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Velera Arms Credit Unions Against Consumer-Engaged Fraud
Fraud Prevention // August 20, 2026

Credit union service organization (CUSO) Velera has released a new resource designed to help credit unions navigate complex consumer-engaged fraud cases, the company said in a Thursday (Aug. 20) press release emailed to PYMNTS. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Younger Members Push Credit Unions Toward Crypto Services
Credit Unions // August 14, 2026

Crypto has a funny way of arriving before the meeting agenda catches up. Many credit union members have already made room for it, even as their financial institutions are still deciding what to do. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

SchoolsFirst FCU Debuts Fuel Rewards as Gas Prices Climb
Credit Unions // August 11, 2026

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union has debuted a rewards promotion in response to increasing gas prices. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...

Credit Unions Give AI the Legwork and Humans the Last Word
Opinion // August 11, 2026

In launching AI, credit unions should start with workflows where risk can be managed and human oversight remains central, Velera EVP, Chief Product and Technology Officer Denise Stevens writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “Building the Agent-Ready Payments Enterprise.” Get the Full Story Complete the...

Interviews & Exclusives
Credit Union Chatbot Adoption Jumps From 3% to 46%

August 21, 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) may be climbing the strategic agenda at credit unions, but the most consequential gap is no longer one of awareness. It is the widening distance between what business members are asking for and what their financial institutions are prepared to deliver. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article […]

Credit Unions Give AI the Legwork and Humans the Last Word

August 11, 2026
In launching AI, credit unions should start with workflows where risk can be managed and human oversight remains central, Velera EVP, Chief Product and Technology Officer Denise Stevens writes in...

Member Behavior Gives Credit Unions an Early Warning System

August 05, 2026
Trust has become the starting point, rather than the finish line. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

How the Top 17% of Card Issuers Build High Customer Lifetime Value

July 30, 2026
Seventeen percent of card issuers have reached the high customer lifetime value (CLTV) tier. What sets them apart isn’t the number of capabilities they’ve deployed, but the order in which...

Quick Reads
Velera Arms Credit Unions Against Consumer-Engaged Fraud

August 20, 2026
Credit union service organization (CUSO) Velera has released a new resource designed to help credit unions navigate complex consumer-engaged fraud cases, the company said in a Thursday (Aug. 20) press release emailed to PYMNTS. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — […]

SchoolsFirst FCU Debuts Fuel Rewards as Gas Prices Climb

August 11, 2026
SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union has debuted a rewards promotion in response to increasing gas prices. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

InvestFi Raises $20 Million to Help Credit Unions Reclaim Deposits From Investment Apps

July 29, 2026
Credit union service organization (CUSO) InvestFi raised $20 million for its embedded investing platform that enables American credit unions and community banks to offer their customers digital investing directly within...

Velera Combines Fraud Alerts and Card Controls in New Platform

July 28, 2026
Velera has launched a fully integrated risk mitigation solution designed to enable credit unions to detect and respond to potential fraud events in near-real time. Get the Full Story Complete...