08/04/2026
A 100+ year-old community bank and a nationwide BaaS platform aren't a contradiction. They're the same story.
Portage Bank is featured in this piece on how banks founded in Minnesota are using Banking-as-a-Service to grow well beyond their local footprint, without losing the relationship-driven roots that got them here.
Thanks to Matt Moran and Richard Eastley & the Portage Bank Team for carrying the innovation flag.
Worth a read. 👇
https://banknews.com/chronicles/banks-founded-in-minnesota-use-banking-as-a-service-to-expand-nationwide
As community banks look to blend their small-town, in-person roots with long-term digital sustainability, two financial institutions founded more than a century