The Road to Roger: Launching a Digital Bank, a Conversation with Jill Castilla & Jeffery Kendall

Jill Castilla, President and CEO at Citizens Bank of Edmond ($375M in Assets / Edmond, OK) is a Veteran, military mom and military spouse.  Besides her role as CEO at a flourishing community bank, she also is an entrepreneur at heart and saw a gap in the marketplace providing banking products and services to new enlistments in our military.

But how to go from idea to execution? This is where Jeffery Kendall, Chairman and CEO at Nymbus enters the story. Nymbus’ technology products and teams joined forces with Jill and her team to introduce Roger, a digital bank with a multifaceted mission. Among its crucial goals is to drive the growth of new deposits at Citizens Bank, a critical necessity within the market.

Keith Daly, Principal – Banking & Fintech Search at Travillian, sits down with Jill and Jeffery to discuss the road to Roger and advice for other community bank CEOs looking to expand into new markets digitally.


Travillian’s Banking and FinTech Practice provides Search and Talent Advisory services to depository institutions across the country. Established in 1998, the firm has built a unique platform that touches every corner of the industry. To learn more, click here, or get in touch below!

Keith Daly, Principal -Banking & Fintech Search
(610) 908-5968 | kdaly@travilliangroup.com

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