How do you know when it’s time to make your next big career move? With International Women’s Day around the corner, we are excited to feature Avni Patel Thompson, Founder and CEO of Milo. Avni is building technology that directly supports the often overlooked emotional and logistical labor that falls on parents—especially women. Milo is an AI assistant designed to help families manage that invisible load more efficiently. In this episode, Avni shares her journey from studying chemistry to holding leadership roles at global brands like Adidas and Starbucks, to launching her own ventures. She discusses how she approaches career transitions, the importance of unpleasant experiences, and why she’s focused on making everyday life easier for parents. [01:26] Avni's University Days and Early Career [04:36] Non-Linear Career Paths [05:16] Pursuing Steep Learning Curves [11:51] Entrepreneurship and Safety Nets [15:22] Lived Experiences and Milo [19:55] Avni’s In Her Ellement Moment [20:03] Reflections Links: Avni Patel Thompson on LinkedIn Suchi Srinivasan on LinkedIn Kamila Rakhimova on LinkedIn Ipsos report on the future of parenting About In Her Ellement: In Her Ellement highlights the women and allies leading the charge in digital, business, and technology innovation. Through engaging conversations, the podcast explores their journeys—celebrating successes and acknowledging the balance between work and family. Most importantly, it asks: when was the moment you realized you hadn’t just arrived—you were truly in your element? About The Hosts: Suchi Srinivasan is an expert in AI and digital transformation. Originally from India, her career includes roles at trailblazing organizations like Bell Labs and Microsoft. In 2011, she co-founded the Cleanweb Hackathon, a global initiative driving IT-powered climate solutions with over 10,000 members across 25+ countries. She also advises Women in Cloud, aiming to create $1B in economic opportunities for women entrepreneurs by 2030. Kamila Rakhimova is a fintech leader whose journey took her from Tajikistan to the U.S., where she built a career on her own terms. Leveraging her English proficiency and international relations expertise, she discovered the power of microfinance and moved to the U.S., eventually leading Amazon's Alexa Fund to support underrepresented founders. Subscribe to In Her Ellement on your podcast app of choice to hear meaningful conversations with women in digital, business, and technology.…
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Independent Banker: A Community Banking Podcast from ICBA (formerly Communities of Innovation) is inspired by countless conversations with community bankers. Each episode, your host, ICBA Chief Innovation Officer Charles Potts, speaks candidly with community banking leaders of all levels to glean actionable insights and inspiration on everything from managing talent and advocacy to the demands of the ever-shifting financial technology landscape.
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1 Episode 28: Looking Back at 2024 Advocacy Efforts—and Toward 2025 — with Rebeca Romero Rainey 34:40
We’ve seen a lot of shifts and change this year—the continued uptick in check fraud, the election, credit union acquisitions, etc.—but we community bankers are as steadfast, scrappy and resilient as ever. In fact, we show no signs of slowing down. According to Rebeca Romero Rainey, ICBA president and CEO, we’ve had a very successful year for ICBA’s advocacy and grassroots efforts. Take the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Section 1033, for example, where ICBA helped secure an exemption for community banks under $850 million. “What this this exemption tells me is that we've been very effective and have been heard that the challenges for some of our smaller institutions when it comes to working, for example, with the corporate service providers and being able to provide these solutions with while not completely increasing the cost to do is an incredible challenge,” says Romero Rainey. “It's an example of what we've been able to achieve over the years.” ICBA’s pushback against Section 1033 is just the tip of the iceberg. In this episode, Romero Rainey and host Charles Potts reflect on 2024 advocacy and look ahead to the wins we are likely to see in 2025, thanks to the past year’s efforts. This episode is sponsored by FIS . Links Advocate for your industry by writing and speaking to your members of Congress. Check out our grassroots lobbying resources here . Want to dig into ICBA’s innovation pillar? Take a look at our cutting-edge webinars and solution providers, courtesy of ICBA Innovation . Be sure to read Independent Banker magazine’s monthly Checks & Balances column, where we cover the legislative and regulatory issues we see and fight every day.…
