Ctrl.Alt.Innovate Conference Wrap Up

Credit union professionals from across the Midwest gathered virtually April 7 and 8 to hear from leading innovators and learn about advancing member experience with FinTech’s. The event keynote was Patrick Schwerdtfeger speaking on "Embracing Disruptive Innovation." Schwerdtfeger is a business futurist specializing in technology trends including big data, artificial intelligence, Fintech and blockchain.

Erin Coleman, Senior Director, Advisory Services, Filene Research Institute, facilitated the event featuring curated demos and tech talks. Demos included: 

• CuneXus is a lending automation platform enabling credit unions to provide their members the on-demand convenience they’ve come to expect in today’s retail world.
• DocFox automates business account opening, giving internal teams efficiency super-powers by eliminating the manual capturing of data and delivering an unparalleled member experience.
• Eltropy enables Credit Unions to communicate with members over Text Messaging in a secure and TCPA-compliant way.
• Illuma Labs, a CUSO, delivers real-time voice authentication and fraud prevention solutions for credit unions.
• Posh is a conversational AI CUSO founded out of MIT's AI lab that automates routine contact center FAQs and banking workflows through intelligent messaging bots and conversational IVR (voice).
• Upstart is a leading AI lending platform partnering with credit unions to expand access to affordable credit.

​Thank you to the MnCUN members of the selection committee for reviewing and selecting companies to demo their innovative solutions: John Ferstl, MnCUN COO and Shannon Butler, SVP of Operations, Ideal CU.
Those who registered for the event have access to recordings and resources via the Pheedloop event platform for 30 days.

The event was a collaboration between eight Midwest credit union leagues and associations including the Minnesota Credit Union Network, Dakota Credit Union Association, Heartland Credit Union Association, Illinois Credit Union League, Iowa Credit Union League, Montana’s Credit Unions, Nebraska Credit Union League, and Wisconsin Credit Union League. Conference sponsors included Alloya Corporate Federal Credit Union, Corporate Central Credit Union, CUNA Mutual Group, and Millennium Corporate. 
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With questions or feedback, please reach out to Ben Hering or Andrea Molnau.