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Just One Week Until Our ISO Education Livestream!
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...
Early Registration Deadline for ISO Education Ends Friday
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 Register by 5:00 PM Central Time on Friday, September 6th...
Registration Is Now Open – Livestream ISO Education on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024
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...
Save the Dates for Our Upcoming Events
Sawyers & Jacobs LLC would love to have you join us for our next events! You won't want to miss any of these ... check it out! Information Security Officer (ISO) Training (Livestream): Calling the Right Plays as Your Bank's Information Security Quarterback...
CYBERSECURITY ALERT! The CrowdStrike Incident
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...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Trifecta: Policy, Risk Assessment, and Video
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...
Arkansas Community Banker Magazine Features Jimmy Sawyers’ Top Ten Bank Tech Predictions as Two-Part Series
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...
Brochure Released: Bank Tech Summit 2024 (Check Out Sessions and Speakers)
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...
Bank Bowl 2024 Recap – Thanks to Our Teams and Sponsors!
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...
Just Released – Top 10 Bank Trends for 2024
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,...
Speakers & Topics: Bank Tech Summit
Hot off the presses ... check out the confirmed speakers and topics on the agenda for this year's Bank Tech Summit! You won't want to miss this amazing annual event from the team at Sawyers & Jacobs. Be sure to register by Friday, April 12 to receive the best...
Don’t Miss Out on Our Upcoming Events! Bank Bowl and Bank Tech Summit
Sawyers & Jacobs LLC has two big events coming up, and we would love for you to be a part of both of them! On Friday, February 23rd, we will have our annual Bank Bowl to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®! Join us for this invitation-only event as we...
Arkansas Community Banker Magazine Features Article by Jason Corder
Our very own Jason Corder, Senior Vice President and leader of our Northwest Arkansas office, recently had one of his articles, "A Key Trait of a High-Performing Bank - a Culture of Awareness" published in the Arkansas Community Banker magazine. In the article, Jason...
Top 10 Tech Predictions Revisited Podcast – Part 2 of 2
Part 2 of this favorite annual podcast reviewing Join Jimmy Sawyers' top ten tech trends impacting bank technology has been released! Listen as Jimmy Sawyers visits with our good friend Byron Earnheart, Programming Director for the Barret School of Banking, and find...
Top 10 Tech Predictions Revisited Podcast
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 again, talking with Jimmy about his predictions and how...
Join Us at SMU for SWGSB’s Certified Community Bank Director’s (CCBD) Program
At Sawyers & Jacobs LLC, we work with community banks throughout the nation daily, and we know how crucial board education and training is to these financial institutions. Accordingly, we are honored to be a part of the Certified Community Bank Director's (CCBD)...
Join Us at the Ole Miss 2023 Banking & Finance Symposium
We're excited to be a part of the 2023 Banking & Finance Symposium presented by the Ole Miss School of Business next month! The Symposium is always a first-class event, and Sawyers & Jacobs LLC is proud to serve as a sponsor again this year. In addition, our...
Register Now for Livestream ISO Education – October 19
When cybersecurity threats are coming at banks faster than speeding bullets, how can bank ISOs save the day and bring truth, justice, and the American way to their banks? No bank is invincible. Every bank has its kryptonite. Whether you're a new ISO or a seasoned...
The RedTorch Tech Plan: Lighting the Path to High Performance
As we enter strategic planning season, what is your bank's technology strategy? What are your tech priorities? How is your bank using its finite resources to improve performance and be more competitive? Our RedTorch Tech Plan provides the answers. Benefits...
Banking School Recap
At Sawyers & Jacobs, we are honored to be chosen as faculty members at six prestigious banking schools across this great nation. In chronological order by the time of year they hold their sessions, we present the six banking schools where we serve as faculty...
Collierville Magazine Features Jimmy Sawyers
When the Collierville Chamber of Commerce approached our firm about being a part of their 2023 magazine featuring "The Entrepreneurial Spirits of Collierville," we were both honored and delighted. The community that is home to our corporate headquarters is also home...
10 Questions: Core Provider Evaluation Edition
"Show me your core and I'll show you your bank's future." —Jimmy Sawyers More Than Core. Your core provider relationship is not just about checking, savings, and general ledger…it’s the most important technology solution in your bank as it often covers debit...
Meet Our 2023 Summer Interns – Hayden Adams and William Jacobs
Hayden Adams is a junior pursuing an undergraduate degree in Accountancy with a minor in Mathematics from the University of Mississippi in Oxford. Currently, he is interested in pursuing a career in quantitative financial research and algorithmic trading. In his...
Services Spotlight: RiskRaptor Vendor Management Program
Is vendor management taking an inordinate amount of time and personnel at your bank? Are you tying up your CFO or senior lender with financial reviews of the bank's technology service providers? Did you buy an automated system that was supposed to make this task...
Cybersecurity Alert: MOVEit Incident
What Is the MOVEit Vulnerability? Recently, the public was made aware of a "critical" vulnerability in MOVEit Transfer, which is a secure managed file transfer (MFT) software used by a variety of organizations, including banks, corporations, and government agencies. ...
New Team Members – Avery Ellis and Nikki Pedicord
Sawyers & Jacobs LLC is pleased to announce our two newest team members, Avery Ellis and Nikki Pedicord. Both Avery and Nikki served as interns with Sawyers & Jacobs earlier this year, and we are thrilled that they are both joining us as full-time associate...
Bank Tech Summit 2023: SOLD OUT!
Huge thanks to all of our good friends for registering for Bank Tech Summit 2023 at Live! by Loews - St. Louis next week! We are pleased to announce that we are at capacity and Bank Tech Summit 2023 is officially SOLD OUT! For those of you who already registered, we...
First Look – Bank Tech Summit 2023 Speakers and Sessions + Special Promo Code
Hot off the presses ... check out the A-list speakers on the agenda for Bank Tech Summit 2023! To celebrate the announcement of our speakers, a special registration discount is available through noon on Friday (use promo code: BASEBALL). As always, we have an...
Just Released – Top 10 Bank Technology Trends for 2023
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,...
20 Topics to Be Covered at Bank Tech Summit 2023
Bank Tech Summit has always had the greatest variety of trending tech topics, and our 2023 event will be no exception! As always, the team at Sawyers & Jacobs has designed Bank Tech Summit to give you the right topics at the right time, with practical sessions...