Creating efficiency and delivering a top-tier member experience is desired by virtually all credit unions. In this Focus Report, find out why choosing a core system with an open architecture can help them achieve those goals, plus learn the importance of carefully vetting potential vendors for their security techniques.

Open Architectures Offer Effeciency, Flexibility: Easier channel integration and greater control are a few benefits open architecture core systems bring.

Advanced Security Key in Technology Vendor Choice: Few organizations are keeping up when it comes to protecting online information.

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Natasha Chilingerian

Natasha Chilingerian has been immersed in the credit union industry for over a decade. She first joined CU Times in 2011 as a freelance writer, and following a two-year hiatus from 2013-2015, during which time she served as a communications specialist for Xceed Financial Credit Union (now Kinecta Federal Credit Union), she re-joined the CU Times team full-time as managing editor. She was promoted to executive editor in 2019. In the earlier days of her career, Chilingerian focused on news and lifestyle journalism, serving as a writer and editor for numerous regional publications in Oregon, Louisiana, South Carolina and the San Francisco Bay Area. In addition, she holds experience in marketing copywriting for companies in the finance and technology space. At CU Times, she covers People and Community news, cybersecurity, fintech partnerships, marketing, workplace culture, leadership, DEI, branch strategies, digital banking and more. She currently works remotely and splits her time between Southern California and Portland, Ore.