Blancco Report: Cracks and Weaknesses Found in Cloud Data Management Practices
By Roy Urrico. Pandemic-era cloud adoption has revealed weaknesses in data management practices according to new research.
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PenFed Credit Union Fosters Positive Change By Raising 'Puppies With a Purpose'
By W.B. King During a spot on WUSA, the CBS affiliate in Washington, D.C., PenFed Credit Union’s CEO James Schenck first learned about...
Zia Credit Union’s Notable Growth Spurred by Partnership With Your Marketing Co.
By W.B. King Mark Twain's quote “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog” could easily be...
BSI Wants to Lift Mortgage Servicing Burden from Credit Unions
By Roy Urrico. Among the challenges facing credit unions, are all facets of mortgage servicing.
GAC2023: CuneXus and Pulsate Talk Partnerships and More
We spoke with Sarah Martin, Tony Salamone and Baron Conway.
Optimizing Self-Directed Banking for Today’s Members
Guest Editorial by Don Layden, EVP, NCR Banking
Industry Leaders Forum: Digital Transformation Advice, Part 1
What’s your most essential digital transformation advice for credit unions?
Industry Leaders Forum: Digital Transformation Advice, Part 2
What’s your most essential digital transformation advice for credit unions?
Industry Leaders Forum: Digital Transformation Advice, Part 3
What’s your most essential digital transformation advice for credit unions?
Canada’s IFT Trusts New Lending Process Platform Will Appeal to U.S. Credit Unions
By Roy Urrico. IFT launched its fully compliant and brandable IFT Ignite BPO platform.
Tech People in the Know: Agent IQ’s Slaven Bilac
In what is a recurring feature, Finopotamus will profile interesting and intriguing tech professionals who are positively impacting the...
Co-op Solutions and PSCU Payment Reports Show Post-Holiday Year-Over-Year Debit Card Increase
By Roy Urrico. Summarized here are two recent payments reports, from Co-op Solutions and PSCU.
University Credit Union Talks Digital Asset Relevancy With CryptoFi
By W.B. King During a late February webinar centering on implementing cryptocurrency solutions in the credit union space, moderator and...
GAC2023: Tech Panels Aplenty
There was no shortage of technology content at the 2023 CUNA Governmental Affairs Conference (GAC).
GAC2023: Eltropy Showcases Humanized AI Bot
Company founder sees multiple uses for this technology.
GAC2023: Mahalo Takes the Lead in Neurodiversity
Mahalo Banking has reengineered its platform to make it more inclusive for people with a wide range of neurodiverse conditions.
Women in Technology: NCR’s Erin Wynn
Special edition celebrating Women’s History Month 2023! Stay tuned for more intriguing profiles. In what is a recurring feature,...
InfoSec People Profile: LexisNexis Risk Solutions' Christopher Schnieper
By Roy Urrico. Profiling Chris Schnieper, senior director, fraud and identity at LexisNexis Risk Solutions.
Top UX Mistakes to Avoid When Building the Member Journey
Guest Editorial by Kristiane Mandraki, Vice President of Growth, Praxent
Last Week This Morning, 2/27/23
It's GAC week and Finopotamus is in the house. We'll have GAC coverage later this week, but now let's see what you may have missed last week
GAC Tech Preview
For nearly 30 years, the GAC was held at the Washington Hilton, a venue most famous for the assassination attempt of President Reagan ...
Sontiq Analysis Reveals Third-Party Data Breaches Jumped Dramatically in 2022
By Roy Urrico. Sontiq revealed entities compromised in 2022 breaches reached 3,495 almost half of which were third party incidents.
Prizeout's New CUSO Supports Businesses, Increases Member Engagement and CU Non-Interest Income
By W.B. King A new player to the credit union space, Prizeout CEO David Metz said he became enamored with the industry while visiting a...
How the CFPB Could Shake Up (and Shake Down) Fintech
Guest Editorial by Paul Davis, Director of Market Intelligence, Strategic Resource Management
Last Week This Morning, 2/21/23
Get caught up on all things Finopotamus and, in honor of the GAC, listen to the best White House joke you're likely to hear today.
Insights From IMM’s Michael Ball
Finopotamus had the opportunity to talk with IMM’s Senior Vice President of Markets and Strategy Michael Ball.
