Our Outsourced Credit Union Accounting department continues to grow! Our newest employee is Chika Bynum, Accountant I. She moved here from Chicago last winter. Let's learn more about her: Chika moved to Denver from Chicago, where she was born and raised, in late January 2016. She attended HolyOak Community College and Kennedy-King College, studying a variety of topics. Before moving to Denver, Chika worked at Check Smart Financial and managed the ACH processing, draft and loss statements.Â Here at CU Service Network, Chika handles ACHs, shared draft processing, bill pay, and does the daily processing for our client Latah CU in Idaho. Welcome to the team, Chika! You can see the rest of our team here.
You asked for it, and we are launching it! In October, we will be a launching a brand new service designed specifically for our credit unions' needs. If you recall, last May we partnered with Edge Consultancy to conduct research on our credit unions' pain points. The survey results illustrated clearly that our credit unions needed help in certain areas. As you can see, there are seven key areas we have been investigating for nearly six months. Although there was interest in all seven areas, a few stood out among the rest. We asked, you answered, and we listened. Stay tuned over the next month for our exciting news!
Have you heard that our Denver credit unions Sooper CU and Denver Community CU have agreed to merge? Sooper CU President/CEO Dan Kester commented, We see a lot of synergies for our members and employees in this partnership. Convenience will be enhanced with the addition of branches. This partnership is the next step a foundational step toward our larger goal of providing our members with a broader platform of products and services.â€? "Both credit unions are very strong financially. It is a merger of opportunity focused on providing value to our members? Denver Community CU President/CEO Carla Hedrick said. We are both state-chartered, with similar cultures and philosophies, and we have worked very collaboratively for many years? CU Service Network has a rich history with both credit unions, as CEO Kester served on our board for many years, and CEO Hedrick currently serves as our Board Chairman. Read the full article on CUTimes here.
Our partner Insuritas in hosting a webinar on Member Insurance "SmartCART" technology, and we are sending the invite along to you. If you have been thinking about offering a insurance solution for you membership, or are just interested in how this technology works, feel free to sign up and learn a little more. Insuritas is highly rated in the credit union field - they have won the NAFCU Innovation Award, the credit union industry's most recognized award competition for groundbreaking solutions, for the past two years in a row! >>Webinar Details: >>Webinar Date: October 20th >>Time:, 2:00 pm >>Title: SmartCART Technology: How this Digital Insurance Platform is Affecting US Financial Institutions >>Summary: SmartCART , the most revolutionary way to purchase insurance today! It is the world's only insurance technology platform that allows consumers to shop, compare and buy a rapidly growing suite of insurance products in a one-stop shopping, check-out, binding, issuing and payment experience. The effect on US Banks and Credit Unions is dramatically changing how FIs make the insurance purchase process so much easier for their customers and members while realize recurring income. It's a win-win for all involved! We don't have webinar link just yet, but let us know if you are interested by clicking here, or be on the lookout for future emails about this upcoming webinar.