Through this integration, FI Navigator clients can now layer Bombora’s real-time intent insights over the platform’s deep institutional data to better align go-to-market strategies with actual buyer behavior across the banking ecosystem.

Key benefits of the Bombora partnership include:

● Better Timing – Identify financial institutions actively researching relevant solutions, enhancing outreach precision.

● Better Prospecting – Combine intent signals with FI Navigator’s data on institution performance, strategy, and deployed technologies to uncover high-probability opportunities.

● Better Sales Engagement – Reach the right accounts and personnel with the right message at the right time—transforming relationships from vendor to trusted advisor.

“We are enthused about the partnership with Bombora and the abundant data synergies,” said Steve Cotton, CEO & founder of FI Navigator. “It adds an important component to FI Navigator’s ability to precisely pinpoint financial institution prospects for our banking vertical vendor and advisor client base. Surging FI research activity identification adds an element of heat to prospect identification.”

The partnership underscores Bombora’s commitment to making its proprietary Intent data deployable wherever B2B teams work—flowing seamlessly into the platforms and workflows that power their go-to-market strategies.

For more information about FI Navigator’s partnership with Bombora, please visit https://hubs.ly/Q03RR2ls0.

About FI Navigator

FI Navigator delivers the data analytics platform guiding performance enhancement and strategy development for the U.S. banking vertical’s vendors, advisors, and financial institutions. Whether transforming a vendor’s B2Bank go-to-market strategy or pinpointing a financial institution’s top opportunities, FI Navigator’s platform excels due to proprietary data and innovative analytics.

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Now in its fourth year, the Inc. Power Partner Awards celebrate companies worldwide that serve as essential allies to the businesses they support. FI Navigator’s repeat recognition underscores its continued impact in delivering transformative data analytics solutions to vendors, advisors, and financial institutions across the banking ecosystem.

“Being named an Inc. Power Partner again this year is a direct reflection of our clients’ success,” said Steve Cotton, CEO & founder of FI Navigator. “We’re proud to be recognized for the measurable results our platform enables—from helping B2Bank vendors refine their go-to-market (GTM) strategies to advising financial institutions with deeper, data-driven performance and offering insights.”

The 2025 Inc. Power Partner honorees span marketing, technology, finance, and consulting sectors, with winners selected through direct feedback from client surveys conducted by Inc. and its research partners. For more information about FI Navigator’s solutions, please visit www.fi-navigator.com.

About FI Navigator

FI Navigator delivers the data analytics platform guiding performance enhancement and strategy development for the U.S. banking vertical’s vendors, advisors, and financial institutions. Whether transforming a vendor’s B2Bank go-to-market strategy or pinpointing a financial institution’s top opportunities, FI Navigator’s platform excels due to proprietary data and innovative analytics.

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This integration includes detailed loan-level data for all U.S. financial institutions’ SBA lending, encompassing both originated and held loans. Each record features borrower information, loan terms, business attributes, and precise NAICS code assignments, providing visibility into institutions’ small business lending portfolios.

“Our client users can now identify financial institutions whose lending activity aligns with their end user go-to-market,” said Steve Cotton, CEO & founder of FI Navigator. “For example, B2Bank vendors with a bank channel partner strategy targeting underbanked small businesses can now query to pinpoint those institutions lending to very specific niches – such as beauty or nail salons – enhancing the benefits to the vendor and the FI partner.”

Key benefits of the SBA Data Integration include:

● Expanded Intelligence – Access over ten years of SBA 7(a) and 504 lending data across all U.S. financial institutions.

● Enhanced Segmentation – Filter by borrower attributes, loan terms, business type, and NAICS classifications.

● Targeted Opportunity Identification – Identify institutions lending to niche or underbanked business sectors.

● Strategic B2Bank Insights – Empower vendors, consultants, and financial institutions to refine their channel strategies with precise, data-driven targeting. For more information about FI Navigator and the FIN Query platform, please visit www.fi-navigator.com.

