Finopotamus on LinkedIn - Vol. 3, Issue 25

Monday, June 30, 2025

Read All About the 2025 Tekkie Award Winners! 

2025 Tekkie Award Winner for People Helping People: 1st University Credit Union

By W.B. King - Read Now

1st University Credit Union won the 2025 Finopotamus Tekkie Award for People Helping People because they effectively leverage technology and partnerships to proactively connect their predominantly low-income members with crucial financial assistance and educational resources.

2025 Tekkie Award Winner for Increased Efficiency: Centris Federal Credit Union

By John San Filippo - Read Now

Centris Federal Credit Union won the 2025 Finopotamus Tekkie Award for Increased Efficiency by significantly streamlining their member dispute process through a collaborative overhaul with DaLand CUSO, leading to reduced handling times, faster investigations, and a substantial shift to member self-service.

2025 Tekkie Award Winner for Member Growth: Credit Union 1

By Roy Urrico - Read Now

Credit Union 1 won the 2025 Tekkie Award for Member Growth by successfully implementing an entirely digital account opening and onboarding experience in partnership with Cotribute, which significantly increased new member acquisition and improved overall member satisfaction by making financial services easily accessible 24/7.

2025 Tekkie Award Winner for CUSO of the Year: CU NextGen

By W.B. King - Read Now

CU NextGen earned the 2025 Finopotamus Tekkie Award for CUSO of the Year for its innovative Nextly digital banking platform, which features a "no-code" technology empowering credit unions to rapidly innovate, offering a highly customizable and scalable digital banking experience that has notably increased member engagement and new member acquisition for early adopters like Space Coast Credit Union.

2025 Tekkie Award Winner for Revenue Growth: Extra Credit Union

By W.B. King - Read Now

Extra Credit Union won the 2025 Finopotamus Tekkie Award for Revenue Growth due to its successful partnership with DeepTarget, which enabled highly targeted digital marketing campaigns, resulting in a significant increase in new CD account openings and over $12.7 million in fresh deposits.

2025 Tekkie Award Co-Winner for Game Changer: Mahalo Banking

By Roy Urrico - Read Now

Mahalo Banking was named a 2025 Tekkie Award Co-Winner for Game Changer due to its development of Credential Assurance Technology (CAT), an industry-first security solution that proactively and seamlessly eliminates credential stuffing attacks, thereby protecting credit unions and their members from fraud without inconveniencing the login experience.

2025 Tekkie Award Co-Winner for Game Changer: Talkdesk

By Roy Urrico - Read Now

Talkdesk was named a 2025 Tekkie Award Co-Winner for Game Changer because its AI-powered Financial Services CX Cloud Platform is revolutionizing the credit union member experience by offering comprehensive solutions for fraud mitigation, self-service automation, employee empowerment, and operational excellence, resulting in significant improvements in member satisfaction and efficiency.

2025 Tekkie Award Winner for Innovation: TruStone Financial Credit Union

By John San Filippo - Read Now

TruStone Financial Credit Union earned the 2025 Finopotamus Tekkie Award for Innovation by comprehensively modernizing its digital infrastructure with advancements in AI and NLP, data analytics and automation, website and CMS innovation, digital engagement tools, and cybersecurity, all specifically aimed at enhancing the overall member experience and driving efficiency. 

The Latest TechSolutions4CUs Podcast

On the latest episode of the TechSolutions4CUs podcast, Alex McLeod, CEO of Parlay Finance, explains how credit unions can significantly improve the small business lending experience. She highlights Parlay's AI-powered loan intelligence system, which automates the inquiry process, enabling faster approvals and more efficient service for credit union members seeking business loans. Listen Now

The Latest Finopotamus Unscripted Episode

In this episode, Anne Legg, Gordon Flammer, and Naveen Jain discuss the current state of credit union data, emphasizing the need for strategic, data-driven approaches, effective data management, and cultural shifts to leverage data and AI for improved member experience and operational efficiency, while also touching on the implications of stablecoins and open banking. Watch Now

