Author: Jim Bruene

The 8 Biggest Real Estate Technology & Proptech Conferences, Events and Trade Shows in 2025

Posted by Jim Bruene | Mar 28, 2025 | Conferences/Events, Real estate

Welcome to Q2 all you proptech conference junkies! It’s an exciting time with a full slate...

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

Posted by Jim Bruene | Mar 21, 2025 | Conferences/Events

The year is 14% over, have you booked your event tickets yet? It looks like it will be a great...

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

Posted by Jim Bruene | Mar 17, 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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SMB Banking: Deep Dive on Ramp

Posted by Jim Bruene | Mar 13, 2025 | Credit & charge cards, Small Business (SMB/SME), Small Business Banking, Startup of the week, Startups, Unicorns (fintech)

Ramp is a New York City-based fintech startup founded in 2019 that offers corporate charge cards...

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

Posted by Jim Bruene | Mar 13, 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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Fintech Rocks: Why Rocket Mortgage is Buying Redfin

Posted by Jim Bruene | Mar 10, 2025 | Mortgage, Real estate, Startups

Great news today. The merger of two of my favorite companies that came up in the Web 2.0 era,...

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The Top 16 Conferences & Events in Ecommerce 2025

Posted by Jim Bruene | Mar 6, 2025 | Conferences/Events, Ecommerce

Welcome to 2025 all you ecommerce super fans! While NRF NYC is in the rear-view mirror, there is a...

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The 9 Biggest AI Conferences for Financial Services, Banking & Fintech in 2025

Posted by Jim Bruene | Mar 6, 2025 | AI, Conferences/Events

As artificial intelligence becomes a clear competitive advantage in financial services, it’s...

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

Posted by Jim Bruene | Mar 3, 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 36 Digital Lenders to U.S. Small Businesses (SMB) March 2025

Posted by Jim Bruene | Mar 3, 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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Top 18 U.S. Digital & Online Insurance Providers for Small Business (SMB)

Posted by Jim Bruene | Mar 3, 2025 | Data & Analytics, Insurance, Insurtech, Small Business Banking, Startups

  At least 7 out of 10 small businesses (SMB) lack basic business insurance coverage in one...

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Top 21 Digital Online Bill Payment & Invoicing Solutions for U.S. Small Businesses (SMB) March 2025

Posted by Jim Bruene | Mar 3, 2025 | Payments, Small Business Banking, Small Business Payments, Startups

Money and cash flow are the lifeblood of a small business. And it’s an area often overlooked...

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