Author Archives: CUTASC

CUTASC welcomes Mansoor Bhati and Michael Buckley to the Technical Services team

Mansoor Bhati joins CUTASC as a Senior Technical Systems Engineer from Accenture (Best Buy IT) BC, where he was responsible for environment management. He has over ten years experience in a wide range of IT projects, and holds multiple professional … Continue reading

Posted in General, News | Leave a comment

Terrace BC: First Michael J. Tarr award presented to future teacher

The first award made available from the Michael J. Tarr Memorial Award was presented to Northwest Community College student Elise McColl whose goal is to become an Elementary school teacher. She accepted her award cheque from Twyla Schmidt of the … Continue reading

Posted in General, News | Leave a comment

Thrivent Financial Bank Applies to Become Credit Union: Very Rare but Will it Catch On?

RUTH MCCAMBRIDGE | The Nonprofit Quarterly Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is an odd nonprofit in that it inhabits the 318 spot on the Fortune 500 list. It is also Minnesota’s fourth-largest privately held company based on its $7.53 billion in … Continue reading

Posted in General, News | Leave a comment

2012 – International Year of Co-operatives

2012 has been recognised as the International Year of Co-operatives by the United Nations. This is an acknowledgement by the international community that co-operatives drive the economy, respond to social change, are resilient to the global economic crisis and are … Continue reading

Posted in General | Leave a comment

Canadian Innovator Wins Top CUES Award

SERVUS’ Devin Selte, wins top Credit Union Executives Award. Read it Here  

Posted in General | Leave a comment

The BIG and the Small

Toronto ON: Canada’s top ten CUs. The big get bigger, the small get …?As of second quarter 2011, there were 434 Canadian CUs and caisses populaires outside of Quebec, reporting combined assets of $145 billion, a six-month increase of 5.2% … Continue reading

Posted in General, News | Leave a comment

First Credit Union & CUTASC On Track with Wealthview Banking Conversion

First Credit Union’s migration to Wealthview Banking is in its second phase of testing, and on target to migrate according to schedules, said Lynn Breakey, Senior manager Banking Services, CUTASC.

Posted in General | Leave a comment

Now Showing: The Best in New Financial Technology

Filene.Org: Some things are just meant to go together. Peanut butter and chocolate. Batman and Robin. And Filene and Finovate. Bringing credit union leaders from the industry’s think-and-do tank to the premier event for financial services innovations is a natural … Continue reading

Posted in General, Innovation, News, Technology | Leave a comment

Hiring Like it’s 1999

The Tech Boom is fueling a surge in jobs and creative recruiting Rachael King, Bloomberg Businessweek: Michael De Frenza scans the crowd of 50 or so well-dressed professionals mingling near a bar at the W Hotel in San Francisco’s South of Market District. … Continue reading

Posted in General, News, Technology | Leave a comment

Next-Gen Branches and Mobile Banking

By Brandon Michaels, , San Francisco Fire CU:  That’s right! Financial institutions in India, and around the world, are embarking on a risky, but HIP, new branding message: NEXT-GEN branching.

Posted in General | Leave a comment