Bento For Business In The Press
September 10, 2019 – Plugging leaks: Bento for Business uses tech to help clients streamline payments (Bank Innovation)
September 5, 2019 – SMB Spend Management Revs Up For A New Decade (PYMNTS.com)
September 5, 2019 – Paper Just Doesn’t Cut It Anymore. Bento’s Helping SMBs Go Paperless With Payments (Built In Chicago – Insider Spotlight)
August 2019 – Bento for Business named finalist for Best SMB/SME Banking Solution; CEO Farhan Ahmad named finalist for Innovator of the Year (Finovate Awards)
August 28, 2019 – Spend Solutions That Drive Delivery’s Last Mile (PYMNTS.com)
August 26, 2019 – Changing The Conversation: From Spend Management To Margin Improvement (PYMNTS.com)
August 19, 2019 – Can Email Change The Payments Game For SMBs? (PYMNTS.com)
August 14, 2019 – Bento Launches Email-Powered B2B Invoices (PYMNTS.com)
August 13, 2019 – Bento for Business and Dwolla Partner to Launch Bento Pay: Sending Payments to an Email Address (Dwolla)
June 12, 2019 – Bento for Business Goes After Checks With Bento Pay (Forbes)
June 12, 2019 – Bento Unveils Venmo Style Digital Payment Solution for SMEs (Finovate)
June 12, 2019 – Bento for Business adds ‘Zelle-like’ service for B2B payments (Bank Innovation)
June 12, 2019 – Bento Pay To Give Small Businesses A Venmo-Like Solution (Benzinga)
June 12, 2019 – Bento Introduces Digital Payment Solution For SMBs (PYMNTS.com)
June 12, 2019 – Bento to launch P2P-style payments for businesses (PaymentsSource)
June 12, 2019 – PRESS RELEASE: Bento for Business to Simplify B2B Payments with Bento Pay (Business Wire)
May 31, 2019 – Bento for Business Hires on Two C-Level Appointees (Finovate)
May 30, 2019 – PRESS RELEASE: Bento for Business Expands Leadership Team with Key Executive Hires; Appointments Follow Record Year of Growth (Bento for Business)
May 7, 2019 – PODCAST: Bento’s Farhan Ahmad: We want to make it very easy for SMBs to replace checks (Tearsheet Podcast with Zach Miller)
Apr 12, 2019 – PODCAST: Why Farhan Ahmad Is Wanting To Lend A Hand To SMBs (Benzinga | Fintech Focus Podcast with Spencer Israel)
Apr 4, 2019 – Bento for Business and Visa Team Up on Cash Flow for SMBs (Bank Innovation)
Apr 4, 2019 – Bento for Business Partners with Visa (Finovate)
Apr 3, 2019 – FinTech is Changing Small Business Banking for the Better (Nasdaq | TradeTalks with Jill Malandrino)
Apr 3, 2019 – Bento For Business Taps Visa For Small Business Cash Flow (PYMNTS.com)
Apr 3, 2019 – PRESS RELEASE: Bento for Business and Visa to Help Optimize Cash Flow for Small and Midsize Businesses (Business Wire)
Apr 2, 2019 – Intuit Developer Spotlight: Bento for Business(Intuit Developer)
Mar 6, 2019 – Bento for Business: Instantly Control and Track Employee Expenses From Anywhere(Intuit | Firm of the Future)
Feb 12, 2019 – Small Businesses Are The Next Wave Of Fintech Focus (Forbes)
Feb 7, 2019 – MEDIA: TV Interview with Co-Founder and CEO Farhan Ahmad (tastytrade | Bootstrapping America)
Jan 29, 2019 – PODCAST: Co-Founder and CEO Farhan Ahmad on how Bento is building a modular fintech platform for underserved SMBs (“Bank On It” Podcast with John Siracusa)
Jan 10, 2019 – PRESS RELEASE: Bento for Business Named a Best Company to Work For in Chicago (Business Wire)
Jan 10, 2019 – IT Pros Should Use Virtual Credit Cards, Not Just Accounts Payable (PCMag)
Jan 8, 2019 – PODCAST: Co-Founder and CEO Farhan Ahmad — Focus on People (Wall Street Oasis | “Moving Up” Podcast with Alex Grodnik)
Oct 17, 2018 – PRESS RELEASE: Bento For Business Partners With Cast & Crew To Reimagine Digital Expense Management For Entertainment Industry (Bento for Business)
Oct 9, 2018 – PRESS RELEASE: Bento for Business Appoints Billtrust’s Flint Lane to Board of Directors (Bento for Business)
Jul 20, 2018 – Chicago Startup Helps Small Businesses Save Big Money (Lendio)
Jun 29, 2018 – Financial startup raises $9 million (Crain’s Chicago Business)
Jun 28, 2018 – Bento for Business Raises $9 Million in New Funding (Finovate)
Jun 28, 2018 – Edison Partners Leads $9 Million Growth Investment in Bento for Business (Edison Partners)
Jun 28, 2018 – Bento for Business: Setting the New Standard for a Modern Business Financial Experience (MissionOG)
Jun 28, 2018 – Bento raises $9M to help small businesses save more money (Built In Chicago)
Jun 28, 2018 – Bento for Business Raises $9M to Help Companies Manage Employee Expenses (American Inno)
Jun 28, 2018 – Financial Management Company Bento For Business Raises $9M (PYMNTS.com)
Jun 28, 2018 – PRESS RELEASE: Bento for Business Secures $9.0 Million Investment to Accelerate Growth (Business Wire)
Jun 28, 2018 – Fintech Company Bento for Business Secures $9M in Funding (FinSMEs.com)
