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Most acorns are benign. They drop from the tree, take root in the ground and begin sprouting another tree. In the credit union world,...


- Apr 24
- 2 min
What Credit Unions Can Learn From Apple's Data Ecosystem
Apple has been disrupting the financial industry with its Apple Card and its high-yield savings account, Apple Cash. But it's not just...


- Mar 6
- 2 min
Member Excellence as Service
Many have heard of SAAS (software as a service), think Zoom and Microsoft 365. But what about formally creating, operationalizing, and...


- Mar 6
- 2 min
How To Make Data Your BFF
Data has been called many things, frustrating, insightful, and even transformational. Today, I want us to think about data as a corporate...


- Jul 27, 2022
- 2 min
Leveraging Your CU Strength
As the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates by an eye-popping 2.25 percentage points since March and is expected to raise them again...


- Mar 18, 2022
- 3 min
What Is Your Data's End Game?
For the majority of credit unions, data feels completely overwhelming. Common questions are; Where is it? How do I access it? How can I...

- Feb 3, 2022
- 3 min
Exploring Dora the Neo Credit Union
Lately, there has been quite a bit of discussion about challenger banks, with many wishing that a credit union should step into this...


- Jan 29, 2022
- 3 min
Gartner's Roadmap for Data-Driven Business Transformation
In Gartner's 100 data analytics predictions for 2025, they offered up this roadmap for data-driven transformation. It does NOT start with...


- Jan 25, 2022
- 3 min
2022 Predictions
Yes, I'm aware that we are nearly a whole month into the year, but to embrace the motto, "better late than never," here are a few...


- Jan 19, 2022
- 3 min
Actions To Take TODAY For Data Success in 2022!
Is 2022 going to be THE year your credit union embraces data? I hope so. Here are 5 actions, you and your credit union can take TODAY to...


- Dec 7, 2021
- 1 min
17 Gifts of Data
As 2021 comes to a close, here are 17 gifts that data can give your credit union; Data will improve your member's lives! Data Education...

- Nov 23, 2021
- 4 min
How to Make the 'Credit Union Hug' 10 Times Better
Originally published 11.17.21 in the CU Times Meet Shoal, a new digital platform that will allow UK savers the power to help fund the...


- Oct 8, 2021
- 2 min
Disruptors - Friends? Enemies? or Frenemies?
Disruptors are the companies that are upending the ways we travel, shop, bank, and even receive healthcare. We know the world is changing...

- Sep 17, 2021
- 3 min
Avoiding A Kodak Moment
Originally published 9.17 in the CU Times The term "Kodak Moment" means a situation or event that would be perfect for memorializing with...


- Sep 16, 2021
- 2 min
How A CU Can Win At The BNPL Game
Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) services have been popping up all over online check-out screens recently. Several players in the BNPL market...


- Sep 11, 2021
- 3 min
Is the Credit Union Business Model Broken?
It is hard to determine which is more interesting, that this was said over 25 years ago, or that Bill Gates ultimately predicted the...


- Sep 4, 2021
- 2 min
5 Actions FIs Can Take To Reimagine The Financial Experience
According to Simon Torrance, one of the world's leading experts on business model transformation and author of "The new growth playbook,"...


- Aug 21, 2021
- 2 min
Filling Up Your Enterprise Data Knowledge Gaps!
As we begin to plan for next year and beyond, now is a great time to assess your credit union's readiness for data success. For many...


- Aug 13, 2021
- 3 min
Data... it is definitely a journey, not a destination
When organizations start their data journey, usually, it is never considered a journey. It begins with a need for knowledge. Questions...


- Aug 6, 2021
- 3 min
The ONE THING To Do Right Now!
If there was only ONE THING, just ONE ACTION you could take right now at your credit union that would have significant impact AND not...
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