Author: Jim Bruene

FinMkt takes home the top prize at Money2020’s MoneyFest (Fintech Startup of the Week)

Posted by Jim Bruene | Oct 30, 2020 | Awards, Lenders, Startup of the week, Startups

FinMkt Founder Luan Cox 30-min interview (May 2019) Money2020 hosted its virtual version,...

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Fintech Debuts: Watch Treasure and Arrived Homes Pitch at Techstars Atlanta (Oct 2020)

Posted by Jim Bruene | Oct 29, 2020 | Accelerators, Crowdfunding, Investing, Startups, Youth finances

Techstars has had a busy October with at least one demo day per week. The latest, the Atlanta...

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Subscription Banking: Revolut Launches Freemium Model

Posted by Jim Bruene | Oct 26, 2020 | Challenger Banks, Checking & Transaction Accounts, New Products

Revolut demo (13 min) by CMO Chad West (March 2019) As a digital banking product manager, then...

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Finlocker Creates the Sticky App Countless Mortgage Product Managers Have Long Wished For (Fintech Startup of the Week)

Posted by Jim Bruene | Oct 22, 2020 | Lenders, Mortgage, Personal Financial Management (PFM), Startup of the week, Startups

Finlocker 8-min demo by Peter Esparrago @Digital Mortgage Conference (13 Nov 2019) One of the few...

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Watch 10 Fintech Startups Pitch at FIS Demo Day 2020 (April 14)

Posted by Jim Bruene | Oct 20, 2020 | Accelerators, Lenders, Marketing & Sales, Payments, Security, Service, Startups

In the past 5 years, FIS’s accelerator has helped 57 startups find product/market fit in the...

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Digital Banking Challenger AidBanc Tackles the Money Management Headaches of Global Non-Profits (Fintech Startup of the Week)

Posted by Jim Bruene | Oct 17, 2020 | Accelerators, Challenger Banks, Checking & Transaction Accounts, Payments, Startups

AidBanc’s 3-minute Techstars pitch (7 Oct 2020) Could there be a better story for 2020? A...

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Watch 9 Fintech Startups Pitch at Techstars & Western Union Demo Day (Oct 2020)

Posted by Jim Bruene | Oct 13, 2020 | Accelerators, Investing, Lenders, Payments, Pitches, Playlist, RegTech, Startups

On Oct 7, Techstars hosted a virtual demo day of its special accelerator class built with help...

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Fintech Debuts: Watch COVERR and OnePipe Pitch at Techstars NYC Demo Day (8 Oct 2020)

Posted by Jim Bruene | Oct 12, 2020 | Accelerators, APIs/Infrastructure, Pitches, Startups

Techstars NYC had its demo day last week. It included a pair of fintech startups: Coverr’s...

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Envel is the New Simple Bank (Fintech Startup of the Week)

Posted by Jim Bruene | Oct 2, 2020 | Challenger Banks, Checking & Transaction Accounts, Startups

Q&A with Envel Bank Co-Founder Steve Le Roux (4 Feb 2020) I was a huge fanboy of Simple Bank...

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Changes to The 21st Century Fintech Unicorn List (Sep 2020)

Posted by Jim Bruene | Oct 1, 2020 | Startups

September is typically abuzz with busy new deals and even in a pandemic, the month did not...

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Monit Powers a “Financial Companion” for Financial Institutions to Offer Small Businesses (Fintech Startup of the Week)

Posted by Jim Bruene | Sep 24, 2020 | Awards, Pitches, Small Business Banking, Startups

Last week we highlighted Icon, one of our favorite early-stage startups at FinovateFall. This week...

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Watch 8 Fintech Startups Pitch at Innovate Finance Pitch360 Finals

Posted by Jim Bruene | Sep 21, 2020 | Awards, Cryptocurrency/Blockchain, Lenders, Payments, Personal Financial Management (PFM), Pitches, Playlist, RegTech, Startups

Innovate Finance broadcast the finals of its Pitch360 competition over Zoom in July. The UK-based...

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