May 7, 2018 – 7 Cool Productivity Tools You Probably Haven’t Heard Of (Inc.com)
Mar 20, 2018 – Bento Prepaid Debit Cards Limit Where and When Spending Takes Place (CardRates.com)
Mar 19, 2018 – Expense control made simple: Use Bento for Business with Transaction Pro Importer (Transaction Pro for QuickBooks)
Mar 1, 2018 – PRESS RELEASE: Is Your Business at Risk of Employee Fraud? Find out with Bento’s 2-Minute Fraud Risk Calculator (Business Wire)
Feb 6, 2018 – Startup Challenger Banks with Small Business Focus (Finovate)
Feb 6, 2018 – 7 Startups That Are Working to Help Small Businesses (Fundera)
Dec 14, 2017 – Bento for Business launches a new product with bank transfers enabled by Dwolla’s API (Dwolla)
Dec 12, 2017 – Going cashless: Should small business clients do it? (Accounting Today)
Dec 11, 2017 – How To Gain Total Control Over Employee Expense Management (Stéphanie McGuirt LLC)
Nov 30, 2017 – QBOchat Live at QBConnect (QBOChat)
Nov 29, 2017 – 11 Strategies to Help You Win & Keep Accounting Clients (Accounting Web)
Nov 13, 2017 – #RecipeForSuccess: Southern-Fried Relationships (Intuit Firm of the Future)
Nov 11, 2017 – Best Business Prepaid Cards 2018: Netspend vs. PEX vs. Bento (FitSmallBusiness)
Oct 31, 2017 – PRESS RELEASE: Bento for Business Establishes Chicago Office, Adding to Growing Fintech Ecosystem (Nasdaq GlobeNewswire)
Oct 24, 2017 – PRESS RELEASE: Bento For Business Delivers The Future Of Small Business Banking (Bento for Business)
Oct 24, 2017 – Bento for Business opens APIs, partners with The Bancorp and launches new products (Banking Technology)
Oct 23, 2017 – My 10 Favorite Apps: Week 4 – Bento for Business (Insightful Accountant)
Sep 22, 2017 – PRESS RELEASE: Brink’s Partners with Bento for Business to Transform Employee Spending and Expense Management (Bento for Business)
Sep 21, 2017 – Bento for Business Names Jeff Pomeroy VP of Product (Paybefore)
Sep 21, 2017 – Brink’s White-Labels Startup’s SME Payment & Expense Solution (Business Travel News)
Sep 15, 2017 – SMB Expense Management Provider Bento Snags Major Partnership with The Brink’s Company (Bank Innovation)
Sep 15, 2017 – Digital currency—and not talking crypto (Banking Exchange)
Sep 5, 2017 – 3 ways CIOs can save money by capturing more data (CIO)
Jun 8, 2017 – One-Size-Fits-All Compliance Programs Are a Risk for SMEs and Startups (FOX 8 WVUE)
Jun 6, 2017 – This Tech Startup Helps Companies Manage Employee Expenses In Real-Time (Forbes)
Apr 26, 2017 – Bento wins Startup of the Year award by Paybefore (Paybefore)
Apr 25, 2017 – PRESS RELEASE: i2c And Bento Partner To Deliver Full-Featured Prepaid Business Debit Card Solution (Bento for Business)
Apr 19, 2017 – PRESS RELEASE: Bento for Business Welcomes Lou Friedmann as Chief Revenue Officer (Bento for Business)
Mar 22, 2017 – PRESS RELEASE: Leading Compliance and FinTech Speakers Announced for COMPLY2017 (PRWeb Sitemap)
Mar 21, 2017 – This startup gives small businesses more control over company cards (Built in Chicago)
Feb 16, 2017 – Future Of Fintech 2016 Startups: Where Are They Now? (Venture Capital Database)
Feb 9, 2017 – How Bento used an ACH API to build its flagship product (Dwolla)
Jul 25, 2016 – 2016: Here’s What’s Next For VCs And Startups (Mattermark)
Jun 10, 2016 – Bento for Business Banks $7 Million in New Investment (finovate.com)
Jun 10, 2016 – FinTech Startup Bento for Business Closes $7M Series A Financing Round led by Comcast Ventures (bobsguide.com)
Jun 10, 2016 – Venture Capital Database 2016 Now Available! (Venture Capital News)
Jun 9, 2016 – FinTech Startup Bento for Business Closes $7M Series A Financing Round Led by Comcast Ventures (4-traders.com)
Jun 9, 2016 – PRESS RELEASE: FinTech Startup Bento for Business Closes $7M Series A Financing Round Led by Comcast Ventures (PRNewswire All)
Jun 9, 2016 – Bento for Business Raises $7M Series A for Small-Business Expense Management (WSJ – ATD)
Jan 26, 2016 – How APIs, Analytics, and Algorithms are Transforming Finance: Q and A with Sean Anderson, Chief Product Officer & Founder, Bento for Business (Medium)
Nov 26, 2015 – Bento for Business helps plug the credit leaks (banklesstimes.com)
May 6, 2015 – Why Bento Goes Where No SMB Solution Has Gone Before (PYMNTS.com)
Mar 31, 2015 – Bento for Business launches prepaid commercial MasterCard (FleetOwner)
Mar 25, 2015 – PRESS RELEASE: Bento for Business Launches Prepaid Commercial MasterCard Solution Built Specifically for Small Businesses (Marketwired)
Mar 25, 2015 – A Corporate Card Just For Small Businesses (Forbes)
Feb 11, 2015 – Bento for Business Closes $2.5M Seed (vcnewsdaily.com)
Feb 11, 2015 – Term Sheet — Wednesday, February 11 (Fortune)
Feb 11, 2015 – Tech Startup Bento for Business Closes $2.5M Seed Financing Round (Yahoo Finance)