As the holidays approach, it’s time to stay even more vigilant against fraud. That’s because fraudsters are more likely to seek out vulnerable, lonely or busy people at the end of the year. How can community bankers get ahead of year-end fraud and raise awareness among consumers? “I think that's the responsibility of community banks,” says Kausar Kenning, global head of payment systems intelligence for VISA. “Make sure that you're taking all those safety precautions, make sure that you're being proactive in your effort, and you're helping to prevent it from before it even begins.” As Kenning points out, proactivity is key to fraud prevention. She and host Charles Potts talk about the latest scams, why fraud increases toward the end of the year, and how community banks can fight it. This episode is sponsored by FIS , VISA and ICBA Payments. Links ICBA Payments provides products and services to help mitigate fraud loss. Learn more about its Fraud Loss Protection Plan at icba.org/flpp ICBA offers a number of on-demand webinars highlighting fraud trends at icba.org/education/webinars Keep an eye out for Independent Banker magazine’s new column on fraud beginning in February. We’ll be covering fraud topics every other month. Learn about other bankers’ fraud experiences, straight from the source, on ICBA Community .…
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If you’re looking to advance your career, you may be thinking, “Where do I start?” But options abound—you just have to know where to look. Alexander Price, CEO of Citizens State Bank in Ouray, Colo., pursued further education and career development at the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado, which is just one of the options available to bankers. “[School is] one of those things where you just have time, you have space, to think about things and to talk about things. It's worth its weight in gold,” Price says. “I would also say the Graduate School of Banking, its emphasis is in community banking, and that's the thing that I'm really passionate about now.” Price and Stephanie Gambill, VP of Grand Rapids State Bank in Grand Rapids, Minn., chat with host Charles Potts about their insights from banking school and other ways they’ve solidified their footing within the community banking industry. This episode is sponsored by FIS . Links Access ICBA’s own Professional Development Planner for educational resources. Check out Independent Banker magazine’s August 2024 article on professional development as an employment benefit. Get involved with ICBA Innovation through Innovation Bootcamp , a two-day webinar event detailing an effective four-phase approach to innovation. Ask and learn about other community bankers’ professional development journeys on ICBA Community .…
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Check fraud isn’t new, but it has re-emerged as an appealing way for fraudsters to target community banks and their customers. That’s why ICBA has brought check fraud to the forefront of its conversation with its members, to discuss the ways they can band together to solve this issue. “The one advantage that we have—which is a really, really strong advantage—is that we have an incredibly dedicated and engaged membership of folks who are working on the frontlines of check fraud, and who understand the problem, and who are ready to really roll up their sleeves and dive in and tackle the challenge head on,” says Scott Anchin, VP, operational risk and payments policy at ICBA. Anchin and David Long, Bryant Bank’s executive vice president, correspondent banking/capital markets, join host Charles Potts to showcase the efforts of bankers and ICBA alike and why ICBA’s new check fraud guide can help fight this alarming epidemic. This episode is sponsored by FIS . Links ICBA members can browse our check fraud guide at icba.org and join the new fraud subgroup on ICBA Community at community.icba.org Check out Independent Banker ’s January and June 2024 articles on check fraud mitigation tips. Watch the recording of ICBA’s recent ThinkTECH Solutions Forum on fraud as well as on-demand webinars on check fraud and Treasury check fraud . Access ICBA’s Solutions Directory to identify payments, compliance, and security service providers dedicated to community banks, including ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator program alums.…
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1 Episode 24: How Fintechs Can Elevate Community Banks — with Saroop Bharwani and Allan Rayson 41:07
As technology and customer expectations change, fintechs must adapt and pivot to meet the needs of the community banks they work with. Whatever community banks are looking for—streamlining data collection, cutting down operation costs, etc.—there should be a fintech stepping up to provide a solution. But that means they must know exactly what the community bank customer desires. “The majority of the conversations that I am having on this topic is a function of helping that fintech founder connect the products, which are usually amazing, to real, tangible, deep balance sheet and P&L and outcomes,” says Allan Rayson, founder and CEO of Finov8r Consulting. So what do those fintechs need to know or adjust to serve the industry? Rayson and Saroop Bharwani, CEO and founder of Senso.ai, join Charles Potts to discuss how fintechs can accelerate community banks’ digital transformation. This episode is sponsored by FIS .…