About FI Navigator

FI Navigator delivers the data analytics platform guiding performance enhancement and strategy development for the U.S. banking vertical’s vendors, advisors, and financial institutions. Whether transforming a vendor’s B2Bank go-to-market strategy or pinpointing a financial institution’s top opportunities, FI Navigator’s platform excels due to proprietary data and innovative analytics.

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“Our third straight year on the Inc. 5000 is a testament to our team’s focus, our clients’ success, and our platform’s scalability,” said Steve Cotton, CEO & founder of FI Navigator. “Recognition again this year reflects our client base advocacy which emanates from our team’s obsession with enhancing all aspects our business model.”

For more information about FI Navigator’s solutions, please visit www.fi-navigator.com.

About FI Navigator
FI Navigator delivers the data analytics platform guiding performance enhancement and strategy development for the U.S. banking vertical’s vendors, advisors and financial institutions. Whether transforming a vendor’s B2Bank go-to-market strategy or pinpointing a financial  institution’s top opportunities, FI Navigator’s platform excels due to proprietary data and innovative analytics.

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“Earning a place on the Bulldog 100 for the second straight year is a testament to our team’s commitment and the advocacy of our clients,” said Steve Cotton, CEO & founder of FI Navigator. “As a proud UGA alumnus, it’s deeply rewarding to see our work recognized among such a distinguished group of business leaders.”

Hosted annually by the UGA Alumni Association, the Bulldog 100 showcases the innovation, impact, and entrepreneurial spirit of UGA graduates across industries.

For more information about FI Navigator’s solutions, please visit www.fi-navigator.com.

About FI Navigator
FI Navigator delivers the data analytics platform guiding performance enhancement and strategy development for the U.S. banking vertical’s vendors, advisors and financial institutions. Whether transforming a vendor’s B2Bank go-to-market strategy or pinpointing a financial  institution’s top opportunities, FI Navigator’s platform excels due to proprietary data and innovative analytics.

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Now in its third year, the Inc. Power Partner Awards spotlight organizations worldwide that serve as indispensable collaborators, delivering the products, services, and expertise that fuel client growth. FI Navigator’s recognition in two competitive categories reflects its ability to deliver innovation at scale—combining advanced cloud-based analytics with artificial intelligence to transform complex banking data into actionable, institution-specific strategies.

“Inc. Power Partner recognition is particularly meaningful as its based on the advocacy of our clients,” said Steve Cotton, CEO & founder of FI Navigator. “Our mission is to transform complex banking data into actionable strategies—and this award underscores the tangible performance results we’re helping our partners achieve.”

The 2024 Inc. Power Partner honorees span marketing, technology, finance, and consulting sectors, with winners selected through direct feedback from client surveys conducted by Inc. and its research partners.

For more information about FI Navigator’s solutions, please visit www.fi-navigator.com.

About FI Navigator
FI Navigator delivers the data analytics platform guiding performance enhancement and strategy development for the U.S. banking vertical’s vendors, advisors and financial institutions. Whether transforming a vendor’s B2Bank go-to-market strategy or pinpointing a financial  institution’s top opportunities, FI Navigator’s platform excels due to proprietary data and innovative analytics.

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This continued honor reflects FI Navigator’s sustained momentum, fueled by the expansion of its proprietary analytics platform, increased adoption among top-tier vendors and financial institutions, and the launch of new market intelligence solutions.

“Earning a spot on the Inc. 5000 for the second year in a row underscores the long-term value our platform delivers to the banking vertical,” said Steve Cotton, CEO & founder of FI Navigator. “We remain focused on innovation and helping our clients outperform through data-driven decision-making.”

For more information about FI Navigator’s solutions, please visit www.fi-navigator.com.

About FI Navigator
FI Navigator delivers the data analytics platform guiding performance enhancement and strategy development for the U.S. banking vertical’s vendors, advisors and financial institutions. Whether transforming a vendor’s B2Bank go-to-market strategy or pinpointing a financial  institution’s top opportunities, FI Navigator’s platform excels due to proprietary data and innovative analytics.

