Investment Accounts for Kids: Where Credit Unions Fit In

Don’t work at a credit union, but like what you see? Head to UNest to open an investment account for your kids today! Most of my friends and I are so close to 40 that it looks blurry now. Most of us have kids (I don’t) and multiple app-based investment accounts (I do). Naturally, there’s […]
Could This Be the End to Credit Union Fees?

Like our Fintech Friday series? Check out the Fintech Spring Meetup! Credit Unions join free with code CUHOST! Sure, fee income is great for increasing non-interest income. But ironically, that revenue comes at a cost. Or, a few costs, actually.
A History of Innovation: Xpress Data, Inc. (XDI)

Fintech Friday posts usually go something like this: Something doesn’t work as well as it could. Until now, there’s been no way around it. But this fintech promises to change all that!
AI Case Study: Grain Technologies

This is an excerpt from FinAncIal: Helping Financial Executives Prepare for an Artificial World. Grab your copy here! This particular case study was cut for space from the book. However, the book features more than a dozen explorations of AI-based fintechs. Stay tuned to the CU 2.0 blog while we feature more excerpts from our financial guide to AI!
Modernizing the Borrower Experience with Nonbank Mortgage Servicers like Valon

My partner and I would like to buy a house. We’re both Millennials in our 30s and we make enough money to dream about buying a home sometime soon. The problem is that a small fixer-upper where we live costs well over $300k.
CU 2.0 Fintech Friday: iink Endorsements

It’s CU 2.0 Fintech Friday! Today, Chris Otey sits down with iink Endorsements to discuss all things credit union, fintech, and digital innovation. This series is meant to introduce potential partners and vendors to your credit union. We won’t highlight any fintech foes or digital distractions for your credit union’s CEO! iink Endorsements for Insurance […]
CU 2.0 Fintech Friday: Casatalune

It’s CU 2.0 Fintech Friday! Today, Chris Otey sits down with Castalune to discuss all things credit union, fintech, and digital innovation. If you’re unfamiliar with this series, here’s how it goes: we introduce qualified fintechs to curious credit unions. We limit ourselves to relevant technologies only! No shiny digital distractions that’ll make you wander […]
CU 2.0 Fintech Friday: Wunderite

It’s CU 2.0 Fintech Friday! Today, Chris Otey sits down with Wunderite to discuss all things credit union, fintech, and digital innovation. (Hopefully we won’t discuss any digital distractions for CEOs…) Have you ordered anything online in the last year? In case you haven’t, here’s a little preview of what you can expect:
CU 2.0 Fintech Friday: iink Endorsements

It’s CU 2.0 Fintech Friday! Today, Chris Otey sits down with iink Endorsements to discuss all things credit union, fintech, and digital innovation. This series is meant to introduce potential partners and vendors to your credit union. We won’t highlight any fintech foes or digital distractions for your credit union’s CEO! iink Endorsements for Insurance […]
CU 2.0 Fintech Friday: elphi

It’s CU 2.0 Fintech Friday! Today, Chris Otey sits down with elphi to discuss all things credit union, fintech, and digital innovation. Mortgages are way more complicated than they should be. Well, maybe that’s not exactly accurate—they’re massive loans that often exceed six figures. They fund the largest purchases in most people’s lives. So, they’re […]