Bankrate and Nasdaq.com Announce Co-Branding Partnership; Bankrate.com to Offer Nasdaq.com Users a Personal Finance Marketplace.Business Editors NORTH PALM BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 2000 Bankrate.com (www.bankrate.com), the Internet's leading consumer banking marketplace and a division of Bankrate, Inc. (Nasdaq:RATE) today announced a partnership agreement to co-brand with Nasdaq.com (www.nasdaq.com), the flagship website of The Nasdaq Stock Market Nasdaq stock market The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies. , the world's first and largest electronic stock market. Nasdaq.com users may access Bankrate.com's comprehensive listing of financial products, tools, analysis and news for consumers from the newly designed Nasdaq Personal Finance Channel located at http://www.nasdaq.com/services/pf_home.stm Bankrate.com provides a comprehensive and neutral marketplace where banks and consumers can connect. As the leading source of data, information, tools, analysis and news for consumer money markets, bankrate.com is the foremost aggregator of more than 100 financial products. Bankrate.com's exhaustive research on mortgages, credit cards, auto loans, money market accounts, CD's, checking and ATM fees, home equity loans and online banking fees help users become educated consumers. "Bankrate.com will offer Nasdaq.com users access to a complete suite of personal finance tools, research and content," said Elisabeth DeMarse, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Bankrate, Inc.. "We are pleased to be able to extend our reach to the millions of loyal Nasdaq.com users. This is an important milestone in our mission to deliver our quality content to Web audiences everywhere." "Nasdaq was the first U.S. stock market to launch a truly investor-friendly financial web site," said Don Bosic, Senior Vice President, Nasdaq Interactive Services. "Now we've gone further to provide a comprehensive personal finance area designed to help our users grow their net worth long term." "We have been aggressively growing our partnership program to include the Internet's leading Web sites," explained Jeff Cunningham Jeff Cunningham (born August 21, 1976 in Montego Bay, Jamaica) is a Jamaican-American soccer striker, who currently plays for Toronto FC of Major League Soccer. Cunningham was born in Jamaica, but moved to Crystal River, Florida at the age of 14. , Chairman of the Board for Bankrate, Inc.. "Nasdaq is the perfect partner for Bankrate, who now joins the prestigious ranks of our other premium partners including AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. , AT&T, MSN (1) (MicroSoft Network) A family of Internet-based services from Microsoft, which includes a search engine, e-mail (Hotmail), instant messaging (Windows Live Messaging) and a general-purpose portal with news, information and shopping (MSN Directory). , Yahoo!, Money and USAToday. Bankrate.com provides its partners with a range of personal financial news and information that complements the editorial features and tools. Advertisers also benefit from partnerships formed with Bankrate.com. Increased exposure on various Web properties ensures that Bankrate.com advertisers will receive better and more efficient coverage by targeting financial product users on the local level." About Nasdaq.com Nasdaq.com is the largest financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. Web site backed by a major stock market, and the fastest quote service on the Internet. Launched in 1996 as a free service to investors, Nasdaq.com covers every publicly traded stock, mutual fund and option in the United States. In addition to an array of unique resources such as its Pre-Market Indicator, Portfolio Tracker and Logo Ticker, Nasdaq.com recently launched a robust Global Markets area catering to the international investor. Nasdaq.com is one of the top destinations for financial information on the Internet, averaging eight million page views per day. About Bankrate.com Bankrate.com is owned and operated by Bankrate, Inc. (NASDAQ:RATE). Bankrate.com is the Internet's leading consumer banking marketplace, with an average of 1.6 million unique visitors per month connecting with over 4,000 financial institutions in 126 markets in 50 states. Bankrate operates a portfolio of personal finance channels, including banking, investing, taxes and small business finance. It is the leading aggregator of 100 financial products, including mortgages, credit cards, new and used auto loans, money market accounts and CD's, checking and ATM fees, home equity loans and online banking fees. Bankrate provides financial applications and information to a network of over 130 partners including NBCI NBCI National Biological Control Institute (USDA subsidiary) NBCI North Branch Correctional Institute (Maryland) NBCI National Broadcasting Company Internet/Interactive (NASDAQ: NBCI), Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO YHOO Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ symbol) ), America Online (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AOL), CNN CNN or Cable News Network Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world. and Smart Money. The company's information is also distributed through more than 120 national and state publications. Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. provisions of the Private Securities Litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. Act. Investors are cautioned that actual results could differ materially from those anticipated by such statements and are advised to consult our current SEC filings for additional information concerning risk factors that affect the Company's business. |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion