2026 AI Showcase: Operationalizing AI in Banking: Practical Strategies for Community Financial Institutions

Operationalizing AI in Banking: Practical Strategies for Community Financial Institutions

INSTRUCTOR:

Rob Zwink
Onsetto

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping the banking industry, but many financial institutions are still determining how to move from experimentation to real operational impact. In this session, Onsetto CTO Rob Zwink will discuss practical strategies for implementing AI within community banks and financial institutions, including operational efficiencies, customer engagement opportunities, workflow automation, and emerging technologies shaping the future of banking. Attendees will gain actionable insights into how banks can thoughtfully adopt AI tools while maintaining security, compliance, and customer trust.

ABOUT OUR INSTRUCTOR:
Rob Zwink is the Chief Technology Officer at Onsetto. Rob is a seasoned technology executive with over 20 years of experience building scalable financial systems and leading world-class engineering teams. His career began at JPMorgan Chase, where he advanced to Executive Director while driving modernization and enterprise architecture initiatives across global business units. Rob later held key leadership roles at BillGO and ClickSWITCH, contributing to ClickSWITCH’s technology evolution and acquisition by Q2 Holdings. As co-founder and CTO of SafeChain Financial, he pioneered blockchain-driven solutions for real estate, including the industry’s first wire-fraud prevention platform. At Onsetto, Rob oversees product architecture, security, and platform innovation, ensuring the company delivers reliable, compliant, and scalable technology for financial institutions. His deep engineering and regulatory expertise position Onsetto to lead the future of automated business switching and treasury-driven intelligence.