Mercury Looks to Replace Your Chase/Wells/BofA Bank Account
That innovator? Mercury Technologies*, founded in San Francisco 2017 and launched in 2019. In...
Read Moreby Jim Bruene | Apr 16, 2026 | Challenger Banks, Small Business Banking, Startup of the week, Startups
That innovator? Mercury Technologies*, founded in San Francisco 2017 and launched in 2019. In...
Read Moreby Chris Young | Apr 14, 2026 | Payroll/HR, Small Business Banking, Startups
Digital payroll providers handle the payroll process for small businesses. They integrate...
Read Moreby Jim Bruene | Apr 9, 2026 | 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...
Read Moreby Jim Bruene | Apr 9, 2026 | 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...
Read Moreby Jim Bruene | Apr 7, 2026 | 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...
Read Moreby Jim Bruene | Apr 6, 2026 | 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...
Read Moreby Jim Bruene | Mar 23, 2026 | Data & Analytics, Lenders, Small Business Banking, Startups
Bank of Montreal went online with the first digital credit application in 1997. That effort, from...
Read Moreby Jim Bruene | Mar 19, 2026 | Data & Analytics, Insurance, Insurtech, Small Business Banking, Startups
At least 7 out of 10 small businesses (SMB) lack basic business insurance coverage in one...
Read Moreby Jim Bruene | May 20, 2025 | Challenger Banks, Checking & Transaction Accounts, Small Business Banking, Startups
Since we last profiled Relay Financial (Sep 2023), the challenger bank has expanded its product...
Read Moreby 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...
Read Moreby 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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