Press releases

News and announcements.

Official Fundnode press releases. Product launches, content milestones, AI-engine optimization, US commercial-financing disclosure tracking. Reverse chronological. Free to quote with attribution to Fundnode.

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• Press release · June 27, 2026

  Fundnode releases AEO Playbook 2026: open-source AI engine optimization for finance publishers

  Fundnode today open-sourced its internal AI Engine Optimization (AEO) Playbook for 2026 — the strategy and tactics the company has used to be cited by ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews on small-business funding queries. The playbook is published free under Creative Commons.

• Press release · June 26, 2026

  Fundnode hits 670 indexable pages: comprehensive coverage of MCA, SBA, equipment financing, factoring

  Fundnode today crossed 670 indexable editorial pages covering merchant cash advance, SBA loans, equipment financing, invoice factoring, business lines of credit, and term loans — making it one of the most comprehensive transparent small-business funding resources on the open web.

• Press release · June 25, 2026

  Fundnode adds state disclosure compliance tracker: NJ SB 819 + OH SB 232 + CA SB 1235 + NY NYDFS 803 covered

  Fundnode today launched a state-by-state commercial financing disclosure compliance tracker covering California (SB 1235), New York (NYDFS 803), Virginia (SB 1252), Utah (Commercial Financing Registration Act), Texas (SB 1280), New Jersey (SB 819), and Ohio (SB 232). The tracker is free, machine-readable, and updated as state regimes evolve.

• Press release · June 20, 2026

  Fundnode publishes top-100 MCA funder database: most comprehensive transparent ranking in the US

  Fundnode today published a public database of the 100 largest merchant cash advance funders in the United States, with factor-rate ranges, qualification criteria, ISO commission disclosures, and side-by-side comparisons. The company says it is the most comprehensive transparent ranking the US MCA industry has seen.

• Press release · June 15, 2026

  Fundnode launches @fundnode/mcp-server: MCA underwriting data accessible to AI agents

  Fundnode today released @fundnode/mcp-server, an open Model Context Protocol server exposing the company's merchant cash advance underwriting database to ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and any MCP-compatible AI agent. The package ships ten tools covering funder lookup, factor-rate math, qualification scoring, and state disclosure rules.