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Whenever you hear stories from people who have been to ICBA LIVE for the first time, they're just blown away from the atmosphere, from the camaraderie, from that one mission focus … It just makes such an impression that you will never be the same once you come to this event,” says Brad Bolton, former ICBA chairman and president and CEO of Community Spirit Bank in Red Bay, Ala. In March 2024, Orlando plays host to thousands of community bankers looking forward to connecting, learning and pushing the industry forward. Bolton and Lindsay LaNore, ICBA’s senior executive vice president, chief learning and experience officer, join Charles Potts to talk about their experiences at ICBA LIVE and some advice for new and returning attendees. This episode is sponsored by FIS .…
Technology is ever advancing, and it’s critical for community bankers to stay ahead of it. According to Dharmesh Mistry of FinTech Futures, a media platform dedicated to global banking and the fintech industry, three of those trends are generative AI, faster payments and the cloud. “2024 can continue to be a transformative year for community banks. Cloud is a way to pursue that to drive down some of the costs, create some more efficiencies,” Mistry says. “It’s not just about pure expense reduction and revenue growth but creating more efficient operations, and I think that's a very interesting and important trend that we should definitely all pay attention to in 2024.” Mistry joins Charles Potts to look at the fintech trends of 2023 and what community banks need to pay attention to as we enter 2024. This episode is sponsored by FIS . The November issue of Independent Banker provides insight on the strides made in AI and other need-to-know technology.…
Connection is at the heart of what community bankers do. That’s one of the reasons that the social networking platform ICBA Community was created. And it’s not only creating online connections, it’s helping bankers build relationships with each other outside of the forum. “It's been helpful right now just to have others that you can go to and really connect with,” says Leah Brink, marketing and training director of BankStar Financial and co-lead of ICBA Community’s marketing group. “I've seen examples to where people are reaching out to each other through the through the app, but then they're probably taking some of their conversations offline and direct. And that's, to me, the essence of a good networking group.” This episode, Charles Potts and Brink discuss the positive impact ICBA Community has fostered and how community bankers can make the most out of the platform. This episode is sponsored by FIS . ICBA Community already has over 1,700 members and continues to grow. Join the conversation today. Check out the November issue of Independent Banker for more information on what ICBA Community can help you accomplis…
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With hundreds of millions of cyberattacks happening each year, it’s critical for community banks to fortify their cybersecurity operations. While it may be tempting to go after the hottest new cyber protections, it’s important not to forget the basics, says Adlumin Inc.’s CEO, Robert Johnston. “If you get the blocking and tackling done correctly, 85% of threats you can take off the table,” he says. “Get that right and you will save yourself a lot of pain from just brilliance in the basics.” It can be daunting to figure out how to best keep your cybersecurity defenses strong, but partnering with a fintech can remove some of the heavy lifting and grant your bank and its customers extra protection and peace of mind. Johnson and James Anderson, VP, information technology manager of Kitsap Bank in Port Orchard, Washington, talk to host Charles Potts about the cyberthreats community banks should look out for and how to prevent and mitigate them. Independent Banker podcast is sponsored by FIS and this episode is sponsored by Adlumin Inc. The October issue of Independent Banker features tips and guidance on what you need to know about cybersecurity today. Partnering with a fintech can help your community bank optimize its cybersecurity operations and practices. ICBA’s ThinkTECH Accelerator is a great place to start.…
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AI technology is growing exponentially. While it can bring many advantages to community banks, some bankers may have concerns about possible security issues. So, why take the risk if your bank is performing well? BAC Community Bank in Stockton, Calif., which worked AI-specialist fintech Agent IQ, was able to develop a thorough understanding of the technology and create better systems that benefited both staff and customers. “We weren't really trying to solve a problem,” says Jackie Verkuyl, EVP/CFO of BAC Community Bank. “But it gave us this opportunity—that we could have better communication, a better tool, a better process for working with our existing customers.” Dipping your toe into using new AI tools at your community bank can be daunting. But as AI technology develops, so do opportunities for banks to use it to help their staff and customers. Verkuyl and Agent IQ’s CEO and president, Slaven Bilac, speak with Charles Potts about how they work together and what new developments in AI mean for community banks. This episode is sponsored by FIS…
