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Welcome, First National Bank of Nevada Missouri to the Smiley Family!

September 15, 2023

We are excited to announce our partnership with FNB Nevada! It’s evident we are a perfect match with this great bank. “Our #1 criteria when looking at new cores was having a partner and not just a vendor. Smiley hands-down met that criterion. Their…

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…

How Smiley Helps CDFIs Use the Emergency Capital Investment Program

May 30, 2023

The 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act brought on one of the more impactful programs for community banks in recent memory: the Emergency Capital Investment Program (ECIP). Formed as a response to the COVID-19 crisis, ECIP was built to help the most-impacted communities and businesses through…

Five Steps to Drive Successful Conversions

March 30, 2023

As the central engine for your bank’s operations, your core platform is crucial to long-term viability. So, it’s understandable that when that core system isn’t working optimally, no longer serves your customer journey, or does not provide enough support, a conversion to a new…

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…

I Heart Core Banking: The Technology That Really Drives Customer Relationships

February 9, 2023

Community banking is experiencing something of a renaissance as the industry settles into the digital age and technology is doing much of the heavy lifting. With competition from bigger banks continuing to ramp up, community institutions are working harder than ever to build strong…

20th Anniversary Celebration Recap

October 17, 2022

Last week, we brought all our employees from across the country to our headquarters in Little Rock to celebrate our 20th Anniversary. As we have grown over the past few years, we have more remote workers than ever, so it was important to bring everyone…

Smiley Celebrates 20 Years!

September 19, 2022

Milestones are important because they remind us of where we’ve been. September 19th is a particular milestone for all of us here at Smiley Technologies because it’s our birthday! Twenty years ago today we began our journey to fulfill a need we saw in the…

Smiley Remembers E. Bryant Crutchfield

August 29, 2022

He’ll never know but, E. Bryant Crutchfield is an inspiration to all of us here at Smiley Technologies. The story goes that the creator of the Trapper Keeper set out to create a folder for folders. He wanted to “trap” his paper in folders and “keep”…

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