Author: Jim Bruene

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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How to Protect Your Small Business Bank Accounts from AI-Assisted Phishing Attacks

Posted by Jim Bruene | Apr 20, 2023 | Security, Small Business Banking, Startup of the week

If you thought phishing was already difficult to stop, what until you start dealing with the new...

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Reacting Quickly to SVB Fallout, Mercury Launches Vault, with $5M FDIC Deposit Insurance

Posted by Jim Bruene | Apr 4, 2023 | Challenger Banks, Checking & Transaction Accounts, Savings, Startup of the week, Startups

Within days of the fall of Silicon Valley Bank, challenger small-business banking provider...

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SMB Challenger Bank Mercury Adds Clever “Merchant Cards”

Posted by Jim Bruene | Feb 9, 2023 | Credit & charge cards, Small Business (SMB/SME), Small Business Banking, Small Business Payments

 

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Is 2023 Really the Year of the AI Banking Chatbot?

Posted by Jim Bruene | Jan 19, 2023 | Challenger Banks, Service, Small Business Banking, UX Analysis

I was surprised to see Mr. Fintech Snarktank (aka Ron Shevlin) predict that 2023 will be...

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Challenger Bank UX: Mercury Shines with Startup Focused Website

Posted by Jim Bruene | Nov 28, 2022 | Challenger Banks, Small Business Banking, Startups, UX Analysis

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Novo Banks on Faster Deposits & Apps to Gain Small Business Market Share

Posted by Jim Bruene | Aug 30, 2022 | Challenger Banks, Checking & Transaction Accounts, Small Business (SMB/SME), Small Business Banking, Startups

Since we began publishing our digital challenger bank list, Novo has been the most popular choice...

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