AUSTIN, Texas: Vine Financial was recognized by the Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) at its ThinkTECH Showcase during ICBA’s national convention, ICBA LIVE in Nashville, as the program’s Most Valuable Participant. The MVP award, sponsored by TrueNorth, recognizes the most evolved fintech offering based on program engagement and alignment with community bank business priorities.

The showcase event highlighted fintech solutions representing a wide range of offerings, including vendor management, check fraud prevention, integration, digital banking for families, conversational AI, and commercial lending, to support the continuous advancement of innovation in community banking.

“Community banks are continually seeking new, innovative ways to help address the financial health and needs of their customers,” ICBA Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer Charles Potts said. “Vine Financial helps community banks meet this challenge by helping community banks automate and streamline the lending process. We congratulate Vine Financial on their well-deserved recognition and look forward to the positive impact their solution will have for community bankers and those they serve.”

Vine Financial automates the commercial lending process, enabling credit teams to complete a week’s work in just an hour. Its flexible lending platform lets financiers and borrowers collaborate more effectively. Vine’s AI-powered financial spreading, customer loan workflows, and instant document generation capabilities automates manual tasks, helping bankers and customers focus on relationships.

“We are thrilled to be recognized as the Most Valuable Participant in ICBA’s latest accelerator cohort, celebrating our company's growth and achievements throughout the program,” said David Eads, CEO and co-founder at Vine Financial. “This honor reflects our commitment to the values and ideals behind community banking and our dedication to driving innovation to help community banks meet their unique challenges and demands.”

Since its inception, the ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator has connected the most innovative fintech companies with more than 1,400 community bankers and industry leaders — identifying and designing workable solutions that solve for today’s modern banking needs. Vine Financial received mentorship from a distinguished network of industry stakeholders through an immersive 10-week program, the first of two accelerator programs slated for 2025 as part of ICBA’s ongoing investment in ThinkTECH initiatives to support continuous development and advancement of community bank innovation.

For more information about Vine Financial, visit www.vinefin.com. For more information about the ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator, visit www.icba.org/innovation/innovation/icba-thinktech-accelerator.

About Vine Financial

Vine is a faster, more accurate, and more auditable Commercial Lending Accelerator for banks and credit unions. From document reading to spreading to document generation, Vine empowers lenders with the tools they need, all in one platform. With Vine, financial institutions can deliver faster decisions, provide more value and build stronger relationships. For more information, visit vinefin.com.

About ICBA

The Independent Community Bankers of America® has one mission: to create and promote an environment where community banks flourish. We power the potential of the nation’s community banks through effective advocacy, education, and innovation.

As local and trusted sources of credit, America’s community banks leverage their relationship-based business model and innovative offerings to channel deposits into the neighborhoods they serve, creating jobs, fostering economic prosperity, and fueling their customers’ financial goals and dreams. For more information, visit ICBA’s website at icba.org.

Fonte: Business Wire