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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...

Top 12 U.S. Online Digital Banks for Small Businesses (SMB) August 2021

Posted by Jim Bruene | Aug 25, 2021 | Featured Startups, Small Business Banking, Startups

SMB Fintech Stack (Source: Canapi) The first pure-play online bank Security First Network Bank...

UK Fintech Startup Vauban Wins Canada Fintech Forum “Million Dollar Startup” Pitch Competition

Posted by Jim Bruene | Jan 20, 2021 | Awards, Featured Startups, Investing, Startup of the week, Startups

Fintech Startup Interviews: Vauban founder Remy Astie (22 minutes, 17 Nov 2020) My favorite...

Challenger Jiko Buys $100M U.S. Bank (Fintech Startup of the Week)

Posted by Jim Bruene | Sep 3, 2020 | Challenger Banks, Featured Startups, Savings, Startup of the week, Startups, Watch Startups

At one time or another, every consumer fintech company wonders if they should buy a bank. When I...

Friday Fails:

Posted by Jim Bruene | Jul 3, 2020 | Featured Startups

It’s easier to find examples of poor user interfaces than great ones, so on Friday afternoon...

WSECU Website Rewrite Addresses COVID-19 Reality

Posted by Jim Bruene | May 26, 2020 | Featured Startups, Watch Startups

When I wrote my first pandemic-era post in April, I looked around for financial institution...

	FAB Score*	HQ	Founded	Funding $M
http://fintechlabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Murcury-logo-square.jpg	447	SF	2017	$152
http://fintechlabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Relay-logo.webp	89	Toronto	2018	$19
http://fintechlabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Novo-logo-square.jpg	327	NYC	2016	$296
http://fintechlabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/BluevineLogo.png	260	SF	2013	768
http://fintechlabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Found-logo-600-300.png	123	SF	2019	$75

FAB Score*

Founded

Funding $M

http://fintechlabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Murcury-logo-square.jpg

447

2017

$152

http://fintechlabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Relay-logo.webp

Toronto

2018

$19

http://fintechlabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Novo-logo-square.jpg

327

NYC

2016

$296

http://fintechlabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/BluevineLogo.png

260

2013

768

http://fintechlabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Found-logo-600-300.png

123

2019

$75

FAB Score*	Founded	Funding $M	HQ
Ad	2007	$120,000	NYC
488	2020	$950	NYC
362	2008	2500	Atlanta
309	2015	699	Toronto
282	2013	$768	SF

Company Overview

FAB Score*

Founded

Funding $M

2007

$120,000

NYC

488

2020

$950

NYC

SMB Lenders: Kabbage Continues to Cook Under American Express Ownership

362

2008

2500

Atlanta

309

2015

699

Toronto

282

2013

$768

Last Updated: August 2021
FAB Score*	Founded	Funding ($M)	HQ
200	2016	$418	Utah
1058	2019	$1,660	NYC
460	2008	$401	SF
200	2016	$418	Utah
205	2016	$312

Last Updated: August 2021

Company

FAB Score*

Founded

Funding ($M)

200

2016

$418

Utah

1058

2019

$1,660

NYC

460

2008

$401

200

2016

$418

Utah

205

2016

$312

Updated June 2021
FAB Score*	Founded	Funding ($M)	HQ
230	2016	$881	SF
122	2017	$520	SF
80	2017	$306	Wash DC
63	2005	$0	London
39	2015	$142	SF

Updated June 2021

FAB Score*

Founded

Funding ($M)

230

2016

$881

122

2017

$520

2017

$306

Wash DC

2005

London

2015

$142

Category: Featured Startups

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

Top 12 U.S. Online Digital Banks for Small Businesses (SMB) August 2021

UK Fintech Startup Vauban Wins Canada Fintech Forum “Million Dollar Startup” Pitch Competition

Challenger Jiko Buys $100M U.S. Bank (Fintech Startup of the Week)

Friday Fails:

WSECU Website Rewrite Addresses COVID-19 Reality

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