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All original financial technology (fintech) and credit union content created by Finopotamus writers and guest contributors.
By Utilizing Tech and Focusing on Membership Small Credit Unions Become Mighty
By W.B. King With an estimated 88,000 credit unions worldwide (nearly 90% operating in Asia and Africa), Statista Research Department...
W.B. King
Sep 12, 20234 min read
Experts Discuss FedNow
To provide our readers with additional perspectives on FedNow, we took a deeper dive with four industry experts.
John San Filippo
Sep 11, 20234 min read
Juniper Research Report Warns Legacy FIs: The Credit Card Game is Changing Fast
By W.B. King By 2027, the number of credit cards issued by digital card issuance platforms will exceed 321 million globally, which is a...
W.B. King
Sep 8, 20234 min read
Summer Spending Survey Reveals Generational View on Credit Options
By Roy Urrico. There are generational differences in the way people viewed credit for summer spending, according to a survey.
Roy Urrico
Sep 7, 20234 min read
Women in Technology: Constellation Digital Partners’ Lauren Moran
In what is a recurring feature, Finopotamus spotlights innovative women who are positively impacting technology applications in the...
W.B. King
Sep 6, 20235 min read
Affirm Announces Better Than Expected Quarter
Industry Expert Discusses Implications for Credit Unions
John San Filippo
Sep 5, 20234 min read
ATM-as-a-Service Model Among Emerging Trends in Self-Directed Banking
By Roy Urrico. ATM as a service (ATMaaS), among emerging trends.
Roy Urrico
Aug 31, 20236 min read
Unitus Community CU Wins WOCCU 2023 Digital Growth Award for App Serving the Underbanked
By W.B. King In the Portland, Ore. region, African American family income is less than half that of white families, and the poverty rate...
W.B. King
Aug 30, 20234 min read
Amazon Days, ‘Barbenheimer’ Impact July Spending per Co-op Solutions, PSCU
By Roy Urrico. Summarized here are August 2023 payments reports from Co-op Solutions and PSCU.
Roy Urrico
Aug 29, 20235 min read
Industry Leaders Forum: FedNow and Faster Payments, Part 1
What do you think will be the short and long-term effects of FedNow and technologies like it?
John San Filippo
Aug 28, 20237 min read
Industry Leaders Forum: FedNow and Faster Payments, Part 2
What do you think will be the short and long-term effects of FedNow and technologies like it?
John San Filippo
Aug 28, 20236 min read
Industry Leaders Forum: FedNow and Faster Payments, Part 3
What do you think will be the short and long-term effects of FedNow and technologies like it?
John San Filippo
Aug 28, 20238 min read
2023 Tekkie Award for Technologist of the Year: Travis Frey of Dover Federal Credit Union
Chief Technology and Security Officer Travis Frey joined Dover, Del.-based Dover Federal Credit in 2016.
John San Filippo
Aug 25, 20235 min read
2023 Tekkie Award for Digital Transformation: Los Angeles Federal Credit Union
By Roy Urrico. LAFCU needed a way to provide an easier, more engaging digital experience for members.
Roy Urrico
Aug 24, 20234 min read
2023 Tekkie Award for Tech CUSO of the Year: Co-Winners Glia and Member Driven Technologies
By W.B. King In what is a Finopotamus Tekkie Award first for this category, Glia and Member Driven Technologies (MDT) have nobly tied for...
W.B. King
Aug 23, 20234 min read
2023 Tekkie Award for Marketing: Allegacy Federal Credit Union
With an increasingly mobile membership, this credit union began exploring mobile marketing technology in 2019.
John San Filippo
Aug 22, 20233 min read
2023 Tekkie Award for AI/ML: Pinal County Federal Credit Union
By Roy Urrico. Pinal County Federal Credit Union (PCFCU) wins the 2023 Tekkie Award for Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning.
Roy Urrico
Aug 21, 20234 min read
2023 Tekkie Award for Self-Service: CapEd Credit Union
By W.B. King As a deposit heavy financial institution catering to teachers, their family members, and others invested in the education...
W.B. King
Aug 18, 20234 min read
2023 Tekkie Award for Core Integration: UMe Credit Union
Burbank, Calif.-based UMe Credit Union had been on Jack Henry’s Symitar core processing platform for decades ...
John San Filippo
Aug 17, 20234 min read
2023 Tekkie Award for Fintech Adoption: Park View Federal Credit Union
The $361 million Harrisonburg, Va.-based Park View Federal Credit Union is the winner of the 2023 Tekkie Award for Fintech Adoption.
Roy Urrico
Aug 16, 20235 min read
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