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Sawyers & Jacobs LLC would love to have you join us for our next Bank Tech Summit in April 2026! Bank Tech Summit Monday, April 27 - Wednesday, April 29, 2026 The Guest House at Graceland, Memphis, TN Our annual Bank Tech Summit will be on Monday, April 27 through...

Information Security Officer (ISO) Training (Livestream): Covering the Right Bases Thursday, October 16, 2025 Sessions Held from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Central Time Join Jimmy Sawyers and Joshua Jacobs as they lead you and your team to new heights with winning strategies,...

We are excited to announce that Jimmy Sawyers will be speaking at the SW Graduate School of Banking's National Certified Community Bank Director's (NCCBD) Program in Dallas, Texas, on October 20-22, 2025. He will be joining an incredible lineup of experts to share...

Information Security Officer (ISO) Training (Livestream): Covering the Right Bases Thursday, October 16, 2025 Sessions Held from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Central Time Register by 5:00 PM CT on Friday, October 3rd to take advantage of the early registration discount for our...

Information Security Officer (ISO) Training (Livestream): Covering the Right Bases Thursday, October 16, 2025 Sessions Held from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Central Time “Oh, put me in, Coach – I’m ready to play today!” – John Fogerty, Centerfield, 1985 The roster has been...

We wish to extend our wholehearted congratulations to the five students from the University of Tennessee at Martin (UTM) College of Business and Global Affairs who took home top honors for winning the 11th national 2025 Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS)...

At Sawyers & Jacobs LLC, we work with community banks throughout the nation daily, and we know how crucial education and training is to these financial institutions. Accordingly, we are honored to have our own Joshua Jacobs on the faculty of the South Carolina...

Sawyers & Jacobs LLC is expanding at both our corporate headquarters in the metropolitan Memphis area (Collierville) and St. Louis. Client demand is at an all-time high, and we are hiring new team members to fill these open positions: IT Auditor Cybersecurity...

Jimmy Sawyers, Chairman & Co-Founder, recently contributed his insights to our friends at the William Mills Agency for their Bankers as Buyers™ Research Highlight & Expert Panel. In this issue, Jimmy and other industry experts offer their takes on Jack Henry's...

The Sawyers & Jacobs team would like to extend our sincere thanks to all the attendees, exhibitors, speakers, and sponsors who participated in our recent Bank Tech Summit at The Guest House at Graceland in Memphis! Bankers from 14 states gathered for the latest...

Sawyers & Jacobs LLC is pleased to announce our newest team member, Hugh Patterson.   Hugh Patterson is a banking industry veteran who has held a variety of leadership and management roles in both banks and credit unions. His background also includes senior...

Bank Tech Summit is just a week away! We have some amazing speakers lined up this year to join our firm's founders, Jimmy Sawyers and Joshua Jacobs. You won't want to miss out on this jam-packed annual event from the Sawyers & Jacobs team! SPEAKERS Jimmy Sawyers,...

We are pleased to announce that Hal Lansky, President of the famous Lansky Bros. retail shops in Downtown Memphis, will be the speaker at our closing session for this year's Bank Tech Summit! Hal Lansky's father, Bernard, started Lansky Bros. in 1946 on Beale Street...

Sawyers & Jacobs would like to extend our sincere thanks to all the banks and sponsors who participated in our recent Bank Bowl event, benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®! We had a terrific turnout of "bowling bankers" who made it a fun, memorable...

Due to inclement weather in the Memphis area this week, the team at Sawyers & Jacobs has rescheduled Bank Bowl 2025 benefiting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital® to Tuesday, March 11th at 1:30 PM. If you haven't registered already, we would love to have you...

Sawyers & Jacobs LLC would love to have you join us for our next events, coming soon in 2025!  Bank Bowl, Benefiting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Thursday, February 20, 2025 901 Bowl at Funquest, Collierville, TN Our annual Bank Bowl to benefit St. Jude...

Part 2 of this favorite annual podcast reviewing Jimmy Sawyers' top ten tech trends impacting bank technology has been released! Listen as Jimmy catches up with our good friend Byron Earnheart, Programming Director for the Barret School of Banking, and find out how...

Join Jimmy Sawyers for this always popular annual podcast, a review of his top ten tech trends impacting bank technology, hosted by our good friends at the Barret School of Banking.  Byron Earnheart is at the mic hosting again, visiting with Jimmy about his...

Earlier this month, Jimmy Sawyers and Joshua Jacobs got the chance to join Gerard Gibert on SuperTalk Mississippi when they broadcasted live during the Ole Miss Banking & Finance Symposium, where Sawyers & Jacobs LLC proudly served as a sponsor. During the...

The Sawyers & Jacobs Story Join our very own Jimmy Sawyers as he shares his story of where he began his journey as a computer operator in the basement of a West Tennessee community bank to founding a nationally recognized and widely respected consulting firm that...

At Sawyers & Jacobs LLC, we are honored to speak at several industry and state association conferences throughout this great nation.  This involvement gives us the opportunity to educate banking leaders on the strategic importance of technology, cybersecurity,...

Join us for the SW Graduate School of Banking's National Certified Community Bank Director's (NCCBD®) Program at Southern Methodist University Cox School of Business where Jimmy Sawyers will lead two sessions on cybersecurity preparedness. At Sawyers & Jacobs LLC,...

We're excited to be a part of the 2024 Banking & Finance Symposium presented by the Ole Miss School of Business next month!  Sawyers & Jacobs LLC is proud to serve as a sponsor of this first-class event again this year.  In addition, our own Jimmy Sawyers will...

Information Security Officer (ISO) Training (Livestream): Calling the Right Plays as Your Bank's Information Security Quarterback Thursday, September 19, 2024 Sessions Held from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Central Time Every team needs a leader…someone with confidence to...

NOTE: Sawyers & Jacobs LLC does not use CrowdStrike for our firm operations nor do we use this solution in any of the services we provide. All of our systems are operational and unaffected at this time. Who Is CrowdStrike? CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. is a...

Break the ice on your bank's AI strategy with a 1-2-3 punch: AI Risk Assessment AI Policy AI Board Education Video Assess your bank's AI risk, set bank policy, and educate your board in three easy steps with our new AI Trifecta Package. Get ahead of the inevitable...

We are honored to announce that the "Top Ten Trends Impacting Bank Technology for 2024" article from Jimmy Sawyers, our Chairman and Co-Founder, is being featured as a two-part series in Arkansas Community Banker magazine. The Spring 2024 edition of the magazine...

Check out the fantastic sessions and speakers on the agenda for this year's Bank Tech Summit!  As always, we have an all-star lineup of speakers joining our firm's founders, Jimmy Sawyers and Joshua Jacobs.  You won't want to miss this amazing annual event from the...

Sawyers & Jacobs would like to extend our sincere thanks to all the banks and sponsors who participated in our recent Bank Bowl event, benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®! We had a fantastic turnout of "bowling bankers" who made it a fun, memorable...

The highly anticipated annual article from Jimmy Sawyers on the future of bank technology, payments, and cybersecurity has been released!  This collection of insights and commentary, based on his work with community-based financial institutions across the nation,...