Bank of Zachary Selects Teslar Software

Bank of Zachary Partners with Teslar Software to Grow Commercial Lending

Bank positions new generation of lenders for success with streamlined processes, enhanced transparency

Women in Tech: An Interview with April Wolfe

Jobs in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) fields have grown faster than the overall growth of employment in the U.S. Since 1990, overall employment has grown 34 percent while STEM jobs have grown 79 percent, according to data from Pew Research Center.

Research by The National Center for Women & Information Technology shows that, as of 2018, 57 percent of professional occupations are held by women, but only 26 percent of the 17.3 million people working in these fields are women. Needless to say, women in tech are the minority. I had the opportunity to chat with April Wolfe, a member of our Install team at Teslar to talk a little bit about what it’s like to be a woman working in the technology field.

When Devices Become Burdens

There are two types of relationships with technology: digital immigrants and digital natives. Digital immigrants are those who have integrated into technology and did not grow up with it, like today’s older generations. Digital natives are younger people, mostly children and adolescents, who were born into technology. As digital natives are entering adulthood, we’re seeing a shift in the “American Dream.” Young people are becoming more and more detached from tradition. Less people are getting married, buying homes, having children, attending church, or joining political parties, among other things.

Armor Bank Selects Teslar Software

Armor Bank Selects Teslar Software to Support Significant Growth

 Bank chooses advanced platform to streamline and improve commercial lending process

We Love Teslar

Teslar Software works to build a relationship, a love story if you will, by partnering with community financial institutions to create highly efficient banks. Why do our customers love Teslar? Here’s what just a few of our amazing customers have to say about Teslar.

First Principles Thinking in the Banking Industry

First Principles thinking is an idea popularized by entrepreneur Elon Musk, although it has roots with other minds like philosopher Aristotle, inventor Johannes Gutenberg, and military strategist John Boyd.³ First principles thinking is like taking a scientific approach to your thought processes. A first principle was defined by Aristotle as, “the first basis from which a thing is known.”³ As Musk describes, “you kind of boil things down to the most fundamental truths […] and then reason up from there.”² 

Employee Resistance With Your Digital Transformation

It’s true nobody likes change, but it’s particularly frustrating to face changes that seem completely unnecessary. Chris Maher, CEO of OceanFirst Financial, noticed the biggest problem when going digital was a cultural and training gap among employees, “not surprisingly, if you work all day within a bank branch, you don’t personally have a big need to use mobile banking and wouldn’t be an advocate of that technology because it’s not important to you in your life.”

Banking Jobs of the Future

As digital banking continues to grow in popularity, it’s evident that the traditional model of banking is not coming back. Yes, there is still a demand, and therefore need, for in-person interactions and brick-and-mortar stores (read more on that here and here), but many aspects of traditional banking are more than likely gone for good. If the future of banking is digital, we can’t help but wonder, what does that mean for the future of banking jobs?

How Banks Can Attract Young Talent

The introduction of AI and digital technology has “forced banks to realize that human connection is what will set them apart and give them an edge. You can use all the technology you want but without the right people to deliver it, manage it, and embrace those changes, you will fail.”¹ Collaboration, empathy, creativity-- all of these new things are humanistic by nature.

Community State Bank Selects Teslar Software

Community State Bank Selects Teslar Software

Bank chooses robust platform to streamline commercial lending process, strengthen customer relationships