Top 17 U.S. Online Digital Banks for Small Business (SMB) June 2025
The first pure-play online bank, Security First Network Bank (SFNB), launched in 1995, just a year...
Read Moreby Jim Bruene | Jun 9, 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...
Read Moreby Jim Bruene | Jun 6, 2025 | Conferences/Events, Startups
Welcome to Q2 all you banking conference pros! It’s a busy time with a full slate of...
Read Moreby Jim Bruene | Jun 2, 2025 | 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 | May 22, 2025 | Cryptocurrency/Blockchain, Investing, Startups
While I’m not a crypto/blockchain fanboy, I have long expected asset tokenization for retail...
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 | May 12, 2025 | Featured Startups, Startups, Top Rankings (Banks)
We are suckers for business lists (we now regularly update 27 here). One that we’ve long...
Read Moreby Jim Bruene | May 9, 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...
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 | 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,...
Read Moreby 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...
Read Moreby 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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