Innovation At The Speed Of Payments (Part 1)
Credit union leaders share how they’re navigating the fast lane of payments innovation—balancing speed, trust, and tech to meet rising member expectations.
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One-second transactions, growing adoption, and keeping up with the competition are why credit unions need to get ready to go contactless.
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Data Takes Flight At Wings Financial
The Minnesota credit union is mining data and using analytics to broaden, and deepen, the member experience.
Payment Experiences That Improve Performance
Credit unions across the country are meeting members where they want to bank, but are digital payment options really that important? The proof is in ...
Zelle, Mobile Wallets, And ACH
Five can't-miss data points this week on CreditUnions.com.
Next-Level Wearables Is A Full-Body Experience
At one California cooperative, members and payments technology are one and the same.
The Payment Rail Rolls On Despite Delays In ACH Window
The Fed says it wants to gather more comment regarding same-day ACH payments, tapping the brakes on a process that began in 2016. But credit ...
Easy As One, Two, Three: Why Credit Unions Should Offer Contactless Cards
One-second transactions, growing adoption, and keeping up with the competition are why credit unions need to get ready to go contactless.
State In The Spotlight: Florida
Florida credit unions reported year-over-year growth in deposits and loans in addition to reporting the highest share draft penetration of any state in the nation.
Truity Takes The Pain Out Of Pre-Approvals
An automated credit card approval process at the Oklahoma cooperative makes it easy to deepen the member relationship.
A Zest For Zelle Drives Early Adoption At 2 Credit Unions
Members at UWCU and First Tech are digging the digital disbursements available through the big banks’ P2P play.
The Cooperative Fight Against Deposit Fraud
Sharing returned deposit information fuels the powerful database in the fight against fraud.
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