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Conference Coverage
Get the latest information from conferences and other industry events that Finopotamus has attended either in-person or virtually. Here you can find both session coverage and in-depth interviews.


John San Filippo
Dec 10, 2024
CULytics Summit Celebrates 10 Years of Data-Driven Transformation for Credit Unions
Finopotamus is the exclusive media sponsor for this important event.


John San Filippo
Nov 21, 2024
Filene’s ‘big.bright.minds’ Day One Recap
By John San Filippo The Filene Research Institute’s big.bright.minds conference was held in San Diego November 19-21. The 19th was...


John San Filippo
Nov 15, 2024
VentureTech 2024 Is a Wrap!
Nickels takes home the top prize.

John San Filippo
Nov 12, 2024
Ribbon Wins the Launch Party Pitch Contest at VentureTech
Ten fintechs vied for the top honor.


W.B. King
Nov 5, 2024
Jack Henry’s Inaugural Thinktank Developer Conference Aims to Unify Fintech Leaders
Creating space for fintech developers.


John San Filippo
Nov 1, 2024
Nick Evens Talks Money20/20, VentureTech and Fintech Investing
Finopotamus caught up with Evens at Money20/20.

John San Filippo
Oct 28, 2024
Money20/20 USA: The Zeta Interview
An opening day interview at Money20/20 USA.


Roy Urrico
Oct 25, 2024
Raddon’s Bill Handel: Branches Staying Relevant; Economy, Rates Causing Anxiety
What does 2025 look like?


John San Filippo
Oct 20, 2024
Jack Henry Connect 2024: 4 Execs, 4 Questions Each
Finopotamus sat down with four key Jack Henry executives to discuss a wide range of tech topics.


W.B. King
Sep 26, 2024
FIs Investing in Next-Gen Tech Continues to Rise in 2024; Annual Future Branches Event Will Explore Opportunities
Personalization solutions tops FI tech spending in 2024.


Roy Urrico
Sep 24, 2024
Fintech Experts Weigh-In on Trends and Innovations Following FinovateFall 2024, Part 2
Comments told to Finopotamus about FinovateFall.


Roy Urrico
Sep 23, 2024
Fintech Experts Weigh-In on Trends and Innovations Following FinovateFall 2024, Part 1
Post-FinovateFall 2024 comments.


John San Filippo
Sep 19, 2024
Reseda Summit 2024 Kicks off with Keynote from boost.ai’s Henry Iversen
Industry expert provided thoughts on how credit unions can best leverage artificial intelligence (AI).


Roy Urrico
Sep 18, 2024
Bancography Caps Eventful Month with ‘Best of Show’ at FinovateFall 2024
A 'Best of Show" recognition, new features for its plan, and a journal focus on attracting new accounts.


Roy Urrico
Sep 13, 2024
Talkdesk Wants to Ensure a Superior Member Experience
Offering members and staff a single experience platform.


Roy Urrico
Sep 12, 2024
Rapid Finance Lynx FIs with Small Business Lending Data
A way to help FIs make quick decisions about small business loans.


W.B. King
Aug 8, 2024
Fifth Annual PBC Conference Will Address Cannabis Banking and Payments Protocols
The inside skinny on all things cannabis banking.

John San Filippo
Aug 5, 2024
CU Build 2024: Inspiration, Innovation and a Whole Lot of Energy Drinks
Finopotamus was onsite for the fourth annual hackathon.


W.B. King
Jul 9, 2024
2024 World Credit Union Conference Returns to U.S. After Nearly a Decade; Modelshop Among Presenters
Lessons on digital transformation and improving member services on tap.


John San Filippo
Jul 7, 2024
Lending Tech Live: The Tony Boutelle Interview
Onsite coverage from the Origence annual user conference.

John San Filippo
Jun 30, 2024
CU Build: Changing Credit Unions and Changing Lives
The fourth annual CU Build, powered by Jack Henry, is less than a month away.


W.B. King
Jun 17, 2024
Origence Reflects on 30 Years in Business and Looks Forward to Lending Tech Live Conference
Celebrating 30 years in business and 25 years of hosting conferences.


John San Filippo
Jun 4, 2024
Corelation 2024: Cornerstone’s Shevlin Says Financial Education Doesn’t Work
The focus, said Shevlin, should be on financial performance.


John San Filippo
Jun 4, 2024
Corelation 2024: The Rob Landis Interview
Finopotamus spoke with the company president at the recent Corelation conference.


John San Filippo
Jun 3, 2024
MDT E3 2024: Key Executive Insights
We talked strategy with three CUSO executives.


John San Filippo
Jun 3, 2024
MDT E3 2024: MCUL’s Corkery Provides Keynote
More onsite coverage from Member Driven Technologies' 2024 E3 conference.


