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Smiley at the CDBA Peer Forum

June 22, 2023

Last week, we attended the 2023 Community Development Bankers Association (CDBA) Annual Peer Forum held in Washington, D.C. This important event brings together Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), Minority Development Institutions (MDIs) and Mission-Led Banks to celebrate the positive impacts and current opportunities in…

RiverBank Selects Smiley Technologies as its Core Partner

March 22, 2023

We are excited to announce RiverBank has chosen Smiley Technologies as its new core partner. Based in Pocahontas, Arkansas with three branches and over $90 million in assets, RiverBank chose Smiley Technologies to help the bank achieve its strategic growth. “In our core evaluation…

ABA Conference For Community Bankers

March 7, 2023

We had the opportunity to attend the 2023 ABA Conference for Community Bankers in Orlando. It was great to be back after attending last year’s event that included our President & CEO Elizabeth Glasbrenner being interviewed at the inaugural Core Connection. I wanted to…

SMILEY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ANNOUNCES REBRAND

May 9, 2022

LITTLE ROCK, AR – May 9, 2022 – Smiley Technologies, Inc., celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, is pleased to announce a new logo and rebrand. Smiley Technologies, Inc., founded in 2002, provides core/digital software solutions and services to community banks nationwide. President &…

Chris Raper Selected as Fintech Advisory Council of the FinTech | X Accelerator

April 11, 2022

Chris Raper, Smiley Technologies’ Chief Operating Officer, was chosen to represent Smiley Technologies at the inaugural FinTech | X Accelerator being launched by Tampa Bay Wave and the University of South Florida Muma College of Business. Chris, along with Encore Bank’s Allan Rayson and…

Smiley Technologies Participates in Inaugural CoreConnection

March 8, 2022

In February, Smiley Technologies participated in the American Bankers Association inaugural Core Connection, a special showcase that was part of the ABA Conference for Community Bankers. Elizabeth had a one-on-one interview by two bank executives: Kimberly Kirk, Executive Vice President, Chief Operations Officer at…

A November to Remember!

December 9, 2021

November 2021 was one to remember at Smiley Technologies. We completed a conversion of a new community bank to our core platform, received some wonderful recognition, participated in the CDBA Annual Peer Forum, hosted a Fall Festival for our employees and their families, and…

Optus Bank Launches Voice-Enabled Banking

September 29, 2021

COLUMBIA, SC & LITTLE ROCK, AR – September 29, 2021 – Optus Bank, a $300 million asset-size minority depository institution (MDI) and community development financial institution (CDFI), announced today that it is now offering voice banking through Amazon Alexa. In partnership with Smiley Technologies,…

SSA Automation for Financial Institutions

September 20, 2021

The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently automated the exchange of account information between financial institutions and the SSA through the e4641 program. Before this automation, when an applicant is eligible for supplemental security income (SSI) benefits, financial institutions would have to manually verify the…

Smiley Technologies, Inc. Named Most Admired Fintech Firm

June 15, 2021

As voted on by Arkansas Money & Politics readers, Smiley Technologies, Inc. was named the Most Admired Fintech Firm in 2021. Each year, Arkansas Money & Politics readers are asked to vote for the most admired company in certain industries in the state of…