Author: Jim Bruene

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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Watch 8 U.S. Small Business Challenger Banks (July 2020)

Posted by Jim Bruene | Jul 21, 2020 | Small Business Banking, Startups

Note: We update the list of U.S. small business challenger banks monthly here. Approximately 1 in...

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Friday Fails:

Posted by Jim Bruene | Jul 3, 2020 | Featured Startups

It’s easier to find examples of poor user interfaces than great ones, so on Friday afternoon...

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Watch 28 InsurTech Pitches at Plug and Play’s Virtual Summer Summit (June 2020)

Posted by Jim Bruene | Jul 2, 2020 | Accelerators, Insurance, Pitches, Playlist

Last month (18 June 2020), 30 insurtech startups graduated from Plug and Play’s 8th...

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Watch 28 InsurTech Demos at Plug and Play’s Virtual Summer Summit (June 2020)

Posted by Jim Bruene | Jul 2, 2020 | Accelerators, Insurance, Playlist, Startups, Watch Startups

Last month (18 June 2020), 30 insurtech startups graduated from Plug and Play’s 8th...

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Fintech Seeds: Watch Cash Coach (UK) pitch subscription-based personal financial management at Pioneer Demo Day (June 2020)

Posted by Jim Bruene | Jun 26, 2020 | Accelerators, Personal Financial Management (PFM), Startups

San Francisco-based Pioneer is an incubator that puts pre-seed/bootstrapped companies through a...

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Watch 10 Fintech Startups Pitch at Fintech Innovation Lab’s Demo Day (June 2020)

Posted by Jim Bruene | Jun 25, 2020 | Accelerators, Pitches, Startups

Launched in 2010, New York City’s Fintech Innovation Lab is the longest-running fintech-only...

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