The Btech Consortium is a partnership between community banks, Elizabeth Park Capital Management, and Strandview Capital. The Consortium’s mission is to empower community banks to serve their local communities better, compete more effectively with larger money-center banks, and be less constrained by legacy technology. The Btech Consortium invests in emerging technology companies that empower community banks and accelerate their technology initiatives. As members of the Consortium, banks can gain deep insights into emerging fintech trends, develop better IT strategic roadmap decisions, and vet fintech vendors more efficiently.