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Confessions of a Former Examiner: How to Pass BSA Reviews with Confidence

August 26th, 2025 at 1pm ET / 12pm CT

Bank exams can be one of the most stressful times of the year for BSA/AML teams—but they don’t have to be. Join Ryan McInerny—a former OCC bank examiner and RiskScout’s Chief Product Officer—for an inside look at what examiners are really evaluating during BSA reviews.  Register now!

Winning the Digital Front Door

Jack Henry is hosting a free, four-part webinar series on August 25-28 to share strategies that will help your enhance your bank’s digital front door experience to better attract, onboard, engage, and protect your customers. Save your seat.

Avannis is excited to announce that we have partnered with Infintegration

Avannis is excited to announce that we have partnered with Infintegration which specializes in enabling integration to legacy core banking systems.  Uniquely aligned as experts in the financial services space, Avannis and Integration partnering signifies innovation support to the banking industry as a whole.  Together, we support community banks in aligning their customer experience (CX) strategy with their strategic objectives of integrating data towards staying competitive.

Emily Sayer, National Sales Director at Avannis with 26 years of tenure said, “Using customer feedback and sentiment, along with their expressed short-term needs, allows community banks to retain and deepen current relationships while prioritizing investments to drive growth.  We’re excited to partner with Infintegration to provide seamless, cost-effective ways to integrate CX data with core systems and data centers that will enable community banks to become more data-centric.”

“Fintech integration is not easy.  Financial institutions that execute API connections quickly and efficiently are most likely to innovate and manage costs better than peers,” said John B. Lewis, Chief Operating Officer of Infintegration. “Through this partnership with Avannis, our combined expertise and understanding of CX data processes provides our clients the tools to win and grow in their markets.” Before joining the company, Lewis spent 21 years at Bank of America.

About Avannis - Established in 2007 – Avannis is ICBA’s Preferred Service Provider, providing community banks with scalable access to all the experience tools, reporting and resources available to larger competitors, including technology, expertise, management, industry data and more.    Listen Everywhere—to customers, to employees, to prospects.

About Infintegration – Established in 2023 - Infintegration is an “integration as a service” company in the Financial Services sector. Enterprise software is never standalone, integration with other software is a necessity. Software-to-software integration challenges often cause go-live delays, more so than issues with the new software itself. Infintegration’s extensive experience with integrating to CRM, loan origination, underwriting, document management, and legacy core systems substantially reduces the cost and time of integration.

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Infintegration

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Q2 Analysis: Mid-Year Update

Tuesday, August 19 2:00pm-2:45pm ET

Gathering deposits, Deposit costs, Net Interest Margin and Credit remained areas of focus for community banks in Q2. How is the industry faring? Is a soft landing in sight? Join our experts for a mid-year performance review using our QwickAnalytics Index of 'true' community banks. REGISTER NOW

The Risk Infrastructure Gap in Community Banking - And How We Close It

Community banks' operating model is under intensifying pressure. An aging customer base, the rapid shift toward digital-first expectations, and the rise of sophisticated scams and fraud schemes have left many community banks stretched thin. At the same time, vendor lock-in and legacy core systems prevent them from adapting at the speed the market demands.

This is your guide to closing the risk infrastructure gap.

FINBOA Named to 2025 Inc. Fastest Growing Companies List

“Being named to the Inc. 5000 for the second time is a proud milestone for FINBOA and a reflection of the exceptional work of our team and partners,” said Raj Singal, CEO of FINBOA. “Our success is driven by an experienced group of banking industry professionals who deeply understand the compliance and operational challenges our bank and credit union clients face. Our team’s commitment to customer service and delivering real value through automation continues to earn the trust of our clients and fuel our growth.”

🎉 Ipava State Bank just made saving smarter and more meaningful 🎉

With Built-In Life Insurance powered by Wysh, every qualifying balance now includes automatic life protection. That means no forms, no fees, and no health questions—just real peace of mind that grows with your deposits.

✅ Automatic activation
✅ Inclusive for account holders
✅ Hassle-free claims paid directly to beneficiaries

“Your account now does more than build savings—it safeguards those who depend on you.” Ipava State Bank, 2025

👏 Cheers to Ipava State Bank for embedding care directly into banking. Let’s make every deposit count. 🎉