What Is a Fintech Enablement Platform (and Why Would Credit Unions Want One?)
Credit unions have wide and varied technology needs. One credit union might be on the hunt for a product that another credit union deployed a decade ago. And those two products might end up totally different to suite their respective memberships. The result is that there’s no clear path toward digital transformation. And yet, the […]
Reacting to Disruption: Identifying Opportunities, Embracing Change, and the Unyielding Resilience of Credit Unions
The financial ecosystem’s landscape is prone to disruptions and changes. These changes are the only permanency credit unions are familiar with. However, the credit union industry has proven time and again that it doesn’t bend under pressure; instead, it weathers the storm with unwavering resilience and strength. This is a tenet of the cooperative spirit […]
Checking 2.0 Guide
This Checking 2.0 Guide is intended to show the state of checking accounts in the U.S. It’ll offer some insight about premium, paid, and bundled accounts, as well as services and capabilities that are generally considered table stakes in today’s banking environment.
Credit Union Custom Software Developer Guide
This 2.0 Guide is intended to show the state of custom software development for credit unions, including why it’s a viable pathway to digital transformation, common projects, and evaluation strategies for custom development companies. This guide should also offer some perspective about why keeping a development partner is a good idea for any credit union […]
Home Lending Provider Guide
This Home Lending 2.0 Guide is intended to show the state of home lending in the U.S. It’ll offer some insight about lending trends and the role that fintechs play in driving those trends. It’ll also explore challenges facing traditional home lenders.
Fintech Lending Provider Guide
This 2.0 Guide is intended to show the state of fintech lending in the U.S. It should also offer some perspective about why outside fintech lenders represents a clear threat to credit unions, as well as how credit unions can leverage partnering fintechs to fight back.
The Credit Union Payments 2.0 Provider Guide
The way consumers interact with money—save it, spend it, and borrow it—is rapidly changing as advancing technology enhances the digital banking experience. Cashless transactions are growing in popularity and the digital payments market is quickly expanding to offer more options than ever before —creating opportunities for third-party fintechs to swoop in and take advantage. They […]
The Credit Union Data Analytics 2.0 Provider Guide
Credit unions often lag competitors, technologically. Technological needs must be balanced with service, growth, and profit; often, those needs compete with fintechs, compliance, IT security, and ever-changing regulations.
Open Banking Solutions and Credit Union Collections
For several years throughout the pandemic, delinquency rates were low. And by low, we mean low low. However, in 2022, we’re starting to see signs that delinquencies are charge-offs are increasing. Of course, there are numerous factors about why delinquencies are rising. And there are many ways that credit unions can support their members as […]
CXM for Credit Unions: What It Is and Why You Need It
After visiting a branch to discuss finances, one of your members decides they need a new product—let’s say it’s a credit card. They get home and go to your website to explore their options. After they find what they’re looking for, they begin the application process on your mobile app. But wait! Something goes wrong… […]