Smith Consulting Group is celebrating fifteen years of helping banks and credit unions of all shapesand sizes overcome challenges and achieve success. Starting with just three people, SmithConsulting Group (“SCG”) has grown to a team of over seventy people consisting of the some of themost respected experts in the fintech and financial services industry.

“It’s been an incredible journey for both SCG and our clients,” said Darren Smith, Founder and CEO ofSmith Consulting Group. “The environment that banks and credit unions operate in has changedsignificantly over the last fifteen years, and it continues to change on an almost daily basis.Technological advances, evolving consumer demands and expectations, regulatory compliance, andother challenges require the addition of new areas of expertise that are almost impossible for banksand credit unions to manage internally in a cost and time effective manner. That is why SCG continuesto grow our team to meet these demands for our clients.”

“I have known Darren for many years, including the time we spent together at Fiserv, and it has beeninspiring to watch him build SCG and use his unique ability to stay ahead of the curve to theadvantage of SCG’s clients,” said John Macaluso, Chief Operating Officer for Smith Consulting Group.“Under Darren’s leadership, SCG has assembled an unsurpassed team of experts that encompasseverything banks and credit unions need to meet the demands of today’s banking environment. Thisteam and their skills continue to adjust to make sure that whatever challenges a bank or credit unionfaces SCG can help them overcome them. Whatever comes next SCG will be ready for it, and so willour clients.”

About Smith Consulting Group: Our team of banking and credit union professionals have decades ofexperience dealing with all aspects of bank and credit union operations. In addition to our extensivework with banking software system conversions and implementations, our team also has a broadrange of experience working with the various systems required in your bank’s operations includingCore, Teller, Customer Service and Call Center Platforms, ECM Systems, Document Developmentand Delivery Systems, Online and Mobile Banking, and various other interfaces.

To learn more about Smith Consulting Group visit www.smithconsultinggrp.com, email them at info@smithconsultinggrp.com, or call 866-4-SmithGrp.