Event Profile

New technologies and concepts are impacting community banks, and many bankers do not have a working knowledge of the evolving financial products and services.

Artificial intelligence. Bitcoin. Blockchain. Stablecoins. Crypto. Decentralized finance. Disintermediation. These are critical components of the modern financial services system, and they differ from traditional community banking.

Given their growth and expectations for continued prevalence, and impact on community banking, every community banker should have a fundamental understanding of these items and what they mean for the community banking industry. This session gives a straightforward and simple explanation of modern financial services and how they are currently and may continue to impact community banks.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand key modern financial services concepts.
• Differentiate modern and traditional banking models.
• Assess emerging technologies’ impact on community banks.
• Identify key opportunities, risks, and strategic implications.

Duration: 60-minutes

Presented live and recorded on 11/18/27.