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That’s a WRAP! This week, we were lucky enough to spend time with some of the brightest minds in the credit union and fintech space. If you missed Day One's highlights, check our previous posts! Favorite quotes: 💡"An absolute disaster is staying still." - Kyle Hauptman 💡 "Don't be afraid to break up with legacy providers that stand in the way of your innovation." - Amber Harsin 💡 "AMEN." - several audience members responding to Amber's quote. 💡"Don't lead with your rates" -Audience member 💡"Gen Z isn't the only group that values easy access." -Audience member 💡 "We (credit unions) are the original social network." - Ronaldo Hardy Here's just some of the highlights from the last two days of VentureTech 2024: 🎤 Dynamic Discussions: Huge thank you to The Honorable Rodney E. Hood, Kyle Hauptman, and Charles Vice, who joined us on stage for some truly insightful conversations about the future of fintech and credit unions. 🏆 Fintech Pitch Finalists: Congratulations to Allure Security, ModernFi, and Nickels, our amazing main pitch finalists! And a big shout out to Nickels for taking home the Best in Show vault trophy. Amazing work to all fintech pitches - Flourish Fi, AviaryAI, Carefull, LoanSense, loanTERRA, Ditch, Coverbase, Allure Security, ModernFI, Nickels. 🤗 Making a Difference: A heartfelt thank you to Eltropy for bringing us all together for a special activity—making stuffed animals for kids. Your team created such a fun and meaningful experience! 🌟 Transformation Thursday: Ronaldo Hardy, Rowan M. Hume, Barb Lowman, CUDE and Brandi broke down sessions by generations for collaborative ideation sessions. Brandi Stankovic, Ed.D. (she/her) led the Mitchell Stankovic Underground panel with guests Jennifer Oliver, Chris Turnley, and Amber Harsin, CUDE. And finally, the 2nd Curql Accelerator cohort pitches! Coverbase Gestalt Penny Finance IDgo Traduality ✨ Thank You to Everyone Who Made VentureTech 2024 Possible, especially our sponsors! This event wouldn’t be what it is without our incredible speakers, attendees, and supporters. 📆 Be sure to register for VentureTech 2025—we can’t wait to see you there! #VentureTech2024 #FintechInnovation #CreditUnionCollaboration #ThankYou

What a compliment coming from Glen Sarvady - thank you, sir! This year was absolutely the best yet and it is because of all the great people that come out and show support - from attendees to speakers to emcees to sponsors, selection committee, event managers, partners, press, podcasters, and more. We're grateful! Thank you Glen for your engagement and support.

Another big congrats to yesterday's Launch Party Pitch Winner, Ribbon and Saeid Kian, Co-Founder and CEO for the pitch! Great job to all Launch Party Pitch contestants: float, Gestalt, Parlay Finance, @Duome, GreenLyne, Re:start Fintech , Wurthy, Fundshine, IDgo And big thanks to John San Filippo and Finopotamus for the awesome event coverage!

What...a...DAY! What was your favorite part? There were many memorable moments... Nick Evens busted out his shorts. Jenny Jackson brought the shorts jokes. Mike Lawson switched it up and rocked it as emcee Ribbon won the launch party pitch contest Some other really impressive pitches from @float, Gestalt, Parlay Finance, @Duome, GreenLyne, Wurthy, Fundshine Jonathan Taylor, MBA spotlighted industry leaders on the podcast and then brought "JT unfiltered" as pickleball tournament commentator Rhian Horgan threw another amazing pickleball tournament Dave Lewis kicked off the tourny with a haka performance The reigning champs, Michael Perrin and Rowan M. Hume reign once again Did we miss any?

Key takeaways from the Board Conversation: Why Invest in fintech? Here's what the panel had to say: "Diversification of assets" "Board governance - involved in decision making" "Shape the industry" "Increase efficiency" "Keep up with the competitive landscape" "It is Imperative for us to stay competitive" "But we have to make sure it is a strategic fit for us, too, ROI is not the first priority" Outstanding kickoff by Barb Lowman, CUDE President, CUNA Strategic Services and Panel: Hina Khalid, MBA, CCUIP, CUERME, CFO, Labor Credit Union Vipul Bhagat, Board Director, BankFund Credit Union Bill Bywater, COO, @NYCUA Milind Borkar, Founder, Illuma

Who's ready for VentureTech 2024?! See you all soon!

🎉 FIVE DAYS until *the* Credit Union industry's fintech showcase kicks off. Are you registered yet? https://myventuretech.com/

🗞️📢Just Announced: Meet the 25 fintech pitching this November at VentureTech 2024! https://lnkd.in/gYTS89Kf 🎤Launch Party Pitches: Anthony Rangel of Float Stephanie (Alsbrooks) Hanson of Gestalt James Cho of Parlay Miriam Ackerman of Duome Joss Tillard-Gates of GreenLyne Saeid Kian of Ribbon Alex Loewenstein of Wurthy Dave Goulden of FundShine Gwyneth Borden of Remynt Ace McGill of ValueBuddy 🎤Main Pitches: Reagan Bonlie of Nudge Money Alexander Matjanec of Wysh David Rainwater of Savvi AI Paolo Bertolotti, PhD of ModernFi Jacob Bennett of Crux Analytics Pedro F. Moura of Flourish Fi Blesson Abraham of Aviary AI Todd Rovak of Carefull Josh Shaul of Allure Security Danial Jameel of Saris AI Cat Kaiyoorawongs MBA MA of LoanSense Bill Paulen of LoanTerra Joseph Gracia of Nickels Luis Andino of Ditch Zi Chong Kao of Coverbase

The talented VentureTech vetting committee has done it again and selected which companies get to pitch live in a few weeks. Check out which innovative fintech made it to the live event and join us there! https://myventuretech.com/. A huge thank you to these credit union industry leaders who helped narrow down the field! Ami Iceman Haueter Belinda Caillouet Brian Bodell Hina Khalid, MBA, CCUIP, CUERME Jeff Benson Jeffrey Staw Kristopher Kovacs Mia Vista Perez, MS-LHRD, CUCME, PMP, SHRM-SCP

🗞️📢Just Announced: Meet the 25 fintech pitching this November at VentureTech 2024! https://lnkd.in/gYTS89Kf 🎤Launch Party Pitches: Anthony Rangel of Float Stephanie (Alsbrooks) Hanson of Gestalt James Cho of Parlay Miriam Ackerman of Duome Joss Tillard-Gates of GreenLyne Saeid Kian of Ribbon Alex Loewenstein of Wurthy Dave Goulden of FundShine Gwyneth Borden of Remynt Ace McGill of ValueBuddy 🎤Main Pitches: Reagan Bonlie of Nudge Money Alexander Matjanec of Wysh David Rainwater of Savvi AI Paolo Bertolotti, PhD of ModernFi Jacob Bennett of Crux Analytics Pedro F. Moura of Flourish Fi Blesson Abraham of Aviary AI Todd Rovak of Carefull Josh Shaul of Allure Security Danial Jameel of Saris AI Cat Kaiyoorawongs MBA MA of LoanSense Bill Paulen of LoanTerra Joseph Gracia of Nickels Luis Andino of Ditch Zi Chong Kao of Coverbase