CU 2.0 Fintech Friday: KingsCrowd
It’s CU 2.0 Fintech Friday! Today, Chris Otey sits down with KingsCrowd to discuss all things credit union, fintech, and digital innovation. KingsCrowd provides a platform for private investors to invest in private markets. Investing in an interesting game. Most people invest in publicly-traded companies like Apple, General Electric, and Ford Motors. However, most companies […]
CU2.0 Hot Take: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Apple Card
The Apple Card is going to change things. With its large market appeal and history of developing user-friendly tech, the Apple Card is set to disrupt offerings from traditional card issuers. Credit unions especially may worry about losing market share. And they should worry—if they’re unwilling to learn from Apple. Overall, not everything that changes […]
NACUSO Network 2019
Another terrific NACUSO Network conference is in the books! Thanks to all who came out to the Padres game with CU 2.0, Ongoing Operations, XDI, Constellation, and LiveSurvey.
CU 2.0 Fintech Friday: Unadat
It’s CU 2.0 Fintech Friday! Today, Chris Otey sits down with Unadat to discuss all things credit union, fintech, and digital innovation. There is over $3,000,000,000,000 in outstanding personal debt in the U.S. right now. That’s three trillion. That’s the numeral 3 followed by twelve zeros. That’s enough to buy the New York Yankees more […]
Credit Union 2.0 Podcast 31: Mike Reuter Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions
Welcome to episode 31 of the CU 2.0 Podcast. From Ukraine to Ireland and Dominica, this podcast travels the globe with Mike Reuter, executive director of the Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions, as he shares stories of the challenges faced by credit unions and also the generous willingness of other credit unions executives to help. […]
CU 2.0 Fintech Friday: Tunnel
It’s CU 2.0 Fintech Friday! Today, Chris Otey sits down with Tunnel to discuss all things credit union, fintech, and digital innovation. Tunnel is a forward-thinking payment system that seeks to provide better payment rails. Their platform is built on distributed ledger technology (DLT), which has two significant benefits: security and scalability. The reality is […]
The Easy Way to Speed Up Your Credit Union Audits by 25%
There are only a few things one can be sure of in this world: death, taxes, and audits, apparently. The credit union regulatory space is, let’s say, rigorous. (Stifling seems like such a harsh word.) But it’s true. As smaller credit unions continue to disappear, either through consolidation or some other dark magic, some doomsayers […]
Credit Union 2.0 Podcast 30: Brett King on Banking Tomorrow
Welcome to episode 30 of the CU 2.0 Podcast. You don’t want to listen to this podcast. But you need to. What banking futurist Brett King paints is a dystopian picture of financial services tomorrow where, increasingly, consumers want frictionless money transactions, they don’t give a hoot about banks vs. non-banks, and they have no […]
CU 2.0 Fintech Friday: Project Finance
It’s CU 2.0 Fintech Friday! Today, Chris Otey sits down with Project Finance to discuss all things credit union, fintech, and digital innovation. Project Finance is a white-label online and mobile banking platform for banks and credit unions. Their platform is designed to assist members and customers with their financial goals. They do that by […]
CU 2.0 Podcast 29: Teresa Freeborn on Open Your Eyes to a Credit Union
Welcome to episode 29 of the Credit Union 2.0 Podcast. $100 million. That’s the projected three-year budget for the CUNA “Open Your Eyes to a Credit Union” campaign. Teresa Freeborn, CEO of Xceed Financial Credit Union, chairs the CUNA effort which she – make no mistake – sees as crucial in the long-term survival and prosperity of credit […]