Taking Turns, Catching Crucial Signals
Glen offers two more interviews from our continuing Finovate Europe coverage- a chat with GSMA Head of Industry Security Samantha Kight on the latest efforts to combat financial fraud on mobile devices, and the leaders of startup Hagbad unveil a savings circle app with echoes of credit unions’ early days. Also- card interchange solidifies its role as America’s misunderstood punching bag.
CU Town Hall Episode 144: Movemint w/ Brian Bodell
This month’s session featured remarks from longtime industry thought leader Brian Bodell- including an update on the evolution of digital marketing/embedded finance platform Digital Storefront into Movemint, where he is now CEO.
Also, John gives us a little sneak peak of the newly unveiled “unconference” — CU Unplugged — Hosted by Defense Credit Union Council (DCUC) + Best Innovation Group at Visa’s Market Support Center in San Francisco on March 30th-April 2nd, 2026, including an Exclusive Discount Code only for CU Town Hall attendees and viewers. Make sure to watch the recording to grab your discount code! Register soon, the discount code is only valid through February 28th- https://www.cu-unplugged.com/
Aurachain and Best Innovation Group Launch Fraud.Watch for Shared Fraud Defense
TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 10, 2026 — As fraud grows more coordinated and technologically sophisticated, credit unions and community banks face an urgent challenge: defending against networked threats with isolated tools.