Washington, D.C. (June 22, 2026) — ICBA Payments, the payments-services subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), today announced the election of Trent Sorbe, executive vice president and chief payments officer of First International Bank & Trust in Sioux Falls, S.D., to its board of directors.
“Money moves faster than ever, offering consumers greater choices and bankers more complex systems to manage,” ICBA Payments CEO Jacob Eisen said. “Trent's broad experience across banking, regulation, fintech, and payments will strengthen our board’s ability to support ICBA Payments’ mission and help ensure community banks have access to innovative offerings that meet the needs of their customers and communities today and well into the future.”
Sorbe is a 30-year banking and payments veteran who has held leadership positions at nationwide payment card issuers and is a former FDIC senior examiner. He founded a successful fintech accelerator, sits on three financial technology boards, and is an advisor and mentor to a number of fintech founders.
“Community bankers rely on ICBA Payments to help us deliver secure, competitive, and customer-focused payments solutions while preserving the relationship-based service that sets our industry apart,” said Ruth Christopher, ICBA Payments chairman and chairman of the board for Citizens Bank of Las Cruces, N.M. “Trent’s unique perspective and real-world insights will help ensure ICBA Payments continues delivering offerings that reflect the needs of the banks and communities we serve.”
Serving on the ICBA Payments board alongside Sorbe is Chairman Ruth Christopher; Chris Doyle, president and CEO of Texas First Bank in Texas City, Texas; Jacob Eisen, ICBA Payments CEO; Sarah Getzlaff, CEO of Security First Bank of North Dakota in Bismarck, N.D.; Jack Hartings, chairman of the Peoples Bank Co. in Coldwater, Ohio; Josh Hogue, president and CEO of Reliabank in Watertown, S.D., Kraig Lounsberry, president and CEO of the Community Bankers Association of Illinois; Corey Neil, president and CEO of the Bank of Tampa, Fla., Rebeca Romero Rainey, ICBA president and CEO; and Andrew Silsby, president and CEO of Kennebec Savings Bank in Kennebec, Maine.
About ICBA Payments
ICBA Payments, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA), has been managing payments solutions for the nation's community banks since 1985. We help power the potential of ICBA members through payments-related innovation and education to help community banks navigate the payments ecosystem and select suitable offerings at favorable pricing—helping community banks compete and thrive. For more information, visit icbapayments.com.
About ICBA
The Independent Community Bankers of America® has one mission: to create and promote an environment where community banks flourish. We power the potential of the nation’s community banks through effective advocacy, education, and innovation.
As local and trusted sources of credit, America’s community banks leverage their relationship-based business model and innovative offerings to channel deposits into the neighborhoods they serve, creating jobs, fostering economic prosperity, and fueling their customers’ financial goals and dreams. For more information, visit ICBA’s website at icba.org.