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Press Release: Draper, Utah (July 29, 2025)— DeepSee.ai, a flexible operating system for AI adoption in financial services, was recognized by the Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) during its recent ThinkTECH Showcase at the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado as the program’s Most Valuable Participant. The MVP award recognizes the most evolved fintech offering based on program engagement and alignment with community bank business priorities.
The event highlighted fintech solutions covering a broad range of key areas, with presenting companies showcasing their refined solutions that are helping community banks drive innovation, improve customer experiences and meet their business goals.
“Community banks are continually seeking new and innovative solutions to keep pace with evolving customer preferences and banking needs,” CBA Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer Charles Potts said. “With AI poised to redefine how community banks operate, our newest MVP recipient, DeepSee, is well positioned to help ensure community banks have the tools they need to compete and thrive in today’s market. We congratulate DeepSee on winning the MVP award and look forward to seeing their growth and impact moving forward.”
DeepSee’s cloud-based, open and flexible AI operating system integrates seamlessly with existing bank architectures. Whether institutions are just beginning their digital transformation or looking to enhance in-house capabilities, DeepSee’s platform helps automate key processes while improving productivity, compliance, and customer satisfaction.
“We are thrilled to be recognized as the Most Valuable Participant in ICBA’s latest accelerator, celebrating our company’s growth and evolution throughout the program, our alignment with the community banking business model, and our commitment to driving innovation to help this critical sector of our financial economy continue to flourish,” said Steve Shillingford, founder chairman and CEO at DeepSee. “We look forward to our continued work with community banks to help them make practical, scalable AI a reality so they can thrive and prosper.”
Since its inception, the ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator has connected the most innovative fintech companies with thousands of community bankers and industry leaders — identifying and designing workable solutions that solve for today’s modern banking needs. DeepSee received mentorship from a distinguished network of industry stakeholders through an immersive 10-week program, the second of two accelerator programs for 2025 as part of ICBA’s investment in ThinkTECH initiatives to support continuous development and advancement of community bank innovation.
For more information about DeepSee, visit https://deepsee.ai/. For more information about the ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator and to watch a recording of the ICBA ThinkTECH Showcase visit, icba.org/accelerator.
About DeepSee
DeepSee delivers an open and flexible operating system to accelerate AI adoption for financial services in front, middle, and back-office operations. Their platform integrates seamlessly with existing systems to automate processes and embed intelligence across all operational layers. Designed for scalability and compliance, DeepSee empowers banks to do more with less while increasing productivity, customer satisfaction, and revenue.
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.
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