Press Room VIP News

Selco Community Credit Union Again Ranked Among “Best Credit Unions In Oregon” By Forbes | Read Now | SELCO Community Credit Union

Curql, GreenState, and Veridian Partner with ModernFi CUSO to Keep Capital Within the Credit Union Movement | Read Now | Curql Collective

North Coast Credit Union Selects Mahalo Banking to Deliver Personalized, Core-Integrated Digital Experience | Read Now | Mahalo Banking

Industry News

SF Fire Credit Union Launches Alkami’s New Out-of-the-Box Campaigns That Simplify and Accelerate Targeted Marketing for Financial Institutions | Read Now | Alkami Technology

Biometric Data Breaches Could Kick Off A Global Banking Crisis, Warns Cybersecurity Veteran | Read Now | artius.iD

Finastra Strengthens Executive Team With Strategic Hires To Accelerate Growth And Customer Success | Read Now | Finastra

Vaya Joins Fundbox to Accelerate Embedded Capital for SMB Platforms | Read Now | Fundbox

Nitrogen, Advyzon Partner for Integrated Portfolio Analytics, Portfolio Management & CRM | Read Now | Nitrogen

GTE Financial Named One of Newsweek’s America’s Greatest Midsized Workplaces 2025 | Read Now | GTE Financial

MuchBetter Secures Mastercard Principal Licence to Expand Card Issuing Operations in UK and Israel | Read Now | MuchBetter

Byte Federal Joins Bitcoin For Corporations, Accelerating Business-Focused Bitcoin Innovation | Read Now | Byte Federal, Inc

Quinn Harnesses the Power of AI to Scale Wealth Advisory Beyond Traditional Limits, Emerges from Stealth with $11M Seed Round | Read Now | Quinn

FalconX Joins Lynq as a Launch Partner, Further Signaling Industry Support for the Real-time Interest-bearing Settlement Network | Read Now | Lynq Network

Following the Resumption of Federal Collection Activities in May, Nearly One in Three Federal Student Loan Borrowers Find Themselves at Risk for Default | Read Now | TransUnion

Spreedly Announces Just-In-Time Card Updates for Visa Cards to Reduce Failed Payments | Read Now | Spreedly

Eltropy Introduces Collections 2.0 Suite to Help Community Financial Institutions Combat Rising Delinquencies | Read Now | Eltropy

NYSE Content Advisory: NYSE Teams Up With Money20/20 at its Annual Event in Europe | Read Now | NYSE

Alkami’s Generational Trends in Digital Banking Consumer Study Reveals Insights for Establishing Primacy | Read Now | Alkami Technology

Zama Raises $57M in Series B to Bring End-to-End Encryption to Public Blockchains | Read Now | Zama

Ualett Taps Andrea Martin to Lead Product Strategy as It Builds the Fintech Infrastructure for Gig Workers | Read Now | Ualett

Railbird Exchange Selects Connamara Technologies' EP3 Platform to Power Regulated Prediction Market | Read Now | Railbird

OPSWAT and SentinelOne Enter OEM Partnership to Further Strengthen Multi-Layered Malware Detection with AI | Read Now | OPSWAT

2025 Gig Driver Report: Drivers Brace for Economic Strain, Prioritize Flexibility and Faster Pay | Read Now | Everee

SWIVEL and Paydoff Partner to Empower Financial Institutions | Read Now | SWIVEL

Ransomware Attacks Continue to Decline in May and Safepay Emerges as Top Threat Actor | Read Now | NCC Group

Coinme Adds XRP and Solana Access to over 28,000 Physical Locations in the U.S. | Read Now | Coinme

NCR Atleos Extends Relationship With OnePay to Support Fee-Free ATM Access for Millions of Consumers | Read Now | NCR Atleos

Y-12 Credit Union Earns Top Member Satisfaction in Industry Ranking, Runs on Candescent Digital Banking Technology | Read Now | Candescent

Eltropy Launches Desktop Application to Improve Agent Performance and Reduce System Resource Usage | Read Now | Eltropy

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