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?
Credit Unions and Fintechs: A How-to Vetting Guide
What is your take on the barrage of fintechs today? There seems to be an app for everything, a software as a service, a product as a service, a solution as a service, and even a Chief XXX Officer as a service.
CU 2.0 Podcast Episode 199 Julie Markee EOS on Managing for Success
How good a manager are you? Be honest now. Do you have a systematic way of measuring how effectively you are leading? Or is it all seat of the pants guesswork and, well, we have to be doing okay because the lights are still on?
CU 2.0 Podcast Episode 198 Seth Brickman QCash on How an Amazon Guy Found What He Wanted at a CUSO
Seth Brickman’s career includes the US Navy (remember Top Gun? That was his motivator). Then he landed at Microsoft, he co-founded a startup Nicolette which builds tools to help parents make informed decisions about their baby’s health, then he was at Amazon where he earned a patent involving Alexa and the content delivered to its screen.
CU 2.0 Podcast Episode 197 Barb Lowman President CUNA Strategic Services on Credit Union Survival Skills 2022 Edition
Buckle up, this will be a bumpy ride.
Tokenization and the Value of Very Good Security for Credit Unions
In survey after survey, security tops the list of consumer priorities for digital banking technology. It beats convenience, UI/UX, and error-free functionality every time.
Quilo, Market Trends, and Credit Union Installment Loans
Fintechs powered 49% of personal loans in 2019. With the rise of Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) and Earned Wage Access (EWA), that number has certainly increased.