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A typical credit union downloads its report bundles, daily from its processors. Usually the only option is to store those highly sensitive PCI report bundles on a network drive, with some level of appropriate user access controls. The reports contain 16 digit card number, transaction-level details, and PII of credit union members. However, the network drive is not in a PCI compliant environment. Does this sound familiar? More importantly, do you know where your processor reports are being stored?

More and more Board of Directors and Auditors are getting involved in this area of security and asking pertinent questions regarding storage of information. Even if you do not believe that a data breach is a possibility (which is a false sense of security) this is still not the proper way to store and secure your reports.

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Paul Ablack, CEO, OnApproach, had the chance to catch up with Mike Lawson of CUbroadcast last week at the NAFCU 51st Annual Conference & Solutions Expo. The conversation covers topics from evolution of A.I., digital transformation, a collaborative data lake for the credit union industry, platform analytics, data encryption, cyber security, peer benchmarking, and shared applications on the CU App Store community.  

As a part of the discussion, Paul Ablack explained the progress of the collaborative online analytics marketplace, the CU App Store. In the conversation, Paul explains that, "[OnApproach is] going to build a community around the CU App Store, where credit unions can come in, they can contribute content, and they can comment on the content. Let's say someone puts a really good marketing segmentation report [on the CU App Store], others can build on it, can make it better, they can comment, and place reviews.

Growing rapidly from only 28 attendees in 2014 to an expected attendance of well over 300 this year, the Analytics and Financial Innovation (AXFI) Conference consistently provides a unique forum for credit union collaboration and innovation. The 5th Annual AXFI Conference addresses not only the growing need to make analytics, innovation, and security top priorities for credit unions, but also provides tangible examples and hands-on workshops so credit union employees can walk away from the conference with a deeper understanding of how to move forward and achieve organizational goals. This conference is designed to be of interest to all levels of credit union management, C-Level, VPs, Managers and Technical Staff.

Here are 5 reasons you won’t want to miss the 2018 Analytics and Financial Innovation (AXFI) Conference:

Credit union interest in Big Data is at an all-time high. The promise of predictive analytics and other Big Data opportunities will be a key part of helping the industry compete more effectively with traditional banks and fintech upstarts.

Thanksgiving and Black Friday have already passed, and now, for many of us, the real fun begins on Cyber Monday. While we are searching the whole web for the best deals on new clothing and that big TV, it is also a good time to put some thought into our digital identities.  

What is Digital Identity?

The internet has essentially become a necessity in our daily lives; both work and personal. Whether we like it or not, every interaction we make online helps to create a more comprehensive identity of our digital selves. Digital identities are not only your shopping history and google searches, but also include how you use your apps (fitness, sleep, etc.), where you have taken Uber rides, the social media updates you have posted, the friends you interact with, your credit, and so much more.