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Since its founding in 1919, BND has proven its ability to aid the community banking system in the state, with one of the positive outcomes being that North Dakota maintains the most financial institutions per capita than any other state.
As a bank owned by the state, we consider it our responsibility to now help our banking partners figure out Fintech. With the inaugural announcement of the Roughrider Coin on October 8, 2025, BND also publicly shared our commitment to keeping the North Dakota banking industry strong by sharing its resources and knowledge to help them envision their future beyond the boundaries.
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Steven Wager, Fiserv’s Vice President of Embedded Finance and Digital Assets, has worked on every layer of the digital asset revolution. In our latest 701Chain Podcast with host Michael Lehn, Steven shares how experimenting with early blockchain ideas, navigating major custody challenges, and building digital asset products from scratch shaped his view of where banking is headed. He breaks down what tokenized deposits really solve, why deposits are quietly slipping out of traditional institutions, and how Roughrider Coin is helping set a new foundation for practical, secure innovation.
701 Chain dives into the August fintech landscape with Craig Hanson, Chief Banking Officer at Bank of North Dakota. Michael, Devon, and Craig break down key takeaways from the Fintech Forum, explore AI use cases, discuss deposit flight, and unpack how digital asset infrastructure is reshaping the future for financial institutions.
North Dakota community banker Bernie Sinner has taken his expertise to the national stage as a newly elected Class A Director for the Minneapolis Federal Reserve. In this episode, he shares how his decades long journey, from ag lending to leading BankNorth, prepared him to represent the 9th District, elevate North Dakota’s voice in federal policy conversations, and collaborate with BND on innovations like Roughrider Coin that could shape the future of banking.
In this episode of 701Chain, Don Morgan, BND president and CEO, joins hosts Devon Smith and Michael Lehn for a dynamic conversation about the evolving work at Bank of North Dakota. Through a fast-paced fact-check segment, they dig into topics like Roughrider Coin, BND’s mission, ongoing education efforts, and the future of North Dakota’s unique banking model.
701Chain Recap spotlights major industry shifts from regulatory updates like the FDIC’s Genius Act and the Clarity Act, to the rise of AI-powered wealth advisory services and stablecoin innovations. Special guest Craig Hanson, Chief Banking Officer at Bank of North Dakota, shares insights on how local financial institutions are adapting, emphasizing the importance of community relationships and holistic banking.
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