Innovation and Incubation

This brief proposes that the best way for credit unions to compete in the lucrative market for unsecured revolving credit (principally credit cards) is to help members reduce what they owe.

Led by Filene Fellow Dr. Jeffrey Robinson, the Center of Excellence for Innovation & Incubation will explore emerging products and...

The gamification market is projected to grow to $30.7B by 2025 and financial institutions have an opportunity to get in the game.

In this report we analyze the desirability and feasibility of Spartacus and if it can help consumers protect their privacy and prevent identity theft.

Through a partnership with CMFG Ventures, Filene Research Institute continues the work of the FinTech Catalyst Incubator to test promising...

Filene's FinTech Catalyst Incubator analyzes Steady to see if it can create a positive influence on the member’s and credit union’s financial health.

Through a new partnership with CMFG Ventures, Filene Research Institute recently launched the FinTech Catalyst Incubator to test promising concepts...

Many traditional financial institutions struggle to meet the needs of minority households. Filene, Visa, and the Ford Foundation conducted this research to find out why.

During the past two years Filene tested five innovative products designed for low-and moderate-income consumers. In this report we share...

What can be done to help ease the regulatory responsibilities for credit unions? And what emerging technology is available to...

Over the last year, fourteen Filene i3 innovation teams developed creative solutions to some of the most challenging problems we have seen come...

What’s your competitive advantage? Are you working towards the future? Or are you “working on the treadmill of today?” With...

Does your credit union have $17.4 billion sitting around waiting to be invested in the latest and greatest fintech innovations...

Where will your credit union be in 2025? Are you prepared to meet the changing demands of consumers...to address the...

Over the past eight months, teams of Filene i3 innovators have developed radical new solutions to address consumer and credit...

If you look at a graph representing the number of credit unions in the United States over the past decade...

Ideas can come from anywhere, but it is more interesting to see where ideas are going. In this round of i...

Read all about the next big i3 idea. In this publication you will find eight new ideas created by credit...

We are pleased to announce the publication of Key Findings: Blueprints for Innovation, a report on the latest findings from...

We are pleased to announce the publication of Key Findings: Blueprints for Innovation, a report on the latest findings from...

In this publication you will find 14 new ideas created by credit union executives from all across North America for Filene Research Institute’s i3 program.

We are pleased to announce the publication of Key Findings: Blueprints for Innovation, a report on the latest findings from Filene i³ (Ideas, Innovation, Implementation).

Credit unions strive to help members build sound financial lives. But helping members change can be ingrained habits that are very difficult to break even when you know what to do.