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“I think when you’re looking to buy any kind of a product, a data product,” says Kim Snyder, CEO of the fintech KlariVis, “you need to make sure that the vendor that you’re purchasing it from understands your industry and understands how that technology is going to be utilized in your industry.” Finding the right fintech for your community bank takes time, but Snyder and Alice Frazier, president and CEO of Bank of Charles Town, worked to create a partnership that has proved invaluable for both parties. Our two guests join Charles Potts to talk about the importance of budgeting for innovation, tips for doing so, and why innovation doesn’t always mean technology. This episode is sponsored by FIS. Links: You can see how three CFOs are planning innovation for their community banks in the August issue of Independent Banker . ICBA’s ThinkTECH Accelerator can help you find and connect with fintechs to utilize new technology within your own community bank.…
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1 Episode 17: What it Takes to Be a Top Lender — with Chris Benjamin, Mike Rizzo and Dan Schopp 39:49
“You can go anywhere and get a loan,” says Dan Schopp, president and CEO of First Security Bank in Mackinaw, Ill. “I always say we don't want to be an ATM— just dollar dispensers. The biggest challenge is showing your customer, what value am I adding to you or your operation?” Every year, Independent Banker ranks the top community bank loan producers of the year, and in this episode we’re lucky to have representatives of three winners with us. Schopp is joined by Mike Rizzo, senior vice president, chief banking officer of Five Star Bank in Roseville, Calif.; and Chris Benjamin, senior vice president at Community Bank Delaware in Lewes, Del. The three community bankers join host Charles Potts to talk technology, relationship building and—yes—the weather. This episode is sponsored by FIS . You can hear more from Chris, Mike, Dan and our other Top Lenders in the July issue of Independent Banker, at independentbanker.org . ICBA’s ThinTECH Accelerator is a great program to get involved with if you’re looking to boost your community bank’s lending capabilities.…
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1 Episode 16: A Bank Culture That Works — with Ann Buckmiller, Carolyn Watson and Lindsay LaNore 40:54
2“I just think it's so important to have that overall [compliance] culture at the bank, because then people are also more open and willing to come to you and say, ‘Hey, I have a crazy idea. Do you think this can work?’” Ann Buckmiller, director of compliance at Reliabank Dakota in South Dakota, says she has worked hard to integrate compliance throughout her community bank by building personal connections and leading with innovation. She and her fellow Independent Banker 40 Under 40 winner, Carolyn Watson, marketing officer at Ambler Savings Bank in Pennsylvania, talk to ICBA’s Lindsay LaNore and host Charles Potts about what they look for in a workplace culture and why community banking has turned into a dream career for them. This episode is sponsored by FIS .…
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“We're not just seeking growth to grow and to reach a certain asset size, or reach a certain profit dollar amount. We're going to stick to our lending philosophy … and let it come as it may.” For State Bank of Texas, says president Sushil Patel, blind growth just isn’t in its business plan. In this episode, Patel tells host Charles Potts why this immigrant-founded community bank has thrived by cornering the hospitality lending market and capitalizing on its leaders’ and board members’ own experience in the hotel industry. Something’s clearly working: State Bank of Texas was recently named Independent Banker’s #1 Best Performing Bank in its asset class, based on return on assets. This episode is sponsored by FIS .…
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1 Episode 14: The SVB Fallout: An Opportunity for Community Banks to Shine? — with Rebeca Romero Rainey and Derek Williams 38:47
“What a great time for us to demonstrate who we are,” says Derek Williams. “What a great time to talk about what makes the community banking model different.” The president and CEO of Georgia’s Century Bank and Trust and newly minted ICBA chairman believes that the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in late March are an opportunity—an opportunity to show that community banks’ relationship-based business model sets them poles apart from the risky practices of megabanks like SVB. He and ICBA president and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey talk to host Charles Potts about what happened to SVB, the apparently lax oversight by regulators, and the government response. But most importantly, they say there has never been a better time to show Americans why community banks are the right choice. Community bankers who want to take their message of differentiation to lawmakers shouldn’t miss the annual ICBA Capital Summit, May 14_17 in Washington, D.C. Learn more and register here. Get the word out to current and potential customers with the help of the turnkey resources in ICBA’s National Campaign Toolkit.…
