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Corporate America Credit Union To Serve As RTP Funding Agent
December 03, 2019

The Corporate America Credit Union (CACU), which serves almost 500 credit unions (CUs) around the world, has become a funding agent for the RTP network, The Clearing House’s (TCH) real-time payments network, according to a release. In its capacity as a funding agent, the CACU...

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SAFE Credit Union Brings Targeted Marketing To An Increasingly On-Demand World
November 26, 2019

Meeting customers’ expectations and desires is a key goal for all enterprises, and credit unions (CUs) are no exception. PYMNTS’ Credit Union Innovation Index found that CU members may not prioritize the latest technologies as much as bank and FinTech customers do, but they still...

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What Grubhub, Uber Can Teach CUs About Loyalty and Rewards
November 25, 2019

Credit unions (CUs) are unique among financial institutions (FIs) for the sense of loyalty they inspire among their members. PYMNTS’ Credit Union Innovation Index found that 65% of such members chose their CUs because they trusted them, for example, with 60.8% saying they would not...

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PSCU Backs Subsidiary Lumin Digital With Additional $35M 
November 21, 2019

PSCU, a credit union service organization (CUSO), is backing its subsidiary Lumin Digital, a cloud-based banking platform, with an additional $35 million, bringing the total investment to $70 million, PSCU said in a press release on Thursday (Nov. 21). Launched by PSCU 18 months ago,...

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Tech Takes The Emotion Out Of Dispute Management
November 21, 2019

Where there are credit card transactions, there are disputes. That’s especially true of transactions that happen in a card-not-present environment (as is increasingly the case), and where fraudsters are able to use a range of tactics to make off with unauthorized transactions. Ferreting out fraudulent...

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How Credit Unions Can Grab The Holidays’ Top-Of-Wallet
November 13, 2019

It goes without saying that the holiday shopping crush presents a massive opportunity for merchants and banks to cash in on the incredible uptick in consumer spend. In 2018, American consumers spent a combined $998 billion, and forecasts for 2019 predict a 3.8 percent increase...

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PSCU Partners With Lean Industries For Dispute Management
November 04, 2019

PSCU, a national payments credit union service organization, is teaming up with dispute management firm Lean Industries to process disputes, PSCU announced in a press release on Monday (Nov. 4). The company will leverage Lean Industries’ AdjustmentHub and NetworkHub solutions to manage dispute services. “As...

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Deep Dive: How CUs Can Close The AI Innovation Gap
October 31, 2019

Credit unions (CUs) have followed banks’ digital banking lead, churning out platforms, services and mobile apps for consumers to use speedy, convenient online services. However, CUs face an innovation gap when compared to big banks that are racing ahead and implementing technology to better evaluate...

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Inside ESL Federal Credit Union’s Member Engagement Efforts
October 30, 2019

Nearly 40 percent of credit union members are willing to switch their primary FI – putting the pressure on CUs to up their game. This means that a data-centric approach to engagement and retention is more important than ever. In this month’s Credit Union Tracker,...