CCBN and Bankers Helping Bankers Collaborate to Broaden Industry Connectivity

ANAHEIM, Calif., February 18, 2022 (Newswire.com) - The California Community Banking Network (CCBN) is pleased to announce its participation in Bankers Helping Bankers, an exclusive online platform that promotes community and innovation among community bankers across the country. In collaboration with FedFis and state community banking associations nationwide, this cutting-edge resource - for bankers only - will allow CCBN member banks greater connectivity and access to industry opportunities.

Through data tools and dynamic user groups, Bankers Helping Bankers provides community bankers with a knowledge base focused on bank technology and emerging Fintech companies, as well as hot topics such as cryptocurrencies, banking as a service and direct digital banking.  

"Bankers Helping Bankers is about community banks coming together to address their shared challenges, operate more efficiently and discover new sources of income," said Dave Mayo, Chief Executive Officer of FedFis, the developer of the platform.  

FedFis partnered with the Independent Bankers Association of Texas (IBAT) to bring the idea for Bankers Helping Bankers to life. "The future of community banking depends on their collaboration. For decades, banking associations have offered the means of collaboration for bankers, mostly using face-to-face gatherings. But those means are no longer enough because the industry is changing too quickly. Bankers Helping Bankers is the next iteration of the traditional value proposition of associations - the promise that together we can accomplish more than we ever could alone," said IBAT President and CEO Christopher Williston. 

"When our community bankers get together at live or virtual events, they consistently note that sharing ideas, getting suggestions on solving problems and even getting inspired by their banking colleagues is the highlight of the event," said John Lingvall, Director of Member Services with CCBN. "Now with Bankers Helping Bankers, they will have an opportunity to do that not just a few times during the year but whenever they want and with an even larger group of bankers!"

For more information and to register on Bankers Helping Bankers, visit www.bankershelpingbankers.com. 

For questions regarding the program, contact Caroline Johnson at CCBN, (800) 627-6613 or [email protected].

About CCBN
The California Community Banking Network (CCBN) represents thousands of community bankers in California. CCBN designs educational programs, promotes connectivity among professional peers and advances legislative issues through boutique services that cultivate a supportive network for community bankers in California. For more information log on to www.ccbnetwork.org. 

About FedFis 
FedFis provides financial institutions fintech data analytics and a strategy system that tracks Financial, M&A, and Vendor data (including technology vendors) on every bank and credit union in the United States. For more information, visit www.fedfis.com. 

About IBAT 
Formed in 1974, the Independent Bankers Association of Texas (IBAT) represents Texas community banks. The Austin-based group is the largest state community banking organization in the nation, with membership comprised of more than 2,000 banks and branches in 700 Texas communities. For more information, visit www.ibat.org/.

Source: Bankers Helping Bankers