ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator Debuts 10th Cohort to Continue Driving Community Bank Innovation
Washington, D.C. —The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today announced the selected companies for the 10th iteration of its award-winning ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator program (AP10). The solutions span a broad array of offerings – from responsible AI for compliance to tools that accelerate small business growth, modernize lending, expand investing options, and strengthen fraud…
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Using real-time intelligence to anticipate the needs of business owners offers a path to deeper relationships, stronger primacy and more efficient growth.
Read MoreHelping customers who hate their banks
Cale Johnston knew what startup success looked like. ClickSwitch, his first company, had a software platform that simplified the process of moving consumer accounts from one financial institution to another. It grew to more than 100 employees and was acquired in 2021 by a publicly traded company.
Read MoreHarnessing Data and Large Language Models for Strategic Growth
For years, business banking teams have worked hard to understand their commercial clients, but the tools haven’t kept pace. Relationship managers still rely on spreadsheets, static reports and periodic check-ins to gauge whether a business might need new treasury services, lending solutions or better account structures.
Read MoreThe Hidden Bottleneck in Winning Commercial Relationships
For decades, banks have competed fiercely for commercial deposits, often emphasizing pricing, digital onboarding and treasury services as their growth levers. Yet a stubborn bottleneck persists — a long-standing challenge in commercial banking: the complexity of moving a business’s primary operating account.
Read MoreThe Lessons Every Fintech Founder Needs: Burnout, Exits, and Round Two
In this episode of the Fintech Combine, Kris Kovac talks with Cale Johnson, founder of Onsetto and former ClickSwitch CEO. Cale shares hard-won lessons from building and selling his first fintech, why business account switching is the industry’s hidden bottleneck, and how Onsetto is helping banks and credit unions finally achieve true commercial primacy.
Read MoreTurning Commercial Account Onboarding into a Lead Engine
Commercial banking has always relied on referrals, purchased lists, and cold outreach to find new business customers. These channels are noisy, expensive, and rarely deliver the kind of warm, high-probability opportunities that commercial teams need to grow. But there’s a better way. Every time a business decides to move its financial relationship, it brings with…
Read MoreHow to Sell Treasury Services During the Onboarding Process
The first 30 days with a new business client are your most powerful sales window. Here’s how to embed treasury from day one and turn onboarding into activation.
Read MoreThe Shift Is On: What the Data Says About Business Bank Switching
New data shows SMBs are ready to switch banks — and the experience is what wins.
Read MoreWinning the Switch: How Community Institutions Can Use Tech to Capture Growing SMBs
How community banks can capture growing SMBs by eliminating switching friction with automation.
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