Data Takes Flight At Wings Financial
The Minnesota credit union is mining data and using analytics to broaden, and deepen, the member experience.
The Minnesota credit union is mining data and using analytics to broaden, and deepen, the member experience.
The Minnesota credit union is mining data and using analytics to broaden, and deepen, the member experience.
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Credit unions and every other business vertical are investing in the tools and talent to slice, dice, and deliver on the potential stored in their consumer data. Call it business intelligence. Call it member analytics. There are more names, too, for the rapidly developing techniques and technology used to drive better decision-making and improve internal
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Top-Level Takeaways A formal program at Wings Financial teaches participants to be resident BI experts within their business unit. The program length for participants is based on the needs and request of the business units. Wings Financial Credit Union ($4.7B, Apple Valley, MN) reformed its business intelligence and analytics team two years ago with the
A loan doesn’t have to be massive to be mighty. These high-impact programs have an outsize effect on members and communities.
Mike Lindberg leads a team that unifies business intelligence and focuses on returning value to the members of Wings Financial.
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