Apiture, a leading provider of digital banking solutions, today announced that Surety Bank, a Florida-based community bank with customers nationally, has selected the Apiture Digital Banking Platform to power online and mobile banking for its commercial and retail customers.

Named one of the top-performing community banks of 2024 by the Independent Community Bankers of America, Surety Bank sought a new digital banking partner to enhance its operational efficiency while bolstering its ability to fight fraud. With the Apiture Business Banking and Consumer Banking solutions, Surety will benefit from comprehensive back-end capabilities for its employees while providing a modern digital experience to its business and consumer customers. With branches in Lake Mary, Deland, and Pierson, Florida, and customers throughout the United States, Surety will also use the Apiture Digital Account Opening solution to continue to expand its national customer base.

"When evaluating digital banking solutions, our goal was to elevate Surety Bank's internal operations to streamline back-office processes and enable our employees to work more efficiently," said Ryan James, CEO, Surety Bank. "Apiture stood out, offering capabilities like robust user entitlements with flexible role definitions. At the same time, Apiture offers best-in-class security features that will provide the guardrails we need to protect against fraud, along with a team of experts giving us confidence that our solutions will remain future-ready."

"Apiture is proud to support Surety Bank with a proven platform that will provide its customers with a fully featured digital banking experience alongside back-end capabilities to empower its internal team," said Chris Babcock, CEO, Apiture. "We look forward to supporting the growth goals of this innovative financial institution."