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Our continuing coverage of the NACUSO Reimagine and Nacha Smarter Faster Payments conferences features a pair of interviews: NACUSO’s advocacy lead Zach Pfister on modernizing investment rules to match 2026 realities, and Dykema’s Lauren Quigley on FIs’ role as open banking realists, creating a safe environment for the inevitable.
Links related to this episode:
- Lauren Quigley/ Dykema’s Fintech/Payments practice: https://www.dykema.com/services/industries/financial-services/fintech-payments-and-digital-commerce.html
- NACUSO CEO Randy Salser’s Interview with the Credit Union Connection re: the 1% investment cap: https://thecreditunionconnection.com/cusos-nacuso-ceo-randy-salser-interview/
- Security expert (and Friend of BIG) Roger Grimes voices his AI concerns: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rogeragrimes_share-7458496907447971840-n2hX
- Our recent CU Town Hall “AI Fear Factory” session: https://www.big-fintech.com/cu-town-hall-episode-146-credit-union-ai-fear-factory/
- Prominent tech VC investor a16z explains why it believes the term “stablecoin” may soon be obsolete: https://a16zcrypto.substack.com/p/why-stablecoins-wont-age-well
- Nacha: https://www.nacha.org/
- NACUSO Reimagine: https://reimagine.nacuso.org/
Join us for our next CU Town Hall- Wednesday May 20 at 3pm ET/Noon PT– a live and lively interactive conversation tackling the major issues facing credit unions today. The Town Hall is free to attend, but advance registration is required: https://www.cutownhall.com/
Next on the conference calendar: The Financial Health Network’s EMERGE, May 19-21 in Atlanta: https://finhealthnetwork.org/event/emerge-financial-health-2026/ (USE CODE “JOINME-GLEN” FOR A DISCOUNTED RATE)
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