News & Insights

Credit unions leveraging Origence’s subsidiary, FI Connect, can now utilize the FedNow Service via Catalyst, enabling instant loan funding and significantly accelerating transaction speed and efficiency.

For its 9th year, Catalyst has signed on as a Champion for Cybersecurity Awareness Month (CAM) 2024. Celebrated every October, CAM promotes cybersecurity awareness and best practices.

Catalyst’s Strategic Summit opening speaker offers a fresh perspective on innovation and growth that are particularly relevant for credit unions. According to Havens, credit unions stand at a crucial juncture, where maintaining a balance between traditional values and embracing change is key to future success.

Recently, Catalyst hosted an interactive webcast titled “FedNow® Service Essentials: Use Cases and Industry Adoption,” with subject matter experts from credit union service organization (CUSO) Origence®. Catalyst’s Justin Lutes moderated the discussion where panelists detailed current use cases of the FedNow Service, with a key emphasis on indirect lending within the auto landscape, specifically with new electric vehicle sales.

The monthly Market Overview & Data Report is a comprehensive summary of September’s key economic and market metrics that are fundamental to credit union financial management. The report not only summarizes key economic and market data, but also explains how these metrics are relevant to credit unions. It further includes industry peer performance data and assessment, relative value evaluation, and an upcoming economic calendar. It is also an excellent report to include in credit union board and ALCO packets.