On November 27 and 28, Capstone Vice President Matt Craft attended VentureTech in Dallas, Texas. The event brought together 11 different startups from the fintech space with investors from the credit union and CUSO space. These startups offered a wide range of products and services including, onboarding solutions to encourage new credit union members to sign up for products and services, …
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Millennials: A Generation Credit Unions Can’t Afford to Ignore
Millennials have surpassed baby boomers and now account for roughly 80 million people in the US. More importantly, millennials have massive buying power, spending roughly $600 billion per year, which is projected to reach $1.4 trillion by 2020, and will comprise 75% of the global workforce by 2025. In contrast, the average age of credit …
Credit Unions, Banks Face New Competition from Private Equity
Private equity is creeping into the role typically taken on by traditional financial institutions like credit unions and banks: business lending. The Wall Street Journal estimates PE firms loans to midsized business jumped from $300 billion in 2012 to over $500 billion in 2017 and this trend is expected to continue. Private equity firms, like …
Credit Unions, Analytics, and Innovation – Insights from AXFI
Last week John Dearing, Capstone’s Managing Director, attended the 2018 Analytics and Financial Innovation (AXFI) Conference in Minneapolis. Here are few of John’s observations from AXFI: Data used the right way for decision-making and segmenting can help an organization be more successful, especially when it is marketing to and trying to retain members There is …
What Is Your CUSO Worth? Find Out at the 2018 NACUSO Network Conference
Are you planning to sell or buy ownership units in a CUSO? Are you making an initial offering for a new CUSO? Are you an existing company that intends to become a CUSO by selling ownership units? Will your CUSO buy a business or merge with another CUSO? If any of these situations applies to …
No Risk, No Reward. Capstone Speaks on CUbroadcast
Some may be afraid to try new strategies for growth, but you must take chances to succeed. Although embarking on the unknown can be frightening, in a way, not taking any action is a choice that can come with equally scary consequences: losing out to competitors, failing to fulfill members’ needs, or becoming obsolete. Fortunately, …
Q&A with NJCUL’s David Frankil and Capstone’s John Dearing
Following the success of his presentation, at the New Jersey Credit Union League Convention, John Dearing, Capstone’s Managing Director, has been invited to present a webinar with the NJCUL on December 7. At the Convention in October, John discussed proactive growth strategies for credit unions as well as tips for success. Last week John and …
Innovate, Collaborate, Succeed! Capstone Speaks to the New Jersey Credit Union League
Innovate, Collaborate, Succeed! The theme for the New Jersey Credit Union League’s (NJCUL) 83rd Annual Meeting & Convention could not be more exciting or more closely aligned with Capstone’s values of helping organizations’ grow. John Dearing, Capstone Managing Director was invited to speak at the NJCUL Convention on October 23 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. His …
Capstone Partners with Northwest Credit Union Association’s Strategic Link
Capstone will help NWCUA members develop and implement growth strategies Capstone is pleased to announce a partnership with the Northwest Credit Union Association (NWCUA) and its wholly owned subsidiary Strategic Link. Through the partnership more than 180 Northwest credit unions have a new resource available to help them determine growth strategies, including collaborations, joint ventures, …
Capstone Managing Director John Dearing Speaks at the Credit Union Products and Services Conference
Capstone Managing Director John Dearing delivered the presentation “Leapfrog the Product/Service Development Cycle” at the Credit Union Products and Services Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico on September 16, 2017. The event, hosted by CU Conferences, brought together board of directors, board chairs, CEOs, and senior management to explore various products and services to meet …
