Amazon Pharmacy Kiosks Enhance Member Convenience. Amazon’s rollout of pharmacy kiosks in medical offices enables immediate prescription pickups post-appointment, reducing friction in healthcare payments and improving member experience. Source

Hidden AI Costs Challenge Credit Union Operations. CFOs and CIOs report unexpected AI implementation costs impacting budgets and IT backlogs, urging credit unions to plan for total cost of ownership beyond initial automation promises. Source

AI ROI Drives Finance Transformation. Finance teams are leveraging AI to shift from cost centers to strategic growth drivers, improving decision-making speed and accuracy in credit union financial operations. Source

Digital Wallet Adoption Grows Among Members. 63% of Americans now use digital wallets for cross-border payments, signaling a shift in member payment preferences that credit unions must accommodate for competitive relevance. Source

East West Bank Partners with Worldpay to Expand Payment Solutions. This collaboration offers commercial clients enhanced in-store and online payment capabilities, a model credit unions can emulate to broaden fintech partnerships. Source

Spara Raises $15M to Develop AI Sales Agent. The new AI-powered inbound sales agent platform presents opportunities for credit unions to automate lead engagement and improve sales funnel efficiency. Source

FinTech IPOs Show Strong Fundamentals in 2025. Renewed investor confidence in fintechs like Klarna and Chime indicates a fertile environment for credit unions to explore fintech partnerships and innovation investments. Source

CoreSite Tops Out New Denver Data Center. The upcoming DE3 facility will expand AI-ready infrastructure capacity, providing credit unions with enhanced options for secure data hosting and AI workloads. Source

Vertiv Launches Power Distribution Unit for AI Data Centers. Designed to efficiently handle high power demands, this PDU supports the growing energy needs of AI infrastructure critical to credit union operations. Source

Smartkem and Jericho Energy Merger to Form US AI Infrastructure Firm. This consolidation signals increased investment in AI hardware innovation, potentially lowering costs and improving performance for credit union AI deployments. Source

Fourier Introduces Liquid-Cooled Prefab Data Center Modules. These modules offer scalable, energy-efficient AI infrastructure solutions credit unions can leverage for rapid deployment. Source

JPMorgan Chase Projects $1.4 Trillion Boost in Dollar Demand from Stablecoins. Stablecoin adoption could reshape liquidity and payment flows, impacting credit union treasury and cross-border transaction strategies. Source

Regulatory Divides Persist Over Broadband and Network Security. Ongoing US policy debates on network security and infrastructure funding may influence credit union digital service delivery and compliance requirements. Source

Digital Wallets Equalize Cross-Border Payment Access. The widespread use of digital wallets by diverse demographics necessitates credit unions to integrate seamless cross-border payment options to mitigate risk and capture market share. Source