U.S. EMV conversion expected to drive smart card shipments
by: Brandon Kuehl Global EMV card shipments are expected to total more than 3 billion by 2019. Although moves by China are driving much of that total, the U.S. is expected to have a [...]
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Is social media a risk for financial institutions?
by: Steve Culp The rise of social media and the number of social network users has risen dramatically over the last few years. In fact, from 2012 to 2013, the number of users around the [...]
Why going paperless enhances agency compliance
by: Terri Jones I spent most of my government career in agencies that had a combination of state and federal funding sources. Because of this, we had significant compliance responsibilities – including program delivery, reporting, long-term [...]
Are credit cards your sweet spot?
by: Henry Meier For financial industry junkies today is like a total eclipse of the sun. Third quarter earnings reports kickoff for the major banks and J.P. Morgan, Wells Fargo and CitiGroup are all [...]
Vantage Credit Union cracks the social media code with big success
We cover social media quite a bit here on CUbroadcast because I'm a believer in leveraging as many channels as you can to connect with your audience: same message, multiple channels. Social media is just [...]
Get the fire back. What’s your plan?
As you’re reading this, I’m finishing up the week in Philadelphia at NAFCU’s Management and Leadership Institute. I think it is a great event. But then again, I’m biased. I work [...]
These members ain’t loyal: 3 profiles of a member
Membership is supposed to have it’s privileges. Yet, when it comes to financial services, that isn’t always the case. Lately I’ve seen a number of credit union advertisements about low auto and [...]
Strategic plan: Let’s get visual
You’re in the zone. It’s Fall, another year almost on the books. It’s strategy session time… again. That glorious ‘event’ each year to assess and define new strategy, goals and great ideas. [...]
The criticality of residual risk
by: Jason Moses Residual Risk should be the main consideration in regards to the ERM process within your organization. Residual risk refers to the level of risk exposure that institutions still face after controls have [...]
4 reasons for a scalable data warehouse
Meeting the rapidly changing data requirements necessary for today’s economy and allowing credit unions to adapt. by: Nate Wentzlaff Scalable data warehouse architecture is vital for the Credit Union Movement. It gives credit unions [...]
Thank millennials for your free checking account
by: Lucy Mueller Just as quietly and mysteriously as it began, America's antipathy for millennials disappeared. After years of trend pieces about "Generation Broke," Gen Y has risen above its festering reputation. Why? Quite simply, [...]
To ask or not to ask? How is the question
by: Dan Berger As leaders, we know it’s important to ask questions, and to ask them well. “Why did you think that was a good idea?!” is a great way to go only if [...]
How to help credit unions overcome social media anxiety via The Social Build
It's no secret that many credit unions are still reluctant to dive in the deep end of the social media pool. Most are quite content wading in the shallow end with an occasional tweet and [...]
How do you generate buzz with new products?
by: Samantha Paxson Later this month credit unions will have the chance to introduce a brand new product to their members. CardNav by CO-OP, a mobile app that brings remote control and alerts to members’ [...]
Walmart is after your untapped market, Hispanics
by: Miriam DeDios I don’t think many of us were surprised to hear of Walmart’s unveiling of a new checking account with an $8.95 monthly fee and no overdraft or returned check [...]