FinTech Connect
Technology + FinTech + Vendor Solutions + Education
FinTech Connect
A Unique Experience for Credit Union Professionals
At FinTech Connect, you’ll gain access to concise, invaluable insights from industry experts and thought leaders. Our carefully curated educational sessions will keep you at the forefront of emerging technology, FinTech innovations, and vendor solutions.
Discover cutting-edge strategies and best practices that will empower you to navigate the ever-evolving credit union landscape with confidence and precision. This exclusive event delivers the actionable intelligence you need to stay competitive in today’s rapidly changing financial services environment.
FinTech Connect is designed for CEOs, executive teams, managers, C-suite leaders, and IT professionals who make critical technology decisions. Space is limited—reserve your spot now to ensure you don’t miss this essential professional development opportunity.
Are you a Fintech interested in participating? Contact the Events Team – events@yourleague.org
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July 21 – 22, 2026
AC Hotel
410 Rep John Lewis Way S, Nashville, TN 37203
For more information, visit the FinTech Speakers page!
All times CT
Tuesday, July 21
11:30 a.m.
Registration
12:00 p.m.
Lunch & Networking with Vendors (Sponsored by ACUSi)
12:45 p.m.
Opening Comments
1:00 p.m.
Opening Session - The Human Advantage: Why Relationships Will Be Credit Unions' Greatest Competitive Edge in an AI World with Sam Maule
1:45 p.m.
Segment 1 - Origence & AiVantage
2:30 p.m.
AI Panel Discussion - AI in Action: Practical Innovation for Credit Unions with CurrentWave AI & Convergint
3:15 p.m.
Networking Break
3:30 p.m.
Segment 2 - LemonadeLXP & Essential Analytics
4:15 p.m.
Wrap Up & Networking Reception (Sponsored by TruStage)
5:15 p.m.
Dinner on Your Own
Wednesday, July 22
8:00 a.m.
Breakfast & Networking with Vendors
9:00 a.m.
Segment 3 - Bankjoy & nCino
9:45 a.m.
Money Movement & Stablecoin Fireside Chat - Modern Money Movement for Credit Unions: Powering Real-Time Payments, Earned Wage Access, and Member-Centric Experiences with Visa & TruStage Ventures
10:30 a.m.
Sponsor Showcase - ACUSi, MarketScan, ScreenSteps & VolCorp
10:45 a.m.
Segment 4 - Saris AI & Aries Fraud Solutions
11:30 a.m.
Pitch Contest & Door Prizes
11:45 a.m.
Networking Break & Box Lunch Pick Up
12:00 p.m.
AI Certification Session - Eltropy
1:30 p.m.
Wrap Up & Dismissal
FinTech Speakers
Opening Session
Artificial intelligence is changing the way we work, communicate and serve our members.
But the credit unions that thrive in the next decade won’t be the ones that simply adopt the most technology.
They’ll be the ones that combine the power of AI with genuine human connection.
Artificial intelligence is changing the way we work, communicate and serve our members.
But the credit unions that thrive in the next decade won’t be the ones that simply adopt the most technology. They’ll be the ones that combine the power of AI with genuine human connection.
At FinTech Connect, Sam Maule will challenge attendees to move beyond the hype and fear surrounding AI and focus on what matters most: ensuring technology strengthens the relationships that have always set credit unions apart.
In this thought-provoking keynote, Sam will explore how credit unions can:
- Use AI to improve financial inclusion while keeping people at the center of important decisions
- Transform branches from transaction centers into relationship and financial coaching hubs
- Create marketing that feels like authentic community conversation
- Build member engagement strategies that combine intelligent systems with meaningful human relationships
This isn’t a technical session.
It’s a leadership conversation about identity, purpose and the unique role credit unions can play in a world increasingly defined by automation.
Because the future belongs to the credit unions that remain unmistakably, unapologetically human.
Segment 1
Origence delivers lending technology that streamlines the borrowing experience across direct and indirect channels. By automating workflows and simplifying loan processing, they help credit unions reduce operational friction, improve efficiency, and drive loan growth.
AiVantage leverages artificial intelligence to help credit unions personalize member engagement, improve marketing effectiveness, and uncover new growth opportunities. Its Interactive AI platform helps overcome challenges such as fragmented data, limited staff capacity, and inconsistent member engagement, strengthening relationships and operational efficiency
AI Panel Discussion
Join industry leaders for an engaging discussion on how artificial intelligence is transforming the credit union landscape. Moderated by Pete Lunenfeld, CEO of CurrentWave AI, this panel brings together fintech innovators, security experts, and credit union practitioners to explore real-world AI applications that drive efficiency, enhance member experiences, strengthen fraud prevention, and support strategic growth.
Panelists will share practical insights, lessons learned, and emerging trends, and discuss how credit unions can responsibly adopt AI technologies to remain competitive in a rapidly evolving financial services landscape. Attendees will leave with actionable ideas and a clearer understanding of how AI is moving from concept to reality across the credit union industry.
