Clockwise from top left: The NCUA's Rodney Hood, CMFG Ventures' Brian Kaas, Goalsetter's Tanya Van Court, CUNA Mutual Group's Carlos Molina and Visions FCU's Tyrone Muse participate in a Fintech Forum webinar Jan. 25.
Fintechs are not credit unions' competitors – they're crucial partners that can help credit unions reach the next generation of members and bridge existing product, service and member experience gaps.
That was the key point made by panelists during Tuesday's "Building Successful Fintech Partnerships" webinar, which featured NCUA Board Member Rodney Hood, Visions Federal Credit Union CEO Tyrone Muse, Goalsetter Founder and CEO Tanya Van Court and CUNA Mutual Group Senior Risk Consultant Carlos Molina. It was the second event in a webinar series hosted by CMFG Ventures, the venture capital arm of CUNA Mutual Group, and a part of CMFG Ventures' new Fintech Forum, an online community of credit union leaders, fintechs and industry partners designed to foster innovation, share knowledge and discuss topics impacting the future of financial services.
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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.
