# Glenn Bolstad

> Glenn Bolstad is the CEO and co-founder of Vikar Technologies, a New Jersey fintech company founded in 2017 to give banks and credit unions a unified platform for account opening, lending, KYC/KYB, treasury and wealth management workflows. After a career spanning Chemical Bank, Smith Barney, IBM, Microsoft and Appway, he has focused Vikar on replacing fragmented processes while preserving the relationship-driven character of community banking.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder at Vikar Technologies
- **Organizations:** Vikar Technologies, Appway, Microsoft, Mainline Information Systems, IBM, Smith Barney, Chemical Bank
- **Education:** MBA in International Finance, BI Norwegian Business School
- **Known for:** Co-founded Vikar Technologies in 2017 with Adam Bieser, Amruta Dongre and Nancy Schneier., Built Vikar around a unified account opening and loan origination platform for banks and credit unions., Led Vikar into Newark Venture Partners' accelerator program in 2020.

## Career timeline

- **1993-1995** — Worked in procurement at Chemical Bank.
- **1995-1998** — Served as a senior vice president at Smith Barney.
- **1998-2008** — Worked at IBM in an enterprise sales management role.
- **2007-2008** — Served as Wall Street territory manager at Mainline Information Systems.
- **2008-2011** — Worked as a global account manager at Microsoft.
- **2011-2017** — Led Appway's North American business as general manager.
- **2017-present** — Co-founded Vikar Technologies and serves as chief executive officer.
- **2020** — Vikar joined Newark Venture Partners' accelerator program and received investment support.
- **2023** — Vikar and Peapack-Gladstone Bank received an Editor's Choice recognition at the Banking Tech Awards USA.
- **2025** — Vikar announced Series A funding led by Btech Consortium Fund and Verde Technology Ventures.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Vikar Technologies in 2017 with Adam Bieser, Amruta Dongre and Nancy Schneier.
- Built Vikar around a unified account opening and loan origination platform for banks and credit unions.
- Led Vikar into Newark Venture Partners' accelerator program in 2020.
- Helped Vikar and Peapack-Gladstone Bank earn an Editor's Choice recognition at the 2023 Banking Tech Awards USA.
- Led Vikar through a Series A funding announcement backed by Btech Consortium Fund and Verde Technology Ventures.
- Published industry commentary on community banking, digital onboarding, client experience, compliance and practical AI adoption.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Vikar attended and sponsored Fiserv Forum 2026 in Las Vegas, where Bolstad met with financial institutions and partners.
- **2026-07** — Bolstad published a BankNews opinion arguing that banks should apply AI first to specific manual work and disconnected processes.
- **2026-07** — Vikar announced partnerships with Plaid and BCB Bank.
- **2026-05** — Vikar announced a partnership with Machias Savings Bank for digital business and consumer account opening.
- **2026-02** — Bolstad appeared on the Propagate Fintech Podcast to discuss lending origination, legacy systems, AI and change management.
- **2026-02** — Vikar and Onsetto announced a partnership focused on business banking activation and account primacy.

## Links

- Website: https://www.vikartech.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/glennbolstad
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/vikartech

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Last updated: 2026-08-27