Programs and Events
The ICBA Innovation team offers a range of programs and events designed to meet you where you are and help you take the next step. Through well vetted bank technology relationships, peer insights, and hands-on experiences, these programs connect community banks with the tools and strategies to innovate with confidence.
Stronger Together: How Community Banks Are Co-Investing to Navigate Rapid Change in Technology Webinar
Community banks face increasing pressure to identify, evaluate, and adopt the right technologies; often without sufficient time or resources. This session addresses that challenge by examining a collective, strategic approach to technology decision-making designed specifically for community banks.
ThinkTECH Accelerator
What It Is: Discover growth-stage banking technology companies that have been purpose-built and selected by community bankers for community banks.
Engage directly with innovators in a focused forum designed to evaluate emerging solutions, exchange meaningful feedback, and address the challenges and opportunities facing community banks today.
Who Should Attend: Bankers, a mix of positions. Open to individuals or cross-functional teams from community banks.
Innovation Workshop
What It Is: Designed specifically for the realities of community banking, the workshop explores how banks can successfully evaluate emerging technologies, manage bank technology partnerships, navigate third-party risk, and balance innovation with compliance expectations.
*CPE Credit
How Bankers Can Engage: Learn & Discuss: Apply practical learnings within your institution and collaborate with peers during and after the program.
Who Should Attend: Bank executives, innovation leaders, and strategic decision-makers seeking a deeper understanding of innovation management.
Solutions Forum
What It Is: Focused discussions on key industry topics alongside community bankers and technology providers who share real-world insights, experiences, and practical applications.
How Bankers Can Engage: Listen, Watch, Q&A: Attend the session and engage in discussion.
Who Should Attend: Bankers, based on topic. Audience varies depending on the topic and area of focus within the bank.
Alumni Showcase
What It Is: Live demonstrations of innovative solutions from alumni companies of the ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator. Learn how these growth-stage bank technology companies are helping community banks thrive while continuing to evolve their products and services to meet the changing needs of the industry.
How Bankers Can Engage: Listen, Watch, Q&A: Attend the session and engage in discussion.
Who Should Attend: Bankers, based on topic. Audience varies depending on the topic and area of focus within the bank.
ThinkTECH Connect
What It Is: ThinkTECH Connect offers a fast-paced introduction to emerging bank technology companies that may be relevant to your bank. Through concise seven-minute pitches, attendees gain exposure to innovative solutions designed to help community banks improve efficiency, profitability, and competitiveness.
Time: 60 mins
How Bankers Can Engage: Listen, Watch, Q&A: Attend the session and engage in discussion.
Who Should Attend: Bankers, a mix of positions. Open to individuals or cross functional teams from community banks.
PSP Demo Day
What It Is: The ICBA Preferred Service Provider Summer Demo Series gives ICBA member banks a streamlined opportunity to explore innovative solutions from ICBA Preferred Service Providers. These providers represent ICBA’s highest level of affiliation, having completed a rigorous due diligence process focused on financial strength, industry commitment, national reach, and value delivered to community banks.
Each session features short, focused demonstrations and live Q&A, allowing attendees to efficiently evaluate technologies and services relevant to their institution.
Time: 60 mins per day across three days.
How Bankers Can Engage: Listen, Watch, Q&A: Attend the session and engage in discussion.
Who Should Attend: Bankers, a mix of positions. Open to individuals or cross-functional teams from community banks.
ThinkTECH Accelerator
What It Is: Discover growth-stage banking technology companies that have been purpose-built and selected by community bankers for community banks.
Engage directly with innovators in a focused forum designed to evaluate emerging solutions, exchange meaningful feedback, and address the challenges and opportunities facing community banks today.
Who Should Attend: Bankers, a mix of positions. Open to individuals or cross-functional teams from community banks.
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Innovation Workshop
What It Is: Designed specifically for the realities of community banking, the workshop explores how banks can successfully evaluate emerging technologies, manage bank technology partnerships, navigate third-party risk, and balance innovation with compliance expectations.
*CPE Credit
How Bankers Can Engage: Learn & Discuss: Apply practical learnings within your institution and collaborate with peers during and after the program.
Who Should Attend: Bank executives, innovation leaders, and strategic decision-makers seeking a deeper understanding of innovation management.
Innovation Workshops
on how to strengthen innovation efforts and support long‑term growth.
Solutions Forum
What It Is: Focused discussions on key industry topics alongside community bankers and technology providers who share real-world insights, experiences, and practical applications.
How Bankers Can Engage: Listen, Watch, Q&A: Attend the session and engage in discussion.
