The leader in small business accounting, Intuit, has announced a new tech-enabled bank account with a rich set of features and integrations; Quickbooks Online users, of which there are 4.5 million, can open a new bank account today that will pay 1% on account balances and features tight integration with other Quickbook products such as Payroll, Capital, Bill Pay and Payments; Quickbooks are emphasizing the strength of their ecosystem that allows small businesses to holistically manage finances in one place, calling it the “operating system for small business”; they are partnering with Green Dot Bank on the bank account which means that there is $250,000 of FDIC protection on every account. Lend Academy.