Well, That Just Happened….

Our esteemed panel (Anne Legg of Thrive Strategic Services, John Janclaes of Nymbus CUSO, Glen Sarvady of 154 Advisors) join John Best to opine on the biggest stories impacting credit unions and fintech in 2025- Mergers and Fraudsters and AI, oh my!

Links related to this episode:

THRIVE Strategic Services: https://www.anneleggthrive.com/
Nymbus CUSO: https://www.nymbus.com/cuso/
The language translator earbuds John Janclaes discussed (NOTE: John says this is NOT an endorsement as he has not tested them yet): https://www.amazon.com/Language-Translator-Real-time-Translation-Bluetooth/dp/B0CFQWQL86/?th=1
CU Today’s coverage of the ransomware attack on Patelco Credit Union: https://www.cutoday.info/Fresh-Today/Number-Of-People-Impacted-By-Patelco-Breach-Tops-1-Million
CU Times’ coverage: https://www.cutimes.com/2024/11/05/patelco-loses-39-million-during-last-summers-hack/
The NY Times podcast John Best mentioned re: Chinese hackers and the US phone network: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/podcasts/the-daily/china-hack-america-phone-network.html
Our recent Thanksgiving episode, where the same panel shares what they’re grateful for in the credit union/fintech world: https://www.big-fintech.com/Media?p=a-credit-unionfintech-thanksgiving

Here’s a great 2025 Resolution- Join the Innovation Club, an ideal way to stretch your CU’s limited R&D dollars and stay on top of the latest technology trends. Find out if your CU qualifies: https://www.big-fintech.com/Innovation-Club/Technology

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