A Family Business, Built On Purpose

Technology built by a family who believes community institutions deserve better

Real people. Real partnership. Real mission.

NextGen Technology Mentors isn't a faceless vendor — it's a family-owned business, built by partners who believe the credit unions and community banks holding their neighborhoods together deserve the same technology, the same respect, and the same shot at winning as the biggest institutions in the country.

Meet the Family

A family-owned partnership, all in on the same mission

We built NextGen Technology Mentors together, side by side — because we believe the best businesses are the ones you'd stake your own name on.

Brittni Zotti

Partner

John Kersse

Partner

"We didn't start this company to build another vendor relationship. We started it because we're a family, and we wanted to build something we'd be proud to put our own name on — a company that treats every community bank and credit union the way we'd want to be treated." — Brittni Zotti & John Kersse, Partners

Our Story

The First & Only Company Founded Exclusively for Small & Mid-Sized Financial Institutions

NextGen Technology Mentors was founded in 2019 with a simple but powerful mission: to level the playing field for community financial institutions. Based in Reston, Virginia, and supported by a nationwide team of experts, we bring enterprise-grade technology, strategy, and execution to the credit unions and community banks that serve as the backbone of their communities.

Our company was built by former CTOs, CIOs, and financial services technology leaders who spent decades modernizing some of the largest institutions in the country. They saw firsthand how innovation, tools, and expertise were concentrated at the top — while smaller institutions were left with legacy systems, limited resources, and vendors that made transformation unnecessarily difficult and expensive. NextGen Technology Mentors was created to change that.

What makes us different isn't just our roots as a family-owned business — it's that we run NextGen the way a family runs anything that matters: with accountability, with follow-through, and with the people we serve treated like they're part of the family too.

You may know us as DigitalFI — that's us! In 2026, we rebranded as NextGen Technology Mentors to better reflect who we've always been: a family-owned partner bringing enterprise-grade technology and hands-on mentorship to community banks and credit unions. Same team, same mission, same family — new name.

What We Do

Best-in-class solutions, delivered like a partner — not a vendor

Technology alone is only part of the equation. What truly sets us apart is how we show up for our partners — we don't drop off software and walk away. We stay engaged, train your teams, optimize your systems, and help you extract real, lasting value from every solution.

Identity Continuity

Verify, authenticate, and protect members across every channel.

Lending

AI-driven automation from application to funding.

Contact Center

Members reach the right person, the first time.

Cybersecurity

Enterprise-grade protection built for regulated institutions.

Engagement Banking

Member-centric experiences across the full lifecycle.

Website Experiences

Professional, compliant, and built to convert.

Advisory Services

Hands-on strategy from real financial technology leaders.

API & Integration

Modern, REST API-driven architecture that connects to what you already have.

Our Approach

A model that doesn't exist anywhere else in the industry

With a distributed team across the country and headquarters in Hague, VA, NextGen Technology Mentors combines enterprise expertise, best-of-breed technology, and hands-on partnership into one model — giving community institutions the power to modernize with confidence, without being buried by complexity or cost.