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“We started focusing on our employees and what they need as much as what we need,” says Steve Farbstein, Blue Ridge Bank’s chief revenue and development officer. Since the Great Resignation, the Virginia community bank has shifted its approach to recruitment, taking things like flexibility and wellness into account, along with 401(k)s and PTO. As Farbstein and our other guest, Renee Peterson of Horicon Bank in Wisconsin, discuss with host Charles Potts, it’s no longer enough to do things as they’ve always been done. Community banks will only win the talent war if they think creatively about recruitment—and then work just as hard to keep the good people they’ve hired. This episode is sponsored by Finastra . The April issue of Independent Banker magazine looks at talent management from all angles, including better onboarding ideas and how to market your community bank as an employer.…
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Vendor relationships can be purely transactional, but the really high-value ones work more like partnerships. That’s certainly what Bob Fisher, president and CEO of Tioga State Bank in Spencer, N.Y., found when his bank hired cybersecurity fintech Beauceron Security of New Brunswick, Canada. Beauceron cofounder and CEO David Shipley wants his company to be seen as a “worthy investment of time, effort and capital”—and it achieves this by treating clients like Tioga State Bank not as numbers but as true partners. As well as discussing the ins and outs of their partnership, including how ICBA’s ThinkTECH Accelerator led them to each other, Fisher and Shipley offer tips for other community banks that want to forge or strengthen their own fintech relationships. This episode is sponsored by Finastra . Links If you’re joining your fellow community bankers at ICBA LIVE in Hawaii on March 12, 2023, check out the ICBA ThinkTECH Alumni Showcase on Sunday, March 12 at 8:30am, or stop by the Expo Hall on Sunday or Monday to catch up with Accelerator alumni like Beauceron Security. Lastly, you’ll find stories of fintech collaboration in our monthly magazine, also called Independent Banker .…
“It’s not hard to advocate for the perhaps underestimated but clearly formidable competitor.” That’s Anne Balcer’s view of her role as ICBA’s chief of government relations and public policy, which she took on in July 2022 after time at Forbright Bank, a community bank in Maryland, and in Maryland state government. Balcer talks to host Charles Potts, ICBA’s chief innovation officer, about the value of her background as a community banker, the advocacy wins community banks saw last year, the issues she and her team are targeting in 2023, the critical role community bankers themselves play in advocacy….and even a little lacrosse. Among the topics covered: · Durbin-Marshall bill · Regulatory clarity · Overdraft fees · Climate risk regulation This episode is sponsored by Finastra…
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Banking solutions that have already been through vendor due diligence and other compliance assessments? Sign us up. That’s what the ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator has aimed to do for the past four years: collaborate with fintechs to develop plug-and-play solutions tailor-made for community banks. In late 2022, ICBA announced it was bringing the Accelerator and all innovation activities in house. In this episode, our guests reveal the reasons behind this move and give a glimpse of how the association will develop initiatives that help community banks flourish. Our guests today are: - Wayne Miller, ICBA’s new senior vice president and director of innovation activities, who is the former executive director of The Venture Center in Little Rock, Ark., where the Accelerator got its start. - Jack Hartings, chairman of the Peoples Bank in Coldwater, Ohio, who has been involved with the Accelerator since the beginning and now sits on the cohort selection committee. Independent Banker: A Community Banking Podcast from ICBA is hosted by Charles Potts, ICBA’s executive vice president and chief innovation officer. Head to icba.org/thinktech to learn more about ICBA’s innovation activities or, if you’re a fintech company looking to better understand the needs of community bankers, apply for the 2023 Accelerator.…
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1 Episode 9: Why today’s innovation is tomorrow’s normal — with Tim Shangle, AVP, innovation and data analytics, ChoiceOne Bank 31:15
“Innovation isn’t magic,” says Tim Shangle, ChoiceOne Bank’s associate vice president of innovation and data analytics. “You don’t need a wizard to make your bank innovative. Innovation is simply something that is new today that will eventually become normal down the road.” One key for community banks to harness a successful innovative strategy is by embracing the wealth of new talent—who, like Independent Banker ’s 40 under 40 emerging community bank leaders, are the future faces of the industry. In this episode of Communities of Innovation, Tim (a 40 Under 40 winner) joins host Charles Potts to discuss his role as an innovator—leading implementation of an online platform that overhauled the bank’s customer experience—and how, for banks, the secret of future success lies in building a culture that rewards talent and ambition.…
