CUNA released its annual credit union research compilation report Thursday, the 2015-16 CUNA Environmental Scan (E-Scan) Report.

The report pulls together research on current trends happening in the credit union industry, and asks experts to share the most up-to-date data and information related to those trends.

This year’s E-Scan covers the following trends:

• Mobile ecosystems;
• Apple Pay;
• The growing economy;
• Millennials and the credit union brand;
• High-performing leadership teams;
• Business intelligence;
• Member advocacy;
• Risk;
• Lending disruptors; and
• Cyberthreats and information technology security.

For mobile ecosystems, Mark Sievewright, president, Credit Union Solutions for Fiserv, discusses four areas that illustrate why credit unions must adopt this new way of conducting business.

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