Alexa, show me the money

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Amazon’s Alexa, a popular virtual assistant that you may already have sitting on a nearby desk or shelf, is soon to be the newest employee, figuratively speaking, at Spokane-area financial institutions.

How Blockchain Can Benefit Credit Unions

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Blockchain isn’t just for Bitcoin. And credit unions are taking notice.

Although blockchain is the technology that underpins the digital currency making headlines around the world, it can be used for a lot more. And while credit unions have only embraced blockchain in recent years, more are doing so.

Evernym Releases Digital ID Blockchain For Credit Unions

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The software, known as MyCUID, is declared as a way for members of the credit union to protect themselves from identity theft and identity fraud. The ledger will allow users to share only that personal information that they need or want in a given situation.

The Future Is Faster Bitcoin, Say Guys Who Made Faster Bitcoin

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On the day Stephen Hawking died, in the week Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos admitted she hadn’t ever visited a failing public school in her home state, in the year that the West’s faith in liberal institutions seemed to crumble faster than ever, it was comforting to hear, in the PlayStation Theater in Times Square, after a prelude of sliders and bao, that the future had arrived.

Credit Unions Are Way Behind The Curve On Data Analytics: Report

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How far behind are credit unions when it comes to data analytics and digital transformation?
According to a recent study from Best Innovation Group and OnApproach, 45 percent of credit unions don’t currently have a strategy in place, and those that do have a strategy still say it will take three to five years to implement.

Blockchain CUSO CULedger Joins WOCCU

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The World Council of Credit Unions board of directors has unanimously approved CULedger, a U.S.-based credit union service organization, for WOCCU membership.

Credit Unions Are Way Behind The Curve On Data Analytics: Report

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How far behind are credit unions when it comes to data analytics and digital transformation?
According to a recent study from Best Innovation Group and OnApproach, 45 percent of credit unions don’t currently have a strategy in place, and those that do have a strategy still say it will take three to five years to implement.