Credit Unions Need M&A to Grow and Technology to Sustain It
In a desire to expand, credit unions have been acquiring community banks and growing their reach. Alex Jimenez explains why these institutions will then need the technological capabilities to back those mergers and acquisitions up and maintain their members.
Don’t Drop the Ball: How To Handle the Great Wealth Transfer While Matching Core Credit Union Values
With the Great Wealth Transfer on the horizon, families will be relying on credit unions to help make the processes as painless as possible in their time of grief. CEO Saeid Kian encourages credit unions to review and modernize their inheritance systems for the benefit of both employees and members.
Adopting and Adapting for Member Acquisition
To aid in credit unions’ never-ending campaign to win over younger generations, Brian Hufford shares data and insight on what these new members prioritize most and how your credit union can align with those needs.
How to Build a More Creative Workforce
In an age of productivity and new technology, Alycia Meyers urges credit unions to slow down and take a step back from innovation to focus on creativity, remembering that one cannot happen without the other.
Investing in FinTechs and CUSOs to Increase Technological Capabilities
As the need for new technologies and faster innovation rises, credit unions can be tempted to merge with larger credit unions that can achieve those goals. However, there are alternatives to consider and partnerships that can bring value to the credit union and the member without the loss of a credit union. Emily Claus shares insight on how investing in CUSOs and FinTechs can increase your credit union’s technological capabilities.
Why Credit Unions are the Best Financial Institutions for Gen Z
Gen Z isn’t as much of a mystery as we’d like to believe. In fact, their needs from a financial institution are fairly straightforward. Ashley LomBombard shares what motivates younger generations when choosing a financial institution and how your credit union can ensure you’re number one on their list!
Cross Border Payments: How Credit Unions Can Remain Vital
In the race to keep up with new technologies and member expectations, Almond FinTech’s Howard Davidson encourages credit unions not to overlook an essential and increasingly popular service: cross-border payments.
Eltropy Unveils Industry’s First Unified Digital Conversations Platform for CFIs
Eltropy announced today that it has revamped its Video Banking and fully integrated it with its Enterprise Texting, Digital Contact Center and AI capabilities that comprise its Unified Digital Conversations Platform—which now offers the industry’s first, completely unified approach to a community financial institution’s (CFIs) conversations with its members and customers.
Why AI Cannot Replace Your Writer: Part One
AI-generated writing can seem like magic, one that many writers were certain would make them disappear. But once you pull back the curtain, the method is fraught with errors, legal and ethical debates, and lifeless content. Emily Claus shares why AI isn’t ready to replace your writer and why depending on it can be risky.
Don’t Let New Technology Determine Your Strategy
John Beauchamp urges credit unions not to invest in new technology for the sake of being trendy and to remember that technology is meant to support a credit union’s strategy, not dictate it
