Event Profile

Community banks face increasing pressure to identify, evaluate, and adopt the right technologies; often without sufficient time or resources to navigate an increasingly crowded and fast‑moving fintech marketplace. This session addresses that challenge by examining a collective, strategic approach to technology decision‑making designed specifically for community banks.

Leaders from ICBA and BankTech Ventures, alongside innovative community bankers, explore how a shared investment and due‑diligence model helps banks make smarter, faster, and more confident technology decisions. Participants will gain insight into how BankTech Ventures evaluates emerging fintech solutions, aligns innovation with community bank needs, and supports long‑term competitiveness, while also offering potential financial returns through strategic investment.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand how a collective investment and due‑diligence model supports more confident technology decision‑making.
• Evaluate the role of BankTech Ventures in identifying and assessing emerging fintech solutions.
• Recognize how peer collaboration enhances visibility into technology trends and risk considerations.
• Assess how participation can position their bank alongside innovative community banking peers.
• Identify strategic benefits of aligning technology adoption with long‑term competitiveness.

About BankTech Ventures

Founded by leading bankers, ICBA, and financial technology entrepreneurs, BankTech Ventures exists to help community banks thrive in an era of rapid change. Over the past five years, the BankTech Ventures team has met with more than 5,000 companies—demonstrating a deep commitment to advancing the future of community banking. It’s already creating measurable impact for your peers—now’s the time to see if it’s the right fit for your institution.

Duration: 60-minutes

Presented live and recorded on 6/3/26.