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Bluevine Announces New Corporate Headquarters With Jersey City Event Welcoming Leading Local Businesses, Community Members, and Political Leaders

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Monday, January 9, 2023

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JERSEY CITY, N.J., Jan. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bluevine , the leading provider of small business banking solutions, today announced its official new company headquarters in Jersey City.

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JERSEY CITY, N.J., Jan. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bluevine , the leading provider of small business banking solutions, today announced its official new company headquarters in Jersey City.
Moving the HQ to Jersey City adds to the innovative growth plan for the New Jersey business landscape while expanding its own office space.
As part of this update, Bluevine announced its partnership with Rutgers University which includes internship opportunities for students across departments at the leading fintech, keeping future tech talent in New Jersey.
Our HQ in Jersey City serves as our new hub to lead our global operations"
Recent office expansions, like the JC headquarters, offer more opportunities for Bluevine's talent and customer growth.

Funding Circle Appoints Steve Allocca U.S. Managing Director

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Thursday, January 5, 2023

Funding Circle, the leading online lending platform for small business borrowers today announces Steve Allocca has joined the company as U.S.

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Funding Circle, the leading online lending platform for small business borrowers today announces Steve Allocca has joined the company as U.S.
Steve, a former BlueVine, Lending Club, and PayPal executive, will lead Funding Circle U.S. through its next exciting and ambitious phase of growth and expansion.
Lisa Jacobs, CEO at Funding Circle said: “I’m pleased to kick-start 2023 by welcoming Steve Allocca as our new U.S.
He brings a wealth of fintech experience and is passionate about helping small businesses get the funding they need to win.

Bluevine Appoints Aditya Narula as Company's First General Manager of Lending & Credit

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022

JERSEY CITY, N.J., Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bluevine, the leading provider of holistic small business banking solutions, today announced the appointment of Aditya Narula as its first General Manager of Lending & Credit. Narula is a seasoned leader with meaningful expertise across financial services and technology, having been instrumental in growing and scaling some of the biggest names in the industry throughout his career.

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JERSEY CITY, N.J., Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bluevine , the leading provider of holistic small business banking solutions, today announced the appointment of Aditya Narula as its first General Manager of Lending & Credit.
Narula joins Bluevine from Chime, where he was integral in building the company's first Lending product.
Narula is passionate about financial inclusivity, and brings a pragmatic, earnest perspective to the company's continuously growing lending and credit function.
"I was instantly drawn to Bluevine's strong leadership, visionary product, and powerful ethos," said Aditya Narula, general manager of lending and credit at Bluevine.

Bluevine Expands Insurance Partnerships to Provide Small Businesses with Tailored Insurance Solutions

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Monday, October 17, 2022

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bluevine, the leading provider of holistic banking solutions designed for small businesses, today announced the expansion of its small business insurance offerings to include Active Cyber Insurance offered by Coalition, one of the world's leading cyber insurance providers, in addition to its existing small business insurance provider, NEXT Insurance. With the addition of Coalition's cyber insurance offerings, Bluevine is providing the small business community seamless access to explore insurance providers right from their account dashboard. Available now, Bluevine Business Checking customers can research a broad set of insurance products and complete the steps to receive a customized insurance quote from our partners.

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Bluevine adds Coalition in addition to existing partnerNEXT Insurance, bolstering its roster of insurance partnerships and further supporting the small business growth journey
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bluevine , the leading provider of holistic banking solutions designed for small businesses, today announced the expansion of its small business insurance offerings to include Active Cyber Insurance offered by Coalition , one of the world's leading cyber insurance providers, in addition to its existing small business insurance provider, NEXT Insurance .
With the addition of Coalition's cyber insurance offerings, Bluevine is providing the small business community seamless access to explore insurance providers right from their account dashboard.
Often, small business owners rely on recommendations from the small business community to determine their insurance needs, but this can leave them with ill-fitting policies that don't address the specific needs of their small business.
As many as 75% of small businesses in the U.S. are underinsured , and 40% do not have any insurance, pointing to an acute need for insurance solutions designed with this community in mind.

Inscribe Addresses Demand for Better Risk Management, Faster Approvals From Finance Industry

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Inscribe, the award-winning fraud detection and document automation platform, today announced that it has released new features to help the financial services industry meet demands for better risk management and faster customer approvals. Outdated and inefficient processes currently being utilized leave businesses waiting from one to six months to hear about loan applications, while millions of consumers without credit scores aren't able to access financial products at all. But forward-thinking companies are addressing the need for data-driven risk management with AI-powered fraud detection, document automation, and credit analysis.

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But forward-thinking companies are addressing the need for data-driven risk management with AI-powered fraud detection, document automation, and credit analysis.
In the past, risk and operations teams had to spend upwards of 30 minutes reviewing a single application document for information.
Companies that use Inscribe can give their customers faster approvals while saving thousands of employee hours and millions of dollars in fraud losses each year.
Inscribe is backed by Y Combinator, Uncork Capital, Crosslink Capital, and Foundry Group, and has a presence in the US and Europe.

