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MADISON, Wis. - The .Net Microsoft platform is behind much of the new functionality in CUNA Mutual's revamped Model Management ALM solution. CUNA Mutual will debut the new solution, demos and all, at its 2003 Discovery Conference to be held in Boca Raton, Fla. from June 25-28. The solution is...

DUBLIN, Ireland - There's a new regulator in town for Irish credit unions and its name is the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority (IFSRA). The Irish League of Credit Unions is guardedly optimistic about how heavy-handed the IFSRA will be, but IFSRA officials say they are not in favor of...

MARINA DEL RAY, Calif. - Biometrics has yet to live up to all the hype, but that doesn't mean it's dead just yet. According to the International Biometric Group, global biometrics revenues are expected to jump from $601 million in 2002 to $4.03 billion in 2007. A national study conducted...

COLUMBIA, S.C. - ROI. Return on investment. Those three little letters can take on a lot of meaning to a credit union's technology chief and his or her fellow senior managers, when it comes time to deciding how or when to spend scarce dollars on new high-tech systems and equipment....

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Deploying a key member service remotely through an application-service provider (ASP) is not unique, but increasing numbers of credit unions are adopting a hybrid approach - keeping their core transaction processing in-house while managing online banking and other add-on solutions offsite. For many credit unions, it's an...

NEEDHAM, Mass. - Perception is reality when it comes to deciding whether to bank online, and persuading consumers who think the computer's not a safe place to bank is going to be a high bar to hurdle, according to a new report from TowerGroup. "TowerGroup primary market research has found...