Author: Jim Bruene

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

Posted by Jim Bruene | May 1, 2025 | Conferences/Events, Startups

Welcome to Q2 all you banking conference pros! It’s a busy time with a full slate of...

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

Posted by Jim Bruene | May 1, 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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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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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 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 40 Small Business Checking Account Bonuses, up to $2,000 (Mar 2025)

Posted by Jim Bruene | Mar 3, 2025 | Challenger Banks, Checking & Transaction Accounts, Small Business (SMB/SME), Small Business Banking

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

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Top 23 Small Business Credit Card Offers & Bonuses Up to $2,000 (Mar 2025)

Posted by Jim Bruene | Mar 3, 2025 | Credit & charge cards, Offers, Startups

It’s a great time to for small business owners to shop for a new credit or charge card. Since many...

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Largest 30 Banks & Credit Cards for Small Business (SMB) Feb 2025

Posted by Jim Bruene | Feb 19, 2025 | Challenger Banks, Checking & Transaction Accounts, Top Rankings (Banks)

Everyone loves a startup (aka challenger bank), especially when they have a compelling story....

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Best New Fintech Products & Trends of 2024

Posted by Jim Bruene | Jan 24, 2025 | Accounting/bookkeeping, Checking & Transaction Accounts, Credit & charge cards, Insurance, Investing, Lenders, New Products, Payments, Personal Financial Management (PFM)

We’ve been obsessed with new fintech products since before the term was invented. This...

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SMB Challengers: Rho Delivers Integrated Bank, Card & Payments Experience

Posted by Jim Bruene | Dec 2, 2024 | Challenger Banks, Small Business Banking, Startup of the week

There is a small business owner in one of every 3 US households. They have more complicated...

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Digital vs Traditional Banking: What’s Right for Your Small Business?

Posted by Jim Bruene | Oct 28, 2024 | Challenger Banks, Checking & Transaction Accounts, Small Business (SMB/SME), Small Business Banking, Startup of the week

As a small business owner, choosing the right banking partner comes with tradeoffs. Do you want to...

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