Author: Jim Bruene

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

Posted by Jim Bruene | Jul 21, 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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Top 40 Small Business Checking Account Bonuses, up to $2,000 (July/Aug/Sep 2025)

Posted by Jim Bruene | Jul 17, 2025 | Challenger Banks, Checking & Transaction Accounts, Small Business (SMB/SME), Small Business Banking, Startup of the week

It’s a great time to shop for a new checking account for your small business. The first...

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Top 19 Online Digital Corporate Credit Cards for Small Businesses (July 2025)

Posted by Jim Bruene | Jul 16, 2025 | Credit & charge cards, Small Business (SMB/SME), Small Business Payments

In the last eight years, the corporate charge card market has seen the launch of 3 major digital...

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

Posted by Jim Bruene | Jul 14, 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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The Top 16 Conferences & Events in Ecommerce 2025

Posted by Jim Bruene | Jun 30, 2025 | Conferences/Events, Ecommerce

Welcome to summer all you ecommerce super fans! While many of the mega events are in the rear-view...

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Top 14 Cybersecurity Conferences in 2025

Posted by Jim Bruene | Jun 30, 2025 | Conferences/Events, Security

In today’s hyper-connected organization, staying ahead of cyber threats is...

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

Posted by Jim Bruene | Jun 26, 2025 | Conferences/Events, Credit & charge cards, Payments

Welcome to summer conference junkies! After a busy Q2, the conference schedule is quiet until...

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

Posted by Jim Bruene | Jun 26, 2025 | Conferences/Events, Startups

Welcome to summer all you banking conference pros! After a hectic Q2, things slow way down until...

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

Posted by Jim Bruene | Jun 26, 2025 | Conferences/Events, Insurance, Insurtech

Welcome to summer all you insuretech conference diehards! After a busy second quarter, we are...

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

Posted by Jim Bruene | Jun 26, 2025 | Conferences/Events, Investing

Welcome to summer all you advisor technology conference fans! It’s been a busy few months,...

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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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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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