John San Filippo
May 29, 2024
MDT E3 2024: The Larry Nichols Interview
Finopotamus talks tech with the president and CEO of Member Driven Technologies.


John San Filippo
May 10, 2024
THINK24: Fagan Talks Technology and Advocacy
"... I don't think a lot of the folks in Washington understand the technology that's being used.” -- Chuck Fagan


John San Filippo
May 7, 2024
EDGE 2024: Straight Talk from Jim Nussle
Nussle shares sharp opinions and startling facts.


Roy Urrico
May 3, 2024
FinovateSpring Throws Spotlight on Credit Unions
Credit Union Spotlight gives CU technologists a chance to here from fintech providers up close and personnel.


John San Filippo
Apr 16, 2024
2024 Member Forum: More Post-Merger Updates from PSCU/Co-op Solutions
A chat with Chuck Fagan and Brian Caldarelli.

W.B. King
Apr 11, 2024
15 Years of ‘Crashing’ GAC
The crasher code: Be interested, not interesting, and you will go far.


Roy Urrico
Apr 10, 2024
CFPB’s Chopra Talks Open Banking at FDX Global Summit
Focusing on CFPB’s position on accelerating America’s shift to open banking.


John San Filippo
Apr 8, 2024
NCUCA 2024: AI Takes Center Stage
Collections, recovery and artificial intelligence.


John San Filippo
Apr 1, 2024
CULytics Summit 2024: Driving Innovation Through Data Activation
Your credit union has all this great data. Now what?


John San Filippo
Mar 25, 2024
Fintech Meetup Panel: How to Build a Successful Bank-Fintech Partnership
Insights from experts in the field.


John San Filippo
Mar 18, 2024
GAC2024: 2 Top Tech Execs Look Forward
We caught up with Jack Henry's Shanon McLachlan and PSCU/Co-op Solutions' Chuck Fagen.

John San Filippo
Feb 26, 2024
Conference Preview: Finopotamus Named Official Media Sponsor of 2024 CULytics Summit
CULytics offers Finopotamus readers a $100 discount on registration


W.B. King
Feb 20, 2024
Global Women’s Leadership Network Awards Four Scholarships for Upcoming World Credit Union Conference
Scholarship winner Michelle Careera speaks about the CU industry and global sisterhood.


W.B. King
Jan 29, 2024
Prodigy Awards Second Annual GAC Scholarship to Great River Federal CU’s COO Shelly Janorschke-Nagel
Scholarship's mission is to educate and inspire.


W.B. King
Dec 14, 2023
Inaugural Reseda Summit Highlights Credit Union and Fintech Partnerships
By W.B. King With the goal of demonstrating the power of credit union and fintech collaboration in real-time, the Reseda Group held its...


W.B. King
Oct 24, 2023
New Silicon Valley Bank Report Finds that Frugal Fintechs Have the Best Survival Rates
By W.B. King During FinovateFall 2023, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a division of First Citizens Bank, launched its new advertising...


John San Filippo
Oct 23, 2023
Jack Henry’s McLachlan on Top CU Tech Challenges
An exclusive interview from Jack Henry Connect 2023

John San Filippo
Oct 18, 2023
CEO Foss Provides Finopotamus Readers With a Tech Update at Jack Henry Connect
An exclusive interview.


John San Filippo
Oct 15, 2023
Jack Henry Connect Kicks Off in Indy
Jack Henry Connect 2023, the financial technology provider’s annual user conference, opened today at the Indianapolis Convention Center.


W.B. King
Sep 21, 2023
FinovateFall 2023 Recap: Perspectives From Attendees, Award Winners Signal Good Days Ahead for CUs
By W.B. King Among the more than 1,700 attendees at the 2023 FinovateFall conference was first-timer Preethi Janardhanan, who was...


W.B. King
Sep 19, 2023
Finovate’s 2023 Award for Top Emerging Fintech Company Goes to ‘Fintech Unicorn’ Union Credit
By W.B. King When Co-Founders Dave Buerger and Barry Kirby launched Union Credit in early 2023, they had one goal in mind — strengthen...


W.B. King
Aug 30, 2023
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
Jul 27, 2023
MX Innovation Forum Finds FIs have to Up Their Game on Consumer Trust, Rates and Innovation
By W.B. King According to recent data from FDIC and NCUA, 43% of financial institutions (FIs) reported a loss in deposits from fourth...

W.B. King
Jul 25, 2023
Origence Lending Tech Live 2023 Features Keynote Address on AI and ML
By W.B. King Among keynote speakers at Origence Lending Tech Live, which took place May 31 to June 1, 2023 at The Cosmopolitan Hotel in...
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