Automated Loan Decisioning: Is It Right For Your Credit Union?

By Preston Packer |

Jun

01

Navigating a credit union's loan application process can often feel like an arduous obstacle course. The mountains of paperwork and tedious data entry involved can lead to errors and delays. However, there is a tech-driven solution on the rise: automated loan decisioning. By leveraging specially designed algorithms, this trend aims to digitize and simplify the loan application process, reducing paperwork for credit union employees and members, saving time, and minimizing the chances of human error.

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The Secret Sauce to Credit Union Success: Simplified Cross-Selling

By Preston Packer |

May

23

When it comes to cross-selling, many financial institutions face a common issue: their efforts become overly complicated, leading to decreased member engagement. In this context, the age-old saying "keep it simple" holds true. If your credit union (CU) wants to implement an effective cross-selling strategy, it should focus on the following core areas:

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Mastering the Art of Cross-Selling in Credit Unions

By Preston Packer |

May

04

According to a recent study, credit unions have a 60% to 70% chance of conversion when they concentrate on cross-selling to current members. However, when dealing with non-members or people without a pre-existing relationship, the chances drop to only 5% to 20%.


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Part 2: Your Complete Guide to Innovative Digital Payment Options

By Preston Packer |

Apr

27

Welcome to Part 2 of our Complete Guide to Innovative Digital Payment Options. In Part 1, we provided a brief overview of the advanced technology that underpins digital payments and explained why they are increasingly crucial for credit unions. As we mentioned earlier, comprehending the fundamental aspects of this technology and its workings is essential to seamlessly integrate it into your credit union, thus benefiting both members and the institution.

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Part 1: Your Complete Guide to Innovative Digital Payment Options

By Preston Packer |

Apr

25

The recent explosion in popularity of digital payments can be attributed to many things--from a younger and more tech-savvy generation of consumers becoming more financially stable to the rise of eCommerce and beyond. Regardless, 2/3rds of adults worldwide now make or receive digital payments regularly--a trend that shows no signs of slowing.

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The Future of Payments: A Look at Digital Issuance and Payments

By Preston Packer |

Apr

20

Each year, our lives become more and more digitally focused--to the point where most people spend the majority of their days interacting with some form of technology. Often, this happens in ways that would have seemed odd or even unthinkable in the past.

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Digital Wallets: A Convenient Solution for Credit Unions

By Preston Packer |

Apr

18

If you've ever opened the built-in "Wallet" app on your iPhone, you're no doubt at least passingly familiar with how convenient digital wallets can be. With a few taps of your finger, digital representations of all of your credit and debit cards are available and can be instantly used to make contactless purchases and other digital payments.

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Digital Payments May Be the Key to Pushing Credit Unions Forward

By Preston Packer |

Apr

13

The credit union industry has always been committed to innovation. This idea is especially important in the fast-paced, tech-driven modern world that we're living in. In an effort to not only maintain growth but to accelerate it as much as possible, credit unions need to embrace new solutions like digital payments wherever possible.

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The Ins and Outs of Digital Payment Methods: What You Need to Know

By Preston Packer |

Apr

11

As recently as a decade ago, the idea that we were headed towards a "cashless society" seemed laughable. Now, with more and more people making purchases online and with options such as contactless payments becoming the "new norm" for in-person experiences, we may be a lot closer to a cashless society than we think.

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How Credit Unions Can Hit the Ground Running With Digital Payments

By Preston Packer |

Apr

06

In the 16 years since the iPhone was introduced, the world has changed immeasurably. Not only has nearly every facet of our lives become highly digitized, but it's also all hyper-connected as well.

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