Onsetto Voted ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator Bankers Choice Award Winner at ICBA LIVE

Press Release: Boston (March 9, 2026) — Onsetto, an AI powered platform that helps facilitate commercial account transfers, today announced it was selected as the most promising solution by attendees at this year’s ThinkTECH Showcase during ICBA’s national convention, ICBA LIVE in San Diego.

The Banker’s Choice Award, sponsored by Fiserv, and chosen by conference attendees, followed presentations by the latest Accelerator cohort of their refined, novel solutions that help community banks drive innovation and meet their business goals. Solutions presented represent a wide range of offerings, including artificial intelligence (AI), payments, data strategy, fraud prevention and detection, customer experience, and more.

“Community banks play a vital role in strengthening local economies, and with the help of tools like Onsetto, it’s easier than ever to simplify commercial account activation and accelerate business onboarding,” ICBA Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer Wayne Miller said. “Onsetto was selected for the coveted Bankers Choice Award for the strength of its solution and it’s potential to meaningfully advance community bank competitiveness and an enhanced customer experience.”

Onsetto’s platform automates traditionally manual processes—such as reallocating payroll, receivables, and payables—so financial institutions can activate new commercial relationships more smoothly and track funding progress in real time. By removing friction from account switching and enabling earlier operating activity to flow into newly opened accounts, Onsetto helps community banks strengthen primacy more quickly and set the foundation for deeper treasury engagement and long‑term growth.

“We are honored to receive the Banker’s Choice Award, which reflects the tremendous collaboration and support we received throughout the ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator,” said Onsetto Founder and CEO Cale Johnston. “This recognition reinforces our mission to empower community banks with technology that accelerates growth, strengthens customer relationships, and delivers a modern, intuitive experience for every business they serve.”

Since its inception, the ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator has promoted early-stage solutions designed specifically for community banks, connecting innovative bank technology providers with thousands of community bankers and industry leaders. Through this program, ICBA advances industry innovation by focusing on cutting costs, driving customer engagement, increasing revenue, and maximizing go-to-market strategies. Onsetto received mentorship from a distinguished network of industry leaders in an immersive 10-week program, the first of two accelerator programs in 2026 that reflect ICBA’s investment in supporting the continuous cycle of community bank innovation.

For more information about Onsetto, visit onsetto.com. For more information about the ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator, visit icba.org/icba-thinktech-accelerator.

About Onsetto

Onsetto delivers structured activation infrastructure for business banking, enabling financial institutions to capture the Core Operating Account and establish primacy from day one. By systematically moving payroll, receivables, payables, and operating flows into new relationships, the platform accelerates funding velocity and transforms account openings into fully activated, primary business relationships. Built without requiring core or digital banking integration, Onsetto is fast to implement and designed to support scalable, sustainable deposit growth. Learn more at onsetto.com.

About ICBA
The Independent Community Bankers of America® has one mission: to create and promote an environment where community banks flourish. We power the potential of the nation’s community banks through effective advocacy, education, and innovation.  

As local and trusted sources of credit, America’s community banks leverage their relationship-based business model and innovative offerings to channel deposits into the neighborhoods they serve, creating jobs, fostering economic prosperity, and fueling their customers’ financial goals and dreams. For more information, visit ICBA’s website at icba.org.