Meet The Finalists For The 2025 Innovation Series: Financial Wellness
This year’s financial wellness solutions provide inventive ways for credit unions to help members take control of their financial lives.
This year’s financial wellness solutions provide inventive ways for credit unions to help members take control of their financial lives.
To instill a culture of innovation, Canvas Credit Union makes it easier for front-line employees to present new ideas to executives.
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A partnership between a North Florida credit union and United Way’s local 211 service addresses an array of social challenges while establishing the cooperative as a trusted local resource.
A study of U.S. consumers shows the crucial role digital offerings play in winning over members looking for ease, accessibility, and personalization.
A data-based look at how credit union performance in Missouri and Pennsylvania could mirror the outcome of this year’s Super Bowl.
Heritage Family Credit Union launches a low-rate lending program to increase the availability of area affordable housing.
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Lake Trust Credit Union is driving statewide entrepreneurial spirit with a loan program that has provided more than $22 million in funding.
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Coastal Credit Union evaluates fintech through the lens of member value, strategic growth, and organizational readiness to implement new ideas.

Credit unions are making decisions about where to build, invest, and partner as they balance today’s priorities with tomorrow’s opportunities.

Industry leaders share how they approach fintech investment, balancing immediate needs with longer-term bets while keeping member value and mission at the center.

Credit unions that enable seamless movement between fiat and digital assets position themselves as a trusted on- and off-ramp.

The credit unions that win the next generation will be the ones that showed up early, when young members were forming habits and deciding whom to trust.

The challenge is no longer whether to adopt AI, but how to adopt it responsibly with the right governance, the right partners, and the right balance between technology and human oversight.

McKinsey projects trillions of dollars in growth across digital assets, with money movement emerging as one of the biggest opportunities.

The Indiana cooperative blends internal development with selective partnerships to meet members’ needs today now while positioning for what’s next.

The San Diego cooperative leans on its CUSO and the CURQL network to make fintech investments, but member needs still guide which solutions ultimately make it into the credit union’s operations.

Hands-on work with artificial intelligence tools is future-proofing staff members, giving them the confidence to adopt new technology and embrace efficiencies.