What started as a routine flight for the 155 people on January 15, 2009, become known as “Miracle on the Hudson” or “the most successful ditching in aviation history,” as one National Transportation Safety Board official would later say. Ten years later, we celebrate the remarkable happening, the resilience of the human spirit and the […]
With an increasing number of women and minority entrepreneurs launching small businesses, the marketplace is becoming more diverse. In fact, the number of women-owned small businesses is up 58% from 2007. And the National Association of Women Business Owners reports that as of 2017 women-owned businesses employed almost 9 million people and generated $1.7 trillion […]
A Message from Trevor Dryer, Co-Founder & CEO: On behalf of the Mirador team, I’m thrilled to announce that Mirador has been acquired by CUNA Mutual Group, a financially strong insurance, financial technology, and investment company dedicated to helping people achieve financial security. You can read the press release here. Since we founded Mirador in 2014,- […]
Digital transformation is an industry phrase that conjures images galore. For some, it’s a transformation that puts computers in the driver’s seat of business. For others, it’s purely a cost-control move, modernizing tools and processes to control increasing costs of operations. The reality is that digitization puts the customer’s experience squarely in the center of […]
The 2018 holiday season is here and with it, celebrated shopping days, Black Friday and Cyber Monday. And there’s one falling on Saturday, November 24, that you may not be as familiar with: Small Business Saturday. Since 2010, the Saturday following Thanksgiving and Black Friday has been designated a shopping holiday, celebrating small businesses, their […]
2018 SBB Conference shines a bright light on digital SMB lending Kevin Burke, SVP of Business Development at Mirador, brings over 15 years experience in opening new markets and leading teams to develop new and disruptive technology solutions. At Mirador, Kevin focuses on helping financial institutions understand how digitization could improve their lending processes and what […]
Mirador has been named 2018 BankNews Innovative Solution Award winner! We’re very pleased to share that Mirador has been named the winner of the 2018 BankNews Innovative Solution Award in the category of Digital Banking Solution for its digital lending platform. The Mirador Platform, our leading digital lending platform, powers a new type of relationship […]
Machine Learning – Transforming Small Business Lending from the Inside Out When considering loans, whether personal or small business, borrowers and banks alike most often think credit scores. Further, when reviewing small business borrowers for loans, lenders typically consider criteria like how long the business has operated, its payment history, its debt service coverage ratio, […]
If “digital transformation” makes you think of a massive computer takeover, think again. Digital transformation offers banks more than mere automation. And without it, many banks could find themselves sidelined – and soon. In fact, digitization may be the key to a bank’s survival in the 21st century. Gartner predicts that “by 2030, only 20% […]
In a recent Forbes article, Mirador CEO Trevor Dryer discusses how common roadblocks in the lending process drive many small businesses to consider changing banks altogether. How can lenders overcome these roadblocks and retain valuable customers? In a word: digitization. And without it, many lenders may find themselves unable to compete in the 21st century. […]