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The Bulldog 100 celebrates outstanding organizations from across the country that are achieving remarkable growth and success while upholding the values of innovation, leadership, and service. Rankings are based on compounded annual growth rate over the past three years.

“Being recognized among the top 30 fastest-growing alumni-led businesses is an incredible honor,” said Steve Cotton, CEO & founder of FI Navigator and proud UGA graduate. “This award reflects the dedication of our team and the trust our clients place in our ability to deliver transformative analytics to the banking industry. Special recognition goes out to Dr. Jim Verbrugge, Professor-Emeritus of Finance at UGA, who taught me as an undergrad and is a highly-valued director of FI Navigator.”

The Bulldog 100 program is hosted annually by the UGA Alumni Association to spotlight successful entrepreneurs and business leaders who exemplify the spirit of the university.

For more information about FI Navigator’s solutions, please visit www.fi-navigator.com.

About FI Navigator
FI Navigator delivers the data analytics platform guiding performance enhancement and strategy development for the U.S. banking vertical’s vendors, advisors and financial institutions. Whether transforming a vendor’s B2Bank go-to-market strategy or pinpointing a financial  institution’s top opportunities, FI Navigator’s platform excels due to proprietary data and innovative analytics.

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This expansion allows financial institutions, vendors, and consultants to leverage a deeper set of mortgage origination data and expands coverage to include mortgage banking companies. Users can examine any institution’s mortgage volume filtered by characteristics of the mortgage loan.

“Our clients have been seeking a way to better understand mortgage market dynamics and competitors,” said Steve Cotton, CEO & founder of FI Navigator. “By integrating the HMDA data, we’ve expanded the breadth of our entity coverage as well as the depth of our data. FIN Query can identify banks, credit unions and MBC’s at targeted mortgage production volumes for specific mortgage products – and identify the mortgage technologies deployed.”

Key benefits of the Mortgage Banking Companies integration include:

• Expanded Coverage – Access detailed mortgage production data for mortgage banking companies alongside banks and credit unions.
• Isolate Mortgage Volumes – Filter on originations, applications or purchases on dollars or record counts.
• Mortgage Niche Segmentation – Filter on loan types, loan terms, loan applicant or geography.
• Mortgage Technographics – Filter or append data covering the mortgage technologies leverage by financial institutions and MBC’s.

For more information about FIN Query and FI Navigator’s enhanced data solutions, please visit www.fi-navigator.com.

About FI Navigator
FI Navigator delivers the data analytics platform guiding performance enhancement and strategy development for the U.S. banking vertical’s vendors, advisors and financial institutions. Whether transforming a vendor’s B2Bank go-to-market strategy or pinpointing a financial  institution’s top opportunities, FI Navigator’s platform excels due to proprietary data and innovative analytics.

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The Fintech ADVANCE Awards spotlight well-established companies—beyond startups—that have demonstrable impact on the financial technology landscape through customer-focused innovation. Winners are recognized onstage at the annual Fintech South conference.

“Receiving the TAG Fintech ADVANCE Award reflects our dedication to delivering data-driven insights in banking’s digital transformation,” said Steve Cotton, CEO & founder of FI Navigator. “We’re honored to be recognized among Georgia’s most respected innovation leaders, and grateful for the platform this gives us to elevate our work in the banking analytics space.”

FI Navigator remains committed to advancing the performance of financial institutions, advisors, and vendors by turning complex data into actionable insight—and this recognition underscores its leadership in the fintech ecosystem.

For more on FI Navigator’s solutions, visit www.fi-navigator.com.

About FI Navigator
FI Navigator delivers the data analytics platform guiding performance enhancement and strategy development for the U.S. banking vertical’s vendors, advisors and financial institutions. Whether transforming a vendor’s B2Bank go-to-market strategy or pinpointing a financial  institution’s top opportunities, FI Navigator’s platform excels due to proprietary data and innovative analytics.

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