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ORLANDO, Fla.— Brian Caldarelli told credit unions Tuesday that when he takes over as Velera’s president and CEO on Oct. 1, the goal will not be to remake the company, but to build on what is already working—while moving faster, tightening execution and making it easier for credit unions to serve members.

ORLANDO, Fla.— Velera executives used a Tuesday panel at VeleraLIVE 2026 to emphasize the company’s newly unveiled Velera Ecosystem is designed to deliver meaningful technology upgrades for credit unions without forcing the kind of large-scale disruption or wholesale platform changes many institutions worry about.

ORLANDO, Fla.— Erica Dhawan opened the first day of VeleraLive 2026 with a message likely to resonate with many credit union executives: the challenge now is not simply adapting to disruption, but using the lessons of the last several years to “create a better normal” as digital communication, AI and changing member expectations reshape how teams work and how institutions serve members.

SEATTLE, Wash., and LAFAYETTE, Colo.— Strum Platform and FinGoal said they have entered into a strategic partnership aimed at giving credit unions and banks more detailed, AI-driven personalization tools by combining FinGoal’s transaction enrichment and personalized offer capabilities with Strum Platform’s customer data platform and marketing automation tools.

WASHINGTON— The Federal Reserve may have to wait until 2027 to cut interest rates if a prolonged run of high oil prices tied to the Iran war keeps inflation from moving back toward the central bank’s 2% target, Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee said Tuesday, according to Reuters.

WASHINGTON— The Senate Banking Committee said Tuesday it will hold a nomination hearing on April 21 for Kevin Warsh, President Trump’s pick to become the next chairman of the Federal Reserve, setting up the next key step in a confirmation process that now has less than a month before Jerome Powell’s current term as chair expires in mid-May.