Fintech Advisory Networking Group (FANG) | CU 2.0
Shape the fintech products being built for credit unions · Once a month — up to 3 calls per quarter · Your feedback influences real product decisions · Award-winning wine. Delivered quarterly. · Stay ahead of what’s coming to the CU market · Shape the fintech products being built for credit unions · Once a month — up to 3 calls per quarter · Your feedback influences real product decisions · Award-winning wine. Delivered quarterly. · Stay ahead of what’s coming to the CU market ·
Fintech Advisory Networking Group

Help build the fintech products your credit union actually needs.

Our Fintech Advisory Networking Groups is a curated group of credit union executives who meet with early-stage and growth-stage fintechs to share real feedback, sharpen their products, and influence how the tools being built for credit unions actually turn out.

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3×/qtr
Once a month, preferred cadence
30 min
Per session commitment
Free
No cost to participate
How It Works
Three steps. 30 minutes each.

CU 2.0 does the vetting and scheduling. You show up, engage honestly, and tell us what you think.

1 CU 2.0 selects a fintech dialing in their credit union strategy
2 You join a 30-minute call — hear the pitch, ask questions, push back
3 Share your feedback with us afterward — we take it back to the fintech

Preferred cadence is once per month (3× per quarter). You control how often you participate.

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The Process

Simple format. Real impact.

CU 2.0 curates the fintechs, schedules the calls, and synthesizes the feedback. Your only job is to show up and be honest.

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CU 2.0 Vets the Fintech
We identify fintechs that are actively developing products for the credit union market and need real feedback from operators. You don’t wade through pitches you didn’t ask for — we do that work first.
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You Join the Call
A 30-minute video call. The fintech presents their product or concept, you ask questions, push back where it doesn’t make sense, and share what would actually make it useful at your credit union.
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Your Feedback Goes to Work
After each call, you answer a few questions for us. We analyze the patterns across the group and bring structured feedback back to the fintech — feedback that influences their roadmap, pricing, and go-to-market approach.
What You Get

A genuinely useful way to spend 30 minutes.

No vendor runaround. No obligation to buy anything. Just early visibility into what’s being built for credit unions — and a few tangible perks for your time.

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Early Fintech Intelligence
You see products before they hit the market — often before they’re being pitched at conferences. It’s a reliable way to stay ahead of what’s coming to the credit union space without wading through trade press.
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Real Influence on Product Direction
When you tell a fintech their term sheet doesn’t work for a $500M credit union or their onboarding assumptions are wrong, that feedback shapes what they build next. Your experience has real weight here.
Quarterly Perk
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Award-Winning Wine. Delivered.
Each quarter you participate, we send you a curated selection from Resistance Wine Co. — Kirk Drake’s artisanal Oregon winery. It’s our genuine thank-you for your time and candor. Not a gimmick.
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Access to CU 2.0’s Fintech Network
As a FANG member, you’re part of a select group of credit union executives that CU 2.0 actively connects with interesting companies, research, and opportunities before they reach the broader market.
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Zero Selling. You’re Not a Lead.
These calls are structured as advisory conversations, not sales pitches. Fintechs are there to learn, not to close. If something sparks genuine interest for your credit union, that’s a separate conversation you control.
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Occasional LAUNCH Access
Active Advisory members occasionally receive access to LAUNCH — CU 2.0’s annual in-person executive retreat focused on leadership, technology, and credit union strategy. Details shared with the group directly.
Who This Is For

Credit union executives with strong opinions.

Advisory calls work best when the people in it have real experience, real opinions, and the willingness to share both honestly. We’re selective about who we invite because the feedback needs to be useful.

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C-Suite & Senior Leaders
CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, COOs, and VPs who understand their credit union’s strategy, technology posture, and member needs well enough to give a fintech genuinely useful feedback — not just surface impressions.
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Technology & Operations Leaders
VPs of Technology, Digital, Lending, and Operations who evaluate vendors, manage integrations, and have a practical sense of what actually works in a credit union environment versus what sounds good in a demo.
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Curious, Forward-Looking Institutions
Credit unions of any size that want to stay ahead of what’s coming rather than waiting for a vendor to show up with a finished product. Particularly strong fit for institutions actively evaluating new technology.
The Commitment

Light lift. Real value.

What We Ask of You
Your time and your honest opinion. That’s it.
  • ✓ Once a month — up to 3 calls per quarter (once per month preferred)
  • ✓ 30 minutes per call
  • ✓ A short feedback survey after each call
  • ✓ Candid, direct feedback — good and bad
  • ✓ No obligation to purchase or continue any relationship with a fintech
What CU 2.0 Handles
Everything else.
  • ✓ Fintech vetting and curation
  • ✓ Scheduling and calendar coordination
  • ✓ Pre-call briefing on the fintech and their product
  • ✓ Feedback aggregation and delivery back to the fintech
  • ✓ Quarterly wine delivery from Resistance Wine Co.
Request an Invite

Interested in being an advisor?

Tell us a little about yourself and your credit union. We review applications on a rolling basis and follow up within a few business days.