For this episode of Shared Accounts With CU Times, we (virtually) travel back to Addition Financial Credit Union down in the Orlando, Fla., area to spend some time with Kevin Wright, chief information officer for the $2.6 billion institution. After giving us an update on how the credit union fared during Hurricane Milton, Wright shares his professional journey to his current executive role at Addition Financial, which began with a keen interest in technology as a child.
Wright then dives into the details of Addition Financial's recent digital transformation project, which resulted in the launch of a new digital banking platform from Lumin Digital. He also discusses the credit union's current approach to and philosophy on AI, revealing that Addition Financial focuses on the use of AI to enhance and streamline the credit union's operations – not to interfere with the valuable "intellectual capital" that credit union team members bring to the table.
And, with hurricanes on the minds of many people living on the east and Gulf coasts, we asked Wright to share how he prepares for a major storm and what it's been like riding out hurricanes in Florida in recent years. You may learn something new about storm prep … or just be jealous of his virtually disaster-proof setup. Put on your sharpest-looking tech geek glasses, make yourself a hurricane cocktail and take a listen!
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Michael Ogden
Editor-in-Chief at CU Times. To connect, email at [email protected]. As Editor-in-Chief of CU Times since 2016, Michael Ogden has led the editorial team in all aspects of content strategy and execution, including the creation of the publication’s exclusive and proprietary research database of the credit union industry’s economic landscape. Under Michael’s leadership, CU Times has successfully shifted to an all-digital editorial product with new focuses on the payments, fraud, lending and regulatory beats. Most recently, he introduced a data-focused editorial product for subscribers that breaks down credit union issues into hard data, allowing for a deeper and more factual narrative for readers. In 2024, he launched the "Shared Accounts With CU Times" podcast, which offers a fresh, inside-the-newsroom perspective through interviews with leaders from the credit union industry and the regulatory world. He dives into pressing credit union issues, while revealing the personalities working behind-the-scenes to push the credit union world forward. His background includes years as a radio and TV anchor/reporter and a public relations and digital/social media manager, where he covered the food and music industries, as well as cooperatives and credit unions. Over the years, he has launched numerous exclusive video and podcast series, including a successful series of interactive backstage interviews with musicians at music festivals, showcasing his social media and live streaming production skills.
