MONETT, Mo.–Symitar said it is introducing “Financial Innovations Voice Experience (FIVE),” a solution that will enable personal assisted and voice interaction devices, such as Amazon’s Echo or Microsoft’s Cortana, to act as banking touchpoints. The initiative was developed by Best Innovation Group (BIG).
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SALT LAKE CITY – New speakers and sessions have been added to the agenda for CXFusion 2016, which draws customer experience (CX) professionals and business leaders from around the world to experience three days of innovation, education and networking.
SYOSSET, N.Y.–Kirk Kordeleski, who oversaw strong growth at Bethpage FCU as CEO before stepping down for health reasons in late 2014, has been named to lead a consulting firm that seeks to “help fledgling credit unions find their footing.”
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga.—Leasing has taken off post recession, and now additional carmaker incentives and rising interest rates are driving the need for new leasing strategies, a new analysis suggests.
RAPID CITY, S.D.–Black Hills Federal Credit Union has released its first television commercial voiced completely in the Native-American language of Lakota.
BROKEN ARROW, Okla.–Noting that “thousands of dollars for local schools go directly into the kitchen trash can every month,” Western Sun FCU has placed Box Top for Education collection containers in all of its offices.
WASHINGTON–At the same time credit union representatives were hiking the Hill this week to meet with congressional representatives, the American Bankers Association sent a letter to Congress offering “Questions to Ask Credit Unions.”
WASHINGTON–On the third and final day of CUNA’s Governmental Affairs Conference (GAC) here, credit unions heard from more than a half dozen members of Congress as well as a 2016 Elections Point-Counterpoint with Paul Begala and Mike Murphy.
WASHINGTON–Commercial banks and savings institutions insured by the FDIC reported aggregate net income of $40.8 billion in the fourth quarter of 2015, up $4.4 billion (11.9%) from earnings of $36.5 billion a year earlier.
WASHINGTON—On the same day the CFPB told credit unions they should be subject to the Bureau’s rules, NAFCU applauded the efforts of House representatives to remove CUs from CFPB oversight.