Who Should Attend: Bankers, based on topic. Audience varies depending on the topic and area of focus within the bank.
ThinkTECH Solutions Forum - Data Webinar
Oct 1, 2026
You're invited to join ICBA Innovation and your fellow community bankers as we kick off an exciting season with the first of three fall ICBA ThinkTECH Solutions Forums—beginning this October!
ThinkTECH Solutions Forum - Fraud Webinar
Nov. 5, 2026
Join ICBA Innovation and your fellow community bankers for the second ICBA ThinkTECH Solutions Forum in this Fall's series.
ICBA ThinkTECH Solutions Forum: Data
You're invited to join ICBA Innovation and your fellow community bankers as we kick off an exciting season with the first of three fall ICBA ThinkTECH Solutions Forums—beginning this September!
ThinkTECH Solutions Forum – Cybersecurity
Join ICBA Innovation and your fellow community bankers as we conclude our exciting fall series with the fourth and final ICBA ThinkTECH Solutions Forums of 2025. This time focused on cybersecurity.
ICBA ThinkTECH Solutions Forum: Fraud
Join ICBA Innovation and your fellow community bankers for the second ICBA ThinkTECH Solutions Forum in this Fall’s series.
ThinkTECH Solutions Forum – Connectivity
This 90-minute session highlights how bank technology providers are leveraging integrated technologies to streamline operations, enhance customer engagement, and foster seamless collaboration. You’ll explore real-world solutions, hear from industry leaders, and discover strategies to strengthen your bank’s digital ecosystem.
Alumni Showcase
What It Is: Live demonstrations of innovative solutions from alumni companies of the ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator. Learn how these growth-stage bank technology companies are helping community banks thrive while continuing to evolve their products and services to meet the changing needs of the industry.
How Bankers Can Engage: Listen, Watch, Q&A: Attend the session and engage in discussion.
Who Should Attend: Bankers, based on topic. Audience varies depending on the topic and area of focus within the bank.
ThinkTECH Alumni Showcase - AI Webinar
Sept. 24, 2026
Join fellow community bankers at the ICBA ThinkTECH Alumni Showcase to learn how banks are approaching AI adoption, tackling implementation challenges, and identifying practical use cases that deliver value.
ThinkTECH Alumni Showcase - 2026 Update
Experience demonstrations of the latest solutions from several of our ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator companies from previous years. Learn about how these companies are helping community banks flourish and see how our companies continue to evolve to meet your bank’s needs.
ICBA ThinkTECH - Alumni Showcase
Experience demonstrations of the latest solutions from several of our ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator companies from previous years. Learn about how these companies are helping community banks flourish and see how our companies continue to evolve to meet your bank’s needs.
ThinkTECH ThinkTECH x CAFE Fintech Showcase: Advancing Financial Equity Through Innovation Webinar Alumni Showcase - 2026 Update
Join us for an exclusive showcase event presented by ICBA Innovation in conjunction with the Center for Accelerating Financial Equity (CAFE) Fintech Accelerator.
ThinkTECH Connect
What It Is: ThinkTECH Connect offers a fast-paced introduction to emerging bank technology companies that may be relevant to your bank. Through concise seven-minute pitches, attendees gain exposure to innovative solutions designed to help community banks improve efficiency, profitability, and competitiveness.
Time: 60 mins
How Bankers Can Engage: Listen, Watch, Q&A: Attend the session and engage in discussion.
Who Should Attend: Bankers, a mix of positions. Open to individuals or cross functional teams from community banks.
ICBA ThinkTECH - Connect
Join us for this fast, fun, informative session to explore fintech solutions for community banks like yours. During each Accelerator selection process we connect with several fintech companies that have great products and solutions but due to our highly competitive program only a limited number can participate.
PSP Demo Day
What It Is: The ICBA Preferred Service Provider Summer Demo Series gives ICBA member banks a streamlined opportunity to explore innovative solutions from ICBA Preferred Service Providers. These providers represent ICBA’s highest level of affiliation, having completed a rigorous due diligence process focused on financial strength, industry commitment, national reach, and value delivered to community banks.
Each session features short, focused demonstrations and live Q&A, allowing attendees to efficiently evaluate technologies and services relevant to their institution.
Time: 60 mins per day across three days.
How Bankers Can Engage: Listen, Watch, Q&A: Attend the session and engage in discussion.
Who Should Attend: Bankers, a mix of positions. Open to individuals or cross-functional teams from community banks.
ICBA Preferred Service Provider Demo Series
The ICBA Preferred Service Provider Summer Demo Series is a three-day event offering ICBA member banks a streamlined look at innovative solutions from ICBA Preferred Service Providers.