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Conference on March 19 

 

NJBankers continues to expand its event offerings to meet the evolving needs of New Jersey’s banking industry. We are excited for our new Retail Banking Conference, taking place March 19 at a new venue - the Delta Hotel in Iselin.

This conference will focus on the key issues impacting retail banking’s front line and provide attendees with valuable opportunities to engage in peer discussions, exchange ideas, and work together to strengthen the retail banking sector.

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 Attendees will: 

  • Learn how to elevate delivery channels to enhance organizational efficiency

  • Explore fraud prevention strategies that protect both customers and institutions without hindering growth
  • Examine ways to strategically leverage data
  • Discover innovative approaches to stablecoin and tokenized rewards
  • And more!

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Time's Running Out! Register Now for the Economic Leadership Forum

 

NJBankers Annual Economic Leadership Forum is just over one week away and select seats are still available. Get yours today before the event sells out. 

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At the event, we'll feature:

  • A dynamic panel of film industry experts discussing the future of film in New Jersey and the impact for banks and businesses

  • Economists giving the latest national and state economic outlook along with a forecast for NJ's real estate economy and lending environment

  • Insights into trends impacting the banking industry including AI, tokenization, fraud, and more. 

Don't miss this day of insights and impact. Register today.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

 

Time's running out!

Economic Leadership Forum
March 5, 2026

 

Credit Analyst Development Program
Begins March 12, 2026

 

Retail Banking Conference
March 19, 2026

 

Trenton Day

March 26, 2026

 

Performance Management and Creating a “No Excuses” Sales Environment
March 30, 2026

 

Understanding Bank Performance Program
Begins April 2, 2026

 

120th Annual Conference & Exhibit Hall

May 6-8, 2026

 

Save the Date

Cannabis Banking Conference
April 2, 2026

 

Mid-Career Conference
April 9, 2026

 

Banking on Women Conference
June 4, 2026

 

Annual Bankers Cup Golf Outing
June 16, 2026

See NJBankers.com for more event information

NJBankers Partners with NJ Coalition Against Human Trafficking for banker-focused webinar 

    NJBankers recently partnered with the NJ Coalition Against Human Trafficking to offer our members a complimentary Train the Trainer webinar. Over 100 bankers attended the webinar, which was geared toward BSA and retail banking professionals. 

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    Led by a trafficking survivor who has expertise in training, policy and anti-money laundering, participants gained insights into financial exploitation, human trafficking red flags, how financial professionals can detect and help prevent human trafficking-related fraud, as well as ways to support survivors. 

     

    This was an impactful event and we look forward to bringing you more programming that supports your institution and your team. 

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    February 12, 2026: 

    Yesterday, Blue Foundry Bank hosted NJBankers Bank Technology Committee at their Administrative offices. They heard from guest speaker Matt MacDonald of Wolf & Company, P.C., who led a presentation on "Harnessing the On-Chain Opportunity for Community Banks: Stablecoins, Tokenized Deposits & the Near-Term Path to Value."
    Thank you to our host, guest speaker and everyone who joined us for this informative meeting.

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