Inside Small Business Banking
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Supporting Small Business
The Case for a Connected Small Business Strategy
Small business banking is one of the most valuable segments a financial institution can serve. It is also one of the most underserved, not because banks lack the intent, but ...
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Supporting Small Business
The Fed just changed the math on small business lending
Federal banking regulators have proposed changes to how much capital financial institutions must hold against small business loans. Under the proposal, risk weights for qualifying ...
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Transforming Digital | Supporting Small Business
It’s not about only about lending. It’s about connection.
Earlier this month, our CEO Steve Robert wrote about why Autobooks acquired MinuteLender. Steve goes deep on the lending economics, the data advantage financial institutions ...
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Supporting Small Business
Why Autobooks Acquired MinuteLender, by Steve Robert
This post is about why we acquired MinuteLender, what it means for the financial institutions we work with, and where I believe this takes us.
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Growing Revenue | Supporting Small Business | Gaining Perspective
Construction and Trades Reveal How Small Business Banking Actually Grows
Missed the webinar? Watch it here In short Construction and trades are 15–20% of small businesses in most local markets — and roughly $1.5T in annual spend. These businesses run ...
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Transforming Digital | Growing Revenue | Supporting Small Business
The business case for smarter business checking
In conversations with banks and credit unions, we’re hearing a sharper focus on business checking, driven by what institutions are seeing in small business behavior and ...
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Transforming Digital | Supporting Small Business | Gaining Perspective
How Financial Institutions Can Use Value Stories to Correct Blind Spots in Small Business Strategy
Small business banking strategies fail most often at the problem definition stage. Institutions assume they understand what owners need and where competitors are winning. In ...
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Supporting Small Business | Gaining Perspective
Part 2: Designing a Better Small Business Checking Account
If the first step is recognizing that most small businesses earn less than $1 million, the next step is understanding how their financial behaviors differ from traditional ...
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Supporting Small Business | Gaining Perspective
Part 1: What If the Problem Isn’t the Product, But the Market We Built It For?
Financial institutions have long supported small businesses with checking accounts, lending services, and treasury tools. But as the business landscape evolves, it’s becoming ...
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Transforming Digital | Growing Revenue | Supporting Small Business | Gaining Perspective
Three Key Trends Reshaping Small Business Digital Banking in 2025
The landscape of small business digital banking continues to evolve, and expectations have shifted. According to the 2025 Small Business Digital Banking Vendor Scorecardfrom ...
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Growing Revenue | Supporting Small Business
It's Time to Rethink Business Checking
You Provide the Account, We'll Provide the Tech Small business owners are increasingly looking for more than just a deposit account from their financial institution. They want a ...
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Supporting Small Business
Why Accounting Belongs in the Business Checking Experience
For a small business, the checking account is more than a holding place for deposits and debits — it’s the financial nerve center of the business. It’s where customer payments ...