CurrentWave AI transforms approved policies, procedures, and operational documentation into a conversational knowledge assistant that delivers instant, source-cited answers to employees. Financial institutions use CurrentWave AI to reduce operational risk, improve service consistency, accelerate onboarding, and gain visibility into employee knowledge gaps and emerging trends.
Convergint supports credit unions in protecting people, facilities, and assets through integrated security systems, including access control, video surveillance, cybersecurity, and alarm monitoring. Their solutions help mitigate physical security risks, fraud concerns, regulatory pressures, and operational challenges, creating safer environments for both members and staff.
Segment 2
LemonadeLXP is an all-in-one learning and knowledge platform for community banks and credit unions. It powers staff training, frontline enablement, and customer education through engaging, interactive learning experiences to drive growth across every channel.
Essential Analytics, a Trellance company, provides data and analytics solutions that help credit unions turn data into actionable insights to improve decision-making and performance. This session will focus on their 5300 Call Report solution, which simplifies regulatory reporting, improves accuracy, and reduces the time and effort required for compliance.
Segment 3
Bankjoy provides modern digital banking solutions, including mobile and online banking, account opening, and loan origination tools. The platform helps eliminate outdated experiences, reduce onboarding delays, and streamline lending processes, delivering a more competitive member experience.
Many credit unions are finding that the NCUA Model and other simplified CECL tools leave gaps — in accuracy, efficiency, and confidence. In this session, nCino will walk through the real challenges credit unions face with ALLL calculations and demonstrate how Portfolio Analytics transforms that process. See firsthand how purpose-built analytics can streamline your CECL workflow, improve data quality, and give your team the insight it needs to make better lending decisions.
Money Movement & Stablecoin Fireside Chat
The Money Movement Fireside chat by Visa and TruStage will cover the evolving landscape of domestic and cross-border money movement, highlighting key payment networks, their capabilities, and how they compare across speed, reach, and use cases.
- Domestic (U.S.): Overview of major rails (ACH, FedNow, RTP, card networks, P2P platforms) and how they are leveraged for core use cases such as account funding, recurring deposits, payouts, and early wage access, with consideration for user experience and risk/compliance requirements.
- Cross-Border: Review of global payment networks (e.g., SWIFT, card-based solutions, digital wallets, push-to-account) with focus on speed, transparency, currency support, and remittances/global payouts.
- Key Themes:
- Shift toward real-time, customer-centric payments
- Importance of matching payment rails to specific use cases
- Increasing fraud, risk, and regulatory complexity
- Opportunities to modernize payments and unlock growth
The session will provide leadership with a clear view of how to navigate a fragmented payments ecosystem and prioritize investments to enhance customer experience and drive business value.
Visa is a global leader in digital payments, helping credit unions provide members with fast, secure, and seamless ways to pay and manage their finances. From card programs and digital wallets to fraud protection and payment innovation, Visa supports credit unions in meeting the evolving needs of today’s consumers.
TruStage Ventures connects credit unions with innovative fintech solutions designed to improve operations, strengthen member relationships, and drive growth. Their focus on emerging technologies helps credit unions navigate change and capitalize on new opportunities in an evolving financial landscape.
Segment 4
Back-office operations at credit unions and banks are manual, expensive, and untraceable. Saris tackles this $1T+ problem with agentic AI workflows that automate lending, compliance, and operations to cut costs, protect revenue, and free up skilled teams to focus on the work that matters to their members and communities. Purpose-built for financial services and integrated directly into existing cores and LOS platforms, no rip-and-replace required.
Imagine if the card number a criminal steals in a store simply wouldn’t work for online shopping. The patented Obscurity Card™ from Aries Fraud Solutions makes that possible by using separate card numbers for in-person and online transactions, all on a single card. The result is a simple, common-sense approach to reducing fraud without changing how members use their cards.
AI Certification Session
Eltropy offers a unified communications platform that enables credit unions to engage members through text, voice, video, and AI-powered tools. By consolidating communication channels and automating routine interactions, they help improve responsiveness, boost staff efficiency, and enhance performance across lending, collections, and service teams.
Premier Sponsors
Opening Lunch Sponsor
General Sponsors
AC Hotel
ROOM RATES STARTING AT $259 ++
Reserve your room by June 25 for the special rate.
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Registration is open to credit union employees and directors from affiliated credit unions in Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and West Virginia.
If you represent a company interested in speaking or participating in this event, please contact Laura Parrish for additional information and registration options.
Code of Professional Conduct
At the Tennessee Credit Union League, we’re committed to creating a welcoming and respectful environment for everyone. As a participant related to any of our events, we ask that you conduct yourself in a friendly and considerate manner.
We value everyone’s experience and won’t tolerate disruptions or disrespect towards other participants, League members, speakers, attendees, exhibitors, guests, volunteers, or staff. We will review concerns and take any action we deem necessary. Participants found to have breached this Code of Professional Conduct in any way may be asked to leave without a refund of their registration fees and may be banned from future events. This may include all meetings, offsite activities, and credit union chapter meetings.
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