Personalizing the Member Money Management Experience
By Roy Urrico. Personetics believes credit unions could benefit from its Self-Driving Finance money management system.
Women in Technology: Lee Farabaugh
In what is a recurring feature, Finopotamus spotlights innovative women who are positively impacting technology applications in the...
Valentine’s Day Top 5 Fintech Headlines
Because Finopotamus loves the credit union industry, we’ve put together the following list of top fintech headlines for Valentine’s Day 2023
Nvidia Survey Reveals Financial Industry’s Top AI Priorities for 2023
By Roy Urrico. Santa Clara, Calif.-based technology company NVIDIA unveiled the top four findings garnered from its AI survey.
Last Week This Morning, 2/13/23
Less than two weeks to the GAC. Make sure you stay caught up on all things Finopotamus.
Fintech Meetup’s Virtual Format Evolves to In-Person Event; 30,000 Meetings On Tap in Las Vegas
By W.B. King An “innovative, creative partnership experience” is how Fintech Meetup’s President and Co-Founder Jon Lear described the...
Underinsured Members? Embedded Tech to the Rescue
Approximately 50% of all Americans are underinsured, meaning they either have too little insurance or none at all.
Inaugural CU Prodigy Scholarship Sends Columbine FCU’s Tina Wickes to CUNA GAC
By W.B. King Columbine Federal Credit Union’s Vice President of Lending Tina Wickes will check off two important boxes in the coming...
Taking a Phased Approach to Digital Transformation
By all counts, digital transformation in the credit union space is an unwieldy topic to address.
Dearth of Breach Notices Leaves Information Gap
By Roy Urrico. The number of breach notices with detailed attack and victim information has dropped by more than 50% since 2019.
Last Week This Morning, 2/6/23
Give us two minutes and we'll get you caught up.
Annual Breach Report Finds Near-Record Number of Compromises…but Details Lacking
By Roy Urrico. The 2022 Annual Data Breach Report from ITRC revealed data compromises in 2022 were 60 events shy of all-time high.
Five Steps to Successfully Implementing New Projects
Guest Editorial by Tori Vancura-Rutland, Chief Growth Officer, HC3
Industry Leaders Forum: The Biggest Tech Challenge of 2023, Part 1
Finopotamus has assembled a panel of experts in a new recurring series called The Industry Leaders Forum (ILF).
Industry Leaders Forum: The Biggest Tech Challenge of 2023, Part 2
Finopotamus has assembled a panel of experts in a new recurring series called The Industry Leaders Forum (ILF).
Industry Leaders Forum: The Biggest Tech Challenge of 2023, Part 3
Finopotamus has assembled a panel of experts in a new recurring series called The Industry Leaders Forum (ILF).
Loan Collections Helped by Texting from Eltropy-AKUVO Partnership
By Roy Urrico. Eltropy, which provides digital communications platforms, partnered with collections firm AKUVO.
Tech People in the Know: Vergent LMS’ Brad Tompkins
In what is a recurring feature, Finopotamus will profile interesting and intriguing tech professionals who are positively impacting the...
Last Week This Morning, 1/30/23
Get caught up and also learn more about the new Finopotamus podcast, TechSolutions4CUs.
Mountain America CU Taps Blend to Speed Up Loan Approval Times
By W.B. King In an effort to provide its 1.1 million members access to a digital end-to-end home equity product geared toward cutting...
InfoSec People Profile: Arkose Labs’ Ashish Jain
By Roy Urrico. Profiling Ashish Jain, chief technology officer for Arkose Labs.
Cornerstone Advisors 2023 'Lyrical' Report Sings Industry Truths for FIs
By W.B. King Referencing lyrics from Marvin Gaye to Loverboy to The Beatles, Cornerstone Advisors’ What’s Going On In Banking 2023 -...
Commonwealth Credit Union Uses AI to Fuel 17% Loan Growth
“Delinquency will increase in 2023 and charge-offs will increase in 2023 … but will we increase to peer levels? I tend to think not.”
Colorado Credit Union Branch Goes Open-Floor with MDT’s Help
By Roy Urrico. Colorado Credit Union set out to remodel its Littleton branch with an open-floor concept.
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