CU 2.0 Podcast Episode 110 The Omnichannel Voyage, Part 1 with Vince Bezemer of Backbase
For how many years have you heard about omnichannel banking – and you also know not many institutions have done this more than pay lip service to an idea of the digital first financial institution.
CU 2.0 Podcast Episode 109 Paul Ablack on Fintechs, Big Data, and New Opportunities in Commercial Lending
Paul Ablack knows big data and fintechs. He served as CEO at OnApproach, a big data company aimed at credit unions that was acquired by Trellance.
Up in Smoke: Cannabis, Credit Unions, and You
A question is getting asked these days that you probably never thought would be on the minds of credit union executives: should we get involved in cannabis banking?
Low-Income Credit Unions: Scam or No Scam
The NCUA lit this bonfire when in early May it tweaked the criteria for a credit union to win designation as a low-income credit union. That matters because an LICU gains significant flexibility in how it can do business, notably it can accept deposits from any source and gain exemption from aggregate loan limits on […]
CU 2.0 Podcast 92 Sahil Pankhaniya, A Start Up Credit Union at George Washington University
What will blow your mind as you listen to this podcast is how savvy and smart the guest is. That’s Sahil Pankhaniya, a 20 year old student at George Washington University in Washington DC who is pursuing the launch of a wholly new, student run credit union credit union at the Washington DC institution. How […]
CU 2.0 Podcast 91 Sherif Hassan Capiform on Smarter Lending Now
How could we build a lending tool that anybody could use? That is the driving thought that led Sherif Hassan to form fintech Capiform and the timing could not be better. That’s because, with the Covid-19 pandemic and the ensuing recession, suddenly credit unions are awash with savings deposits (as investors flee equity markets) and they also […]
CU 2.0 Podcast Episode 83 Ron Shevlin, Again, on How to Win in Financial Services
Who will win: community banks or credit unions? War on. A keen observer is Ron Shevlin, diretor of research at Cornerstone Advisors and author of a new report, What’s Going on in Banking 2020. It’s a data rich report. Download it, read it. Shevlin was an early guest on the CU2.0 Podcast – Episode 21 […]
CU 2.0 Podcast Episode 82 Jon Ogden MX on the Future of Banking
Does your credit union have a future? There’s the blunt question. Welcome to the CU2.0 Podcast with your host Robert McGarvey. Today’s guest Jon Ogden, head of strategic content at digital firm MX which has recently released two provocative reports, The Ultimate Guide to the Future of Banking and the Ultimate Guide to Digital Transformation. Read them, they […]
CU 2.0 Podcast Episode 81 Keith Leggett and Bank-Credit Union Mergers
When a credit union buys a community bank is that dancing with the devil? Welcome to the CU2.0 podcast with your host Robert McGarvey. Today’s guest Keith Leggett, now retired Chief Economist with the American Bankers Association who still actively writes his blog, Credit Union Watch. The topic of the talk: bank – credit union mergers. […]
CU 2.0 Podcast Episode 80 Scott Petry Authentic8 on the Tower of Babel in Many FIs
They just don’t talk well together. That’s the surprising conclusion in a report entitled “Surprising Disconnect Over Compliance and Secure Web Use at Financial Firms,” research sponsored by IT security company Authentic8. (Download the report here.) Inside many banks and credit unions IT, compliance, and legal just don’t talk the same language and often do not […]