Episode 6

Demystifying 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

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.

“We like to say all the time the best product wins, but it’s not true. If the best product wins, there would only be one core system, one of this. A lot of it is relationships, that’s what banking is, right?... There’s no difference in fintech.” Greg Ohlendorf, President and CEO, First Community Bank and Trust.