Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 12, 2024

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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Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 12, 2021

Bank of Montreal online mortgage app circa Jan 1998 (via Internet archive). It’s telling that Apply by Phone/Fax were more prominent than Apply Online. files over the weekend, I ran across an Online Banking Report article I wrote in 1997 about Bank of Montreal’s pioneering online mortgage application.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 12, 2021

Bank of Montreal online mortgage app circa Jan 1998 (via Internet archive). It’s telling that Apply by Phone/Fax were more prominent than Apply Online. files over the weekend, I ran across an Online Banking Report article I wrote in 1997 about Bank of Montreal’s pioneering online mortgage application.

Atlanta 15

Atlanta Utah DC Detroit 15

Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Bank of Montreal online mortgage app circa Jan 1998 (via Internet archive). It’s telling that Apply by Phone/Fax were more prominent than Apply Online. files over the weekend, I ran across an Online Banking Report article I wrote in 1997 about Bank of Montreal’s pioneering online mortgage application.

Atlanta 15

Atlanta Utah Miami DC 15

Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Personal Capital. Online Digital Banks for Small Businesses. Fintech Startup Debuts: Brave Credit & AWSM Bank Pitch @ 500Startups Demo Day (4 Feb 2021). 2-feb-2021. United States. Sep 2020 round. Dec 2019 round. United States. 2-feb-2021. Jan 2021 SPAC announcement. United States. 2-feb-2021. United States.

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Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Banking/SMB. Scalable Capital. Personal Capital. 5 Nov 2021. South Korea. Nov 2018 transaction. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. 5 Nov 2021. Estimate based on IPO filing. South Korea. Aug 2021 round. Clearwater Analytics. 5 Nov 2021. Investing/back office. Oct 2021 round. Aug 2021 round. DriveWealth. Aug 2021 round. Mar 2019 round.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 7, 2021

Bunq , banking startup from The Netherlands. Scalable Capital , German investech. Scalable Capital. Personal Capital. Related: Top 15 Digital & Online Insurance Providers for Small Businesses (SMB): June 2021. Online Digital Banks for Small Businesses (SMB) June 2021. 102(t): $2.1B

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