jim Bruene | Jun 6, 2025 | Conferences/Events, Investing

Welcome to Q2 all you advisor technology conference fans! It’s a busy time of year with a...

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The 17 Biggest Payments & Card Industry Conferences & Events in 2025

Posted by Jim Bruene | Jun 6, 2025 | Conferences/Events, Credit & charge cards, Payments

Welcome to Q2 conference junkies! It’s a busy time with a full slate of conferences ahead...

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The 37 Biggest Fintech Conferences, Events & Trade Shows in 2025

Posted by Jim Bruene | Jun 2, 2025 | Conferences/Events

The year is one-third over. Have you booked all your event tickets yet? It looks like it will be a...

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Top 36 Digital Lenders to U.S. Small Businesses (SMB) May 2025

Posted by Jim Bruene | Jun 2, 2025 | Data & Analytics, Lenders, Small Business Banking, Startups

Bank of Montreal went online with the first digital credit application in 1997.  That effort, from...

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Kraken’s Big Asset Tokenization Play

Posted by Jim Bruene | May 22, 2025 | Cryptocurrency/Blockchain, Investing, Startups

While I’m not a crypto/blockchain fanboy, I have long expected asset tokenization for retail...

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Digital SMB Banks: Relay Continues to Build Out a Robust Offering

Posted by Jim Bruene | May 20, 2025 | Challenger Banks, Checking & Transaction Accounts, Small Business Banking, Startups

Since we last profiled Relay Financial (Sep 2023), the challenger bank has expanded its product...

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