The awards recognize outstanding achievement in
credit union technology in 2024

 

June 23, 2025; San Diego, Calif. – Finopotamus, the only online publication providing in-depth technology news and opinion exclusively for credit unions, today announced the winners of its 2025 Tekkie Awards. The fifth annual awards garnered a record number of nominations.

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The 2025 Tekkie award winners, including their respective categories and profile publication dates, are:

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• 1st University Credit Union – People Helping People; $17M assets, 1,800 members

• Centris Federal Credit Union – Increased Efficiency; $1.4B assets, 140,000 members

• Credit Union 1 – Member Growth, $1.9B assets, 123,000 members

• CU NextGen – Tech CUSO of the Year

• Extra Credit Union – Revenue Growth, $332M assets, 19,000 members

• Mahalo Banking – Game Changer (co-winner)

• Talkdesk – Game Changer (co-winner)

• Trustone Financial Credit Union – Innovation; $5.5B assets, 217,000 members

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Tekkie category winners will be featured on Finopotamus.com from June 24 – 27, 2025. Links to the various profiles are provided below.

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“We kept the categories the same this year and saw a 35% increase in the number of nominations. This is a clear indication that our trusted and valued audience is eager to share their technology achievements that support the credit union movement of ‘people helping people,’” said Finopotamus Publisher John San Filippo. “While more nominations create a greater challenge for judges, they were thrilled and excited by this year’s submissions, all of which showed merit and promise. With great anticipation, Finopotamus is already looking ahead to next year’s Tekkies.”