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1 Episode 8: The Digital Transformation Journey Begins with the “People Factor” - with Kathy Strasser, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of IncredibleBank 48:18
“The people factor is about your culture,” notes Kathy Strasser, IncredibleBank’s Executive Vice President and COO. “You can have people with a digital mindset, but when you have a digital culture, that’s when you know you’ve got something special.” Strasser knows the secret to finding success in digital: It’s about the people. That’s helped Wisconsin-based IncredibleBank grow from a small community bank subsidiary to one of today’s most innovative and influential community banks. In this edition of Communities of Innovation , Strasser and host Charles Potts, ICBA’s Chief Innovation Officer, explore why people are the driving force of community banks’ digital transformation journeys.…
“Today, in literal terms, everybody has to operate as that state-of-the-art bank,” says Kevin Piette, chief operating officer and chief information officer for State Bank of Cross Plains, in the newest episode of ICBA’s Communities of Innovation podcast. Cybersecurity is a growing priority today for community banks, which are up against an ever-increasing presence of hackers, security breaches and hidden threats. But, according to Piette and Jeff Newgard, president and CEO of Bank of Idaho, community banks shouldn’t just build a plan. They need an ecosystem of cybersecurity technology, relationships, and best practices. Piette and Newgard are joined by host Charles Potts, ICBA’s chief innovation officer.…
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1 Episode 6: Demystify and Prosper: How Community Banks Find Success in Fintech Partnerships — with Greg Ohlendorf of First Community Bank and Trust and Joe Ehrhardt of Teslar Software 33:09
We have to demystify that fintech is complicated, or fintech is difficult, or fintech is risky or scary. Fintech, to me, is opportunity,” says Greg Ohlendorf, President and CEO, First Community Bank and Trust. He’s joined by Joe Ehrhardt, CEO and Founder, Teslar Software; and podcast host Charles Potts, chief innovation officer of Independent Community Bankers of America, for a conversation about the digital imperative for community banks and how ICBA’s ThinkTECH Accelerator can help them on their journey. This episode was recorded during the ThinkTECH Showcase at ICBA LIVE 2022 in San Antonio, Texas.…
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1 Episode 3: Finding and Keeping Talent – With Kim Kirk of Queensborough National Bank & Trust Company and Tommy Marshall of Georgia Fintech Academy 42:55
A timely conversation about recruiting and retaining top bank talent in today’s competitive job market with Kim Kirk, COO of Queensborough National Bank & Trust Company; Tommy Marshall, Executive Director of Georgia Fintech Academy; and host Charles Potts, Chief Innovation Officer of Independent Community Bankers of America. This episode is sponsored by Atlas Platform.…
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1 Episode 5: Taking Bold and Brave Action for Community Banks—with Rebeca Romero Rainey, President and CEO of ICBA 22:57
Rebeca Romero Rainey, President and CEO of ICBA, talks with host Charles Potts, Chief Innovation Officer, about how and why ICBA made the decision to stand alone in public opposition to the nomination of Prof. Saule Omarova to the Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC). This episode is sponsored by ICBA LIVE.…
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1 Episode 4: Partners in Fraud Prevention – A Conversation with Pioneer Trust Bank’s Betsy Steinberg and ICBA Bancard’s Rebecca Kruse 45:48
Host Charles Potts, Chief Innovation Officer of the Independent Community Bankers of America, talks with Betsy Steinberg, Vice President of Pioneer Trust Bank NA about the bank’s card fraud prevention strategies. Rebecca Kruse, Executive Vice President, Operations, for ICBA Bancard shares how they work with community banks to respond to fraud. This special episode is sponsored by Visa®.…
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1 Episode 2: Community Banking and Cryptocurrency – A Conversation with Quontic Bank’s Steve Schnall and ICBA’s Brian Laverdure 34:02
Host Charles Potts, Chief Innovation Officer of the Independent Community Bankers of America, talks with Steve Schnall, CEO of Quontic Bank about how the bank launched a cryptocurrency rewards program to generate customer interest. Brian Laverdure, Vice President, Payments and Technology Policy for ICBA offers insight on the changing crypto regulatory environment. This episode is sponsored by Atlas Platform.…
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1 Episode 1: “Baby Stepping” Got Coastal Community Bank to BaaS - A Conversation with Eric Sprink, CEO 40:05
Host Charles Potts, CIO of the Independent Community Bankers of America, sits down with Eric Sprink to discuss his storied career and passion for community banking. This episode is brought to you by Atlas Platform. Subscribe on Apple , Spotify , and Google .
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