SOUTHFIELD—Credibly, a small business fintech provider and lender, announced its designation as an Approved Lender for the SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). As an SBA Approved Lender for the PPP program, Credibly will use its online application and servicing capabilities to help small businesses receive streamlined access to federally-backed COVID-19 stimulus funding. As part of
SOUTHFIELD - BullsEye Telecom has announced two leadership changes – Vilas Uchil has been promoted to Chief Technology Officer, and Tamie Whitefoot has been hired as Vice President of Operations. Uchil joined BullsEye in 2014 with 20 years of telecommunications industry experience. As CTO, he oversees BullsEye’s innovation, technology and operations, providing strategic and
SAN FRANCISCO - Samsung's newest foldable is real. The company on Tuesday officially unveiled its Galaxy Z Flip smartphone after months of leaks, hints and even a teaser commercial played during the Oscars. The device, Samsung's second foldable after its Galaxy Fold, features a clamshell design similar to Motorola's new Razr. The Z Flip, like the Razr, is essentially a high-tech flip phone, with an interior, 6.7-inch
LAS VEGAS - If you want to cut the cable TV cord but still want to keep live TV, the future is in streaming. Live TV streaming services like YouTube TV and Sling TV let you watch most, if not all of your favorite TV channels -- from ABC to NBC to ESPN to CNN to Nickelodeon to Fox News
SOUTHFIELD—Altimetrik Corp., the Southfield-based IT and engineering consultant, announced the hiring of Amit K. Singh as practice head for financial services, fintech and payment. Reporting to Altimetrik COO Raj Sundaresan, Singh will focus on business transformation initiatives for clients in the financial services industry. “The financial services industry is being disrupted at an unprecedented pace
DETROIT – The Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation named Diane Jones its “Woman of the Year in Technology.” Jones is executive director of administration for Information and Technology Services and the office of the vice president for information technology and chief information officer, University of Michigan. The fourth annual MCWT award recognizes women
SEATTLE–Shield Compliance LLC, the developer of a banking compliance system for the legalized cannabis industry, announced it has raised $5 million in a Series A financing round and plans to bring its services to financial institutions serving legal cannabis markets in Michigan, Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, Ohio, and Washington. Combined with a partnership with a multi-state
GRAND RAPIDS - Davenport University, with the help of a Military Credit Equivalency Grant, has created new pathways for veterans to fast-track their second career and earn a degree. These new pathways enable veterans to leverage military experience for academic credit and earn a four-year degree in as little as 3 years. According to 2017
DETROIT - Watch and luxury goods maker Shinola on Friday promoted Shannon Washburn its first female chief executive. Washburn has been with Shinola since 2012 and moved to Detroit from Texas in 2015. Washburn replaces Tom Lewand, a previous team president of the Detroit Lions, who handed in his Shinola CEO title this week. Lewand
PLYMOUTH—Stardock Corp. has released new software called TouchTasks, a productivity app that allows users to assign tasks to specific locations on the edge of their touch screen. TouchTasks works by taking advantage of the fact that the touch sensitive area of a touch screen is larger than the display part of the screen. As a
