TruWest Asked, Staff Answered
An employee program at the Arizona cooperative solicits ideas for saving money and improving member services.
An employee program at the Arizona cooperative solicits ideas for saving money and improving member services.
When you consistently deliver an exceptional member experience in multiple channels — the branch, contact center, and online, for example — you attract and retain members.
Credit unions can’t adopt every new piece of technology, so they must focus on the tools and services that deliver an improved experience.
ChatGPT is more than just automated responses; it is a precursor for expanded business and more meaningful interaction between the credit union and its members
Member Loyalty Group integrates real-time, multi-channel analytics to help credit unions maintain their service-level difference.
Peoples Advantage’s branch on wheels brings financial services to members who live in regions too rural to sustain a full-service branch.
How can credit unions protect the planet and encourage members to do the same?
Now more than ever, credit unions must be ready to serve new and existing members across a variety of channels.
Identifying patterns and trends is key to translating information into improved operational efficiencies and more engaging member services.
Tips to demystify data analytics and set credit union leaders on a course for stronger member insights.

Coastal Credit Union evaluates fintech through the lens of member value, strategic growth, and organizational readiness to implement new ideas.

Long-term growth depends on pairing trusted community relationships with intentional investment in technology, leadership, and purpose.

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.