Future Branches Austin 2024

The Future Branches Innovators Awards

The Innovators Awards are your chance to nominate your fellow finance leaders who have succeeded in the categories of design, staffing and technology.

Introducing

Our awards will be a fantastic way to recognize the game changing ways that your peers are approaching branch transformation. Nominating colleagues or clients for a Innovators Award is a great opportunity recognize their hard work, while also celebrating your successes. The winners of each category are announced and showcased at the annual Future Branches Austin conference that takes place in early December.

Program Benefits

Participation in the awards process elevates your credibility and thought leadership in financial services community and will help you get recognition for all of the excellent work you do. You’ll also have the opportunity to recognize and celebrate contributions of others who have introduced new design concepts, exemplary financial literacy programs or implemented top of the line tech.

Awards Calendar/Criteria

The nomination process begins about 5 months prior to the awards ceremony. Finalists will be notified about a month before the Future Branches Austin. Our vendor partners can certainly nominate clients, but only bank and credit unions are eligible for nominations. The finalists are selected by a panel of independent judges selected by the Future Branches team. Self-nominations are permitted for all categories. Award winners in all three categories will receive one free night of hotel at the Marriott Austin Downtown, TX.

2024 Finalists

Outstanding Branch Design:
  • State Bank of Southern Utah, Washington Field Office
  • Veridian Credit Union, Steve Klein
  • Everwise Credit Union, Nicole Alcorn
  • Citizens Bank, Vaite Boosie
Most Best Implementation of Technology:
  • Pelican State Credit Union, Brandon Broussard
  • Diamond CU, Todd Rothenberger
  • Fifth Third Bank, Vikas Srivastava
  • Belize Bank
Best Initiative to Promote Financial Inclusion
  • FVCBank, Alissa Curry Briggs
  • UFCU, Chris Sundlof and Megan Terry
  • Midland States Bank, Martesha Brown
  • One Detroit Credit Union, Portia Powell

2023 Winners

Outstanding Branch Design:
  • Blake Graham, APCU/Center Parc Credit Union
Most Effective Branch Technology Implementation:
  • Erik Schwink, SECU of Maryland
Best Initiative to Promote Financial Inclusion
  • Sharon Anderson, Williamstown Bank

2022 Winners

Outstanding Branch Design
  • Jaime Hissam, Bayer Heritage FCU
Most Effective Tech Implementation
  • Marcus Manning, Smart Financial Credit Union- ITM Implementation
Best Initiative to Promote Financial Inclusion
  • Steve Woodard, Alden State Bank- Coffee Shop with F BITES

2021 Winners

Outstanding Branch Design:
  • Tara Graff, Hiway Credit Union
Most Effective Branch Tech Implementation:
  • Aaron Vallely and Ish Eustaquio, Hawaii Federal Credit Union
Best Approach to Customer Financial Literacy & Education
  • Teachers Federal Credit Union