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Green Dot CEO: 20 Years Of Innovating ‘Banking For The Masses’

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Those who called the company’s “call center” — which was essentially a storage closet with two desks and two phones at the time, Streit noted — were adults with jobs who either didn’t want to have a bank account or had issues that prevented them from getting one. What’s Next.

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Fintech Hall of Fame: The Top Digital Innovations in Financial Services

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Long before fintech was a thing (1995), I launched the first, and by most measures the biggest, newsletter during the first two decades of online/digital banking. It was called Online Banking Report and was read by a sizable portion of major industry players. Note: These are the rankings from 10 years ago.

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Top 28 Digital Lenders to U.S. Small Businesses

Fintech Labs Insights

Naturally, we were excited about it, naming it the biggest innovation of the year. Unfortunately, we didn’t track when the first business loan application went online, but it was likely a few years later, let’s call it 2000/2001. CAN Capital. Lighter Capital. Online Digital Banks for Small Businesses (SMB) May 2021.

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Fintech’s Third Crisis is Tipping Point to a Digital-Only Future

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Dot-com crash (2000-2001). Companies were abandoned and it led to a 5- to 6-year drought in fintech innovation. And it took the rest of the decade for the capital to gravitate to all the good ideas. No one born after 2005 will ever picture a physical branch when they think of a “bank”. Digital Banks for Small Businesses.

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Top 26 Digital Lenders to U.S. Small Businesses (SMB, May 2021)

Fintech Labs Insights

Naturally, we were excited about it, naming it the biggest innovation of the year. Unfortunately, we didn’t track when the first business loan application went online, but it was likely a few years later, let’s call it 2000/2001. CAN Capital. Lighter Capital. CAN Capital. Lighter Capital. Camino Financial.

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Top 33 Digital Lenders to U.S. Small Businesses (SMB) in Nov 2021

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Naturally, we were excited about it, naming it the biggest innovation of the year. Unfortunately, we didn’t track when the first business loan application went online, but it was likely a few years later, let’s call it 2000/2001. CAN Capital. Lighter Capital. CAN Capital. Lighter Capital. Biz2Credit.

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