Author: Jim Bruene

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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Icon Savings Plan Pioneers “Retirement Plans as a Service” (Fintech Startup of the Week)

Posted by Jim Bruene | Sep 18, 2020 | Pitches, Retirement, Startup of the week, Startups

Pandemic or not, it’s September and that means it’s time for FinovateFall (v14.0)....

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FinRhino’s InsurTech Product Eliminates Rental Security Deposits for Small Monthly Fee (Fintech Startup of the Week)

Posted by Jim Bruene | Sep 9, 2020 | Awards, Insurance, Startup of the week, Startups

Rhino takes home the Ivory Prize for housing affordability in the finance sector (June 2020) One...

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Challenger Jiko Buys $100M U.S. Bank (Fintech Startup of the Week)

Posted by Jim Bruene | Sep 3, 2020 | Challenger Banks, Featured Startups, Savings, Startup of the week, Startups, Watch Startups

At one time or another, every consumer fintech company wonders if they should buy a bank. When I...

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Watch 6 startups pitch in the “Entre x Pitch night NYC” Fintech Startup Competition

Posted by Jim Bruene | Sep 1, 2020 | Pitches, Playlist, Startups

Missed this fintech event from NYC-based entrepreneur network Entre in June (2020). The...

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The 18 Fintech Startups in the 2020 INC 500

Posted by Jim Bruene | Aug 27, 2020 | Awards, Startups

Making the INC 500 list of fastest-growing (USA) companies is not easy. First, you usually need a...

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The 27 Fintech startups from YC’s Summer 2020 batch

Posted by Jim Bruene | Aug 26, 2020 | Accelerators, Pitches, Startups

We can’t get enough of startup pitches, and wow, did Y Combinator just deliver with 191...

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Service UX: US Bank’s Well-Designed Appointment Scheduler

Posted by Jim Bruene | Aug 21, 2020 | Marketing & Sales, New Products, Service

Handy appointment scheduler within online banking (under Customer Service tab) I’m not sure...

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Watch How INSTNT Removes Risk from New Applications (Fintech Startup of the Week)

Posted by Jim Bruene | Aug 14, 2020 | Accelerators, Account Opening/Onboarding, Pitches, Startup of the week, Startups

INSTNT pitches at Plug and Play’s Fintech Batch 11 demo day in June 2020. So many good...

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Watch How SupportPay Handles Shared Childcare Expenses (Fintech Startup of the Week))

Posted by Jim Bruene | Aug 3, 2020 | Accelerators, Payments, Personal Financial Management (PFM), Pitches, Startup of the week, Startups

SupportPay 3-minute Pitch at Launch Accelerator Virtual Demo Day (23 July 2020) The top-tier tech...

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Pando Pioneers P2P Income Sharing (Fintech Startup of the Week)

Posted by Jim Bruene | Jul 29, 2020 | Crowdfunding, P2P, Startups

Although they raised an $8M Series A last year, Palo Alto-based Pando has been quiet about its...

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