CSI Partners with Bankers Helping Bankers to Support Community Banks with Innovative Fintech Solutions and Collaboration

By: Computer Services, Inc. via Business Wire

July 26, 2022 at 07:35 AM EDT

Computer Services, Inc. (CSI) (OTCQX: CSVI), a leading provider of end-to-end fintech and regtech solutions, has partnered with Bankers Helping Bankers to further the organization’s mission of empowering community banks.

Established by FedFis and the Independent Bankers Association of Texas (IBAT) in late 2021, Bankers Helping Bankers connects bankers nationwide so that they can identify solutions that drive earnings and diversify sources of income. Its mission is to elevate and unite community banks across the United States to compete with large, entrenched financial institutions.

“Community banks are the backbone of our economy and invaluable partners with their local communities,” said IBAT President and CEO Christopher Williston. “Bankers Helping Bankers extends that spirit of collaboration by coordinating and sharing innovative products and strategies for success. Together, community banks can more confidently face the threat of global institutions and new competitors.”

In just six short months, Bankers Helping Bankers has built an extensive network, and most of the nation’s state associations have joined the movement. CSI works with Bankers Helping Bankers to build digital banking strategies that community bankers need to adapt and compete.

“CSI is the fourth largest core processor in the U.S., and when offered a chance to help community banks, CSI immediately said yes,” said Dave Mayo, CEO of FedFis and Founder of Bankers Helping Bankers. Bankers Helping Bankers is continuing to grow in both size and scope. We believe bankers can make the right decisions and thrive if they have the right information and access to experts. CSI is determined that community bankers will continue to have that access, at no cost to the banker, with their support of Bankers Helping Bankers.”

“At CSI, we have always been dedicated to helping community banks expand their offerings and grow the markets they serve, and this partnership represents another significant step toward that goal,” said Giovanni Mastronardi, group president, CSI Enterprise Banking. “Bankers Helping Bankers goes beyond promoting technology solutions. It brings together industry professionals to participate in lively, thoughtful discussions about how community banks can grow their business. We are thrilled to work hand-in-hand with Bankers Helping Bankers and ensure community banks thrive in today’s banking environment.”

About Computer Services, Inc.

Computer Services, Inc. (CSI) delivers core processing, digital banking, managed cybersecurity, cybersecurity compliance, payments processing, document delivery, and regulatory compliance solutions to financial institutions and corporate customers, both foreign and domestic. Management believes exceptional service, dynamic solutions and superior results are the foundation of CSI’s reputation and have resulted in the Company’s inclusion in such top industry-wide rankings as IDC Financial Insights FinTech 100, Talkin’ Cloud 100 and MSPMentor Top 501 Global Managed Service Providers lists. CSI has also been recognized by Aite Group, a leading industry research firm, as providing the “best user experience” in its AIM Evaluation: The Leading Providers of U.S. Core Banking Systems. CSI’s stock is traded on OTCQX under the symbol CSVI. For more information, visit csiweb.com.

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. FedFis is committed to "truth in banking", by helping community bankers understand which products and services will best pair with their existing technology to drive the strategic outcomes for which they strive. They are first and foremost, a family business of precisionists. Fifth-generation bankers and technology experts with incredible depth and passion for the banking industry. 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. Providing safe and responsible financial services to all Texas, IBAT member bank assets range in size from $27 million to $39 billion with combined assets statewide of nearly $256 billion. IBAT member banks are committed to supporting and investing in their local communities. For more information visit, ibat.org.

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