by Nick Money | Mar 9, 2021 | Audio, News & Updates
Podcast download here. Chris Smith asks Nick Money, Director of Development at CFCFE, to introduce the forthcoming conference on Monday 29th March. This is CFCFE’s fifth conference, and its second which is online-only. The conference brings together credit union...
by Nick Money | Mar 2, 2021 | Audio, News & Updates, Welcome
Podcast download here. Matt Bland, formerly Head of Policy at the trade association ABCUL, joined Co-op Credit Union in January 2020. As Matt started his first CEO post, little did he know quite what challenges the year would bring. In conversation with Chris Smith,...
by Nick Money | Feb 4, 2021 | Audio, News & Updates, Welcome
Podcast download here. Chris interviews Robert Kelly, CEO of ABCUL, on how credit unions might consider approaching ‘mergers from strength’, as one strategic option for long term sustainability. Credit unions in Ireland have experienced considerable merger...
by Nick Money | Jan 12, 2021 | Audio, News & Updates, Welcome
Podcast download here. Following on from CFCFE’s paper on the subject of replacing the core IT system, Chris Smith opens the podcast series in 2021 with by interviewing the author and consultant, Todd Proulx, as well as the CFCFE chair and CUFA Ltd MD, Ralph...
by Nick Money | Dec 21, 2020 | Audio, News & Updates
The CFCFE-sponsored podcast, Talking Credit Unions with Chris Smith, is one year old! there are now 15 podcasts, on topics including diversity in the credit union boardroom, payroll deduction, and the impact of COVID-19 in Ireland and Britain. Chris, a veteran credit...
by Nick Money | Dec 3, 2020 | Audio, News & Updates
2020 has been a year that has renewed focus on diversity in all aspects of society. As co-operative organisations, owned by and serving their members, credit unions should be properly inclusive and representative, whether in their outreach in communities, in the...
