After 12 fully immersive weeks and hundreds of meetings with community bankers, core vendors, regulators and venture capital firms, the ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator 2021 cohort revealed a glimpse into the future of banking with high-tech solutions tailored for community banks and their customers.

If you don’t know what third party cookies are, you’re in luck. They’re on their way out. But you’re not completely off the hook — first party cookies and first party data still matter — now more than ever.

As part of the ICBA Capital Summit more than 1000 community bankers will meet with members of Congress from across the nation. Learn how to make your meetings a success in a virtual environment.

This spring, April 28-April 30, community bankers across the country will meet with their congressional delegations. Community bankers will share their stories of how they helped their customers through PPP lending and how Congress can help strengthen the economy.

Countries are racing to create central bank digital currencies, or so it appears from the constant stream of reports, articles, and speeches by officials. Various surveys show 86 percent of central banks are actively researching an official digital currency. So, what exactly is a central bank digital currency?

Banks must continue to comply with the requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act regarding beneficial ownership. So, due to the increase in the number of beneficial ownership findings/violations and the fact that the regulation will not change for some time, now is the time to refresh your new account personnel (both deposits and lending) on the rules.

ICBA and The Venture Center gave particular attention to identifying innovative back-office solution providers for this year’s ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator cohort. These solutions run the gamut from robotic process automation for online lending to cybersecurity oversight through an automated governance solution.

Last year I flew to Little Rock, Ark. to participate in the ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator program and found it to be a meaningful and constructive use of my time. But this year’s virtual forum raised the bar to a whole new level and allowed me to bring my entire team into the process — something we were all excited about.

In a world where technology has made it possible for instant gratification in customer and business relationships, community banks have had to find new ways to expand and deepen customer connections.

Recently, ICBA Bancard, in partnership with TCM Bank, released the white paper, “Cultivating the Strategic Value of Credit Card Rewards Programs. ICBA Bancard President & CEO Tina Giorgio continue her discussion with rewards expert Damon Moorer, president and CEO of TCM Bank, about rewards programs.