Author: Jim Bruene

Mercury Adds Subscription Monitoring to its Banking Services

Posted by Jim Bruene | Mar 12, 2024 | Checking & Transaction Accounts, Small Business Payments, Startup of the week, Startups

Simple spend management tools top my list of advanced digital banking features (see previous...

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AI in Financial Services: Top Deployments in 2024 in Banking, Investing, Insurance, Fintech, and more

Posted by Jim Bruene | Mar 3, 2024 | Startups

With AI mentioned in every press release, trade publication article and marketing pitch,...

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The 350 Fintech Unicorns of the 21st Century (Year-End 2023)

Posted by Jim Bruene | Feb 29, 2024 | Startups, Unicorns (fintech)

  At FintechLabs we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated daily (current...

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Top 40 Small Business Checking Account Bonuses, up to $2,000 (Jan 2025)

Posted by Jim Bruene | Jan 13, 2024 | 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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VC Challengers: 6 Largest U.S. Equity Crowdfunding Startups (Dec 2023)

Posted by Jim Bruene | Dec 5, 2023 | Crowdfunding, Data & Analytics, Small Business (SMB/SME), Startups

Startups looking to raise capital have more options today thanks to evolving technology,...

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Top 66 Online Digital Banks for U.S. Consumers (Nov 2023)

Posted by Jim Bruene | Nov 10, 2023 | Challenger Banks, Checking & Transaction Accounts, Data & Analytics, Startup of the week, Startups, Top Rankings (Banks)

Consumers have been banking online for 28 years. And from the very beginning, there have been...

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The Small Business (SMB) Challenger Banks: Novo

Posted by Jim Bruene | Sep 18, 2023 | Challenger Banks, Checking & Transaction Accounts, Small Business Banking, Startups

Just 7 years old, Novo is tied for the oldest provider on our digital SMB banking list. The...

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The SMB Challenger Banks: Relay Financial Moves Up the Value Chain with Advanced Money Management Tools

Posted by Jim Bruene | Sep 10, 2023 | Challenger Banks, Checking & Transaction Accounts, Featured Startups, Small Business Banking, Startup of the week, Startups

Founded just 5 years ago (Oct 2018), Toronto-based Relay Financial is the only non-USA company on...

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SMB Cards & Spend Management Profile: Divvy (Bill.com)

Posted by Jim Bruene | Jul 18, 2023 | Credit & charge cards, Payments, Small Business (SMB/SME), Startup of the week, Startups

Divvy is one of the biggest fintech success stories of the 2020s. Founded in late 2016 by Blake...

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Top 15 Fintech Accelerators & Incubators for 2023

Posted by Jim Bruene | Jun 23, 2023 | Accelerators, Startups

Rewind to 2019 and there were more than 50 fintech/insurtech accelerators. But after being hit...

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47 Features of a Great Small Business (SMB) Digital Credit or Charge Card

Posted by Jim Bruene | Apr 26, 2023 | Credit & charge cards, Small Business (SMB/SME), Small Business Payments, Startups

As a business expands beyond a single owner-operator, its financial needs become dramatically more...

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Bank Shopping? 75 Things to Look for in a Digital Bank for Small Businesses (SMB)

Posted by Jim Bruene | Apr 25, 2023 | Challenger Banks, Small Business (SMB/SME), Small Business Banking, Small Business Payments, Startup of the week, Startups

Running a small business is hard. Finding the right bank shouldn’t be. We’ve been on...

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