Autonomous Banking Powered by AI-Based Tools
This piece is based off of a roundtable discussion at the CU 2.0 Brainstorm Event in January 2022. It’s not intended to be comprehensive—rather, it will provide a quick look at emerging trends in autonomous and AI-based banking technology. In this session, the expert panel discusses the advantages and limitations of AI and the role […]
CU 2.0 Podcast Episode 204 Guy Messick on CUSOs, Fintechs, and Your Future
If you are a credit union executive you should be staying up at night chewing on this question: how do we survive in an age of relentless technology innovation and an increasing consumer acceptance of trusting their financial services to a fintech. Tossin’ and turnin’.
Non-Interest Income (and How Fintechs Can Help)
This piece is based off of a roundtable discussion at the CU 2.0 Brainstorm Event in January 2022. It’s not intended to be comprehensive—rather, it will provide a quick look at new opportunities for non-interest income for credit unions (and where fintechs are providing a lift). As noted in the panel, credit unions survive by […]
CU 2.0 Podcast Episode 203 Ted Brown Digital Onboarding and Deborah Colby One Nevada CU
Subtitle this podcast: what a fintech needs to know and do to succeed when working with credit unions. Just maybe knowing how to do that is the special sauce that has powered Digital Onboarding – not that many years out of the DCU Fintech Innovation Center – to having 80+ customers in financial services, mainly […]
Fintech Partnership and Consolidation
This piece is based off of a roundtable discussion at the CU 2.0 Brainstorm Event in January 2022. It’s not intended to be comprehensive—rather, it will provide a quick look at emerging trends in credit union and fintech partnerships and consolidation. An increasing number of credit unions are embracing fintech partnership. These partnerships are key […]
CU 2.0 Podcast Episode 202 Kirk Kordeleski Tells If You Are Paid Enough
How much do you make? Is it enough? A question for credit union boards: Are you paying your staff, especially c-suiters, enough to stay competitive in your marketplace?
Crypto for Credit Unions: Blockchain, Crypto, and DeFi
This piece is based off of a roundtable discussion at the CU 2.0 Brainstorm Event in January 2022. It’s not intended to be comprehensive—rather, it will provide a quick look at emerging trends in credit union cryptocurrency, blockchain, and DeFi. Cryptocurrency is making an explosive entrance into the world of finance. However, it’s been around […]
CU 2.0 Podcast Episode 201 Jeff Keltner Upstart on Smarter Lending
What happens when you throw a bunch of ex-Googlers into an office in San Mateo California? Enter Upstart, a new breed lending company that helps financial institutions – credit unions very much included – make more, better-unsecured loans and also do auto refinancing.
Credit Union SEO Optimization Tips for Content Marketing
Your credit union competes for more than the best rates on mortgages and auto loans. You also compete for visibility on the internet. That is, on Google’s (or Bing’s) search engine results pages. If you’re on the first page for a given query—or in the top 3 results—you’re doing well. If you’re not, you effectively […]
CU 2.0 Podcast Episode 200 Visions FCU’s Joe Keller on Credit Unions and Digital Assets
How good a manager are you? Tell me: do you have a VP of digital assets? Didn’t think so. What exactly would such a position do?