Independent Community Banks of North Dakota Offer Access to Bankers Helping Bankers for Its Member Banks in North Dakota

BISMARCK, N.D., December 17, 2021 (Newswire.com) - Independent Community Banks of North Dakota (ICBND) is pleased to announce its participation with the FedFis and state community banking associations nationwide to offer access to Bankers Helping Bankers to its member banks in North Dakota.

Bankers Helping Bankers is a bankers only platform for collaboration and education. 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.

"North Dakota's community banks are vital to our state economy and the livelihood of the places we call home," said Barry Haugen, President of ICBND. "Bankers Helping Bankers will be one more tool to help community banks chart a path for the future so they can continue to serve this vital role in our state."

For more information and to register on Bankers Helping Bankers, visit www.bankershelpingbankers.com. For more information on IBAT, visit www.ibat.org/. For more information on FedFis, visit www.fedfis.com. For more information on the ICBND, visit www.icbnd.com.

About ICBND
The Independent Community Banks of North Dakota is the only statewide association exclusively representing the independent community banks of North Dakota. It enables independent member banks to provide competitive, profitable, high-quality financial services to their communities.

ICBND is a proactive industry advocate before state, federal, legislative and regulatory bodies; to promote the importance of community banks to local, state, and national economies; and to create cooperative products, services, and educational offerings to assist our members to compete and flourish in a constantly changing financial services marketplace.

About FedFis 
FedFis provides financial institutions fintech data analytics and a strategy system that tracks Financial, M&A, and Vendor data on every bank and credit union in the United States.  

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. 

Questions regarding the program may be directed to Barry Haugen by emailing [email protected] or by calling (701) 258-7121.

Source: Bankers Helping Bankers