Socure Partners with Middesk to Introduce the Industry’s First Integrated Solution for KYB and KYC Verification

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Tuesday, July 26, 2022

This integration combines the benefits of Socures real-time, predictive analytics identity verification and fraud prevention platform with Middesks comprehensive solution for verifying business entities.

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This integration combines the benefits of Socures real-time, predictive analytics identity verification and fraud prevention platform with Middesks comprehensive solution for verifying business entities.
This is the first time that best-in-class companies in the Know Your Business (KYB) and Know Your Customer (KYC) segments have created an integrated solution for end-to-end business verification.
Middesk customers are looking for easy and reliable ways to solve identity verification, said Kyle Mack, CEO and co-founder of Middesk.
Middesk is backed by Sequoia Capital, Accel Partners, Insight Partners, and Canapi Ventures, and is headquartered in San Francisco.

Bluevine announces its next-gen brand identity, reflecting the company's growth and evolution

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Wednesday, July 13, 2022

JERSEY CITY, N.J., July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bluevine, the leading provider of holistic banking solutions designed for small businesses, today announced a new brand identity, reflecting the company's next era of its commitment to grow and evolve its services alongside the changing needs of small business owners. Bluevine's new logo, symbol, color palette, and typeface reflect its modern, technology-forward, empathetic approach driven by its purpose of advocating for, understanding, and serving small businesses.

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Founded in 2013, Bluevine was inspired by the challenges that its co-founder and CEO Eyal Lifshitz witnessed while watching his father and grandfather manage their small businesses.
Committed to remedying the broken financial services landscape that has historically overlooked small businesses, Eyal and the founding team began building Bluevine.
"This brand update modernizes Bluevine so the financial services industry and small business community continues to see Bluevine as a brand that's as enduring as our product roadmap," said Bluevine CEO Eyal Lifshitz.
Our new brand builds on that promise, better positioning us to continue showing up for growing businesses and building a brighter financial future together."

Bluevine Introduces New Banking Solution Designed for Accountants

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Tuesday, July 12, 2022

JERSEY CITY, N.J., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bluevine, the leading provider of holistic banking solutions designed for small businesses, today announced the launch of its first set of business banking features designed specifically to help accounting professionals more easily serve their small business customers. With the Accountant Role, small business owners using a Bluevine Business Checking account can easily and securely grant their accountants access to selected account information through a dedicated login. Through the Accountant Dashboard, accountants can access all their clients' transactions from one place, easily download bank statements, reconcile transactions and bills, and view all relevant contextual information, saving time and providing superior client service.

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Long committed to serving the needs of small businesses, Bluevine aims to ensure success across all parts of the small business ecosystem.
Accountants are trusted partners for small business owners with a critical role in ensuring the financial health and growth of small businesses.
Controlled access and purpose-built tools for accountants that serve Bluevine customers is the latest example of how Bluevine aligns its innovation with the evolving needs of small businesses.
Starting today, Bluevine Business Checking account holders can grant accountants access to their Bluevine account information byadding their accountants as an accountant user to their Bluevine account.

Leading business identity platform Middesk raises $57M Series B co-led by Insight Partners and Canapi Ventures

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Thursday, June 9, 2022

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SAN FRANCISCO, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Middesk , the leading identity platform automating business verification and underwriting decisions, announced today that it has raised $57 million in a Series B round.

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SAN FRANCISCO, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Middesk , the leading identity platform automating business verification and underwriting decisions, announced today that it has raised $57 million in a Series B round.
Middesk will use the capital to invest in new and existing products, scale the team, and educate the market about business identity.
Walker Forehand, Partner at Canapi Ventures, added, "Middesk is the new standard for small business digital identity and trust.
Canapi Ventures is advised by CenterHarbor Advisors and Canapi Advisors, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: LOB).

BlueVine Names 'Cut Seven' as Winner of U.S. Small Business Resilience Program

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Friday, May 6, 2022

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BlueVine, the leading provider of innovative financial services for small businesses, today announced Cut Seven, as the winner of its Small Business Resilience Program, awarding the boutique fitness studio $10,000. In November, BlueVine put out a call to action to small business owners across the country, encouraging them to self nominate for its Small Business Resilience Program by highlighting the leadership, optimism and grit they showed over the last year.

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In honor of Small Business Week, BlueVine recognizes its first-ever Resilience Program Winner with $10,000 award
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BlueVine , the leading provider of innovative financial services for small businesses, today announced Cut Seven , as the winner of its Small Business Resilience Program, awarding the boutique fitness studio $10,000.
In November , BlueVine put out a call to action to small business owners across the country, encouraging them to self nominate for its Small Business Resilience Program by highlighting the leadership, optimism and grit they showed over the last year.
We designed our Small Business Resilience Program as a way to give back and call attention to the incredible stories of small business owners across the country.
In honor of Small Business Week and the incredible stories submitted as part of the Resilience Program, BlueVine extends its gratitude to the small business community for their leadership, innovation, and grit throughout the pandemic.