Sponsored: Meet members where they do business

<p>With the rising availability of vaccinations and the country reopening, people are beginning to spend at or above pre-pandemic levels. And they’re turning to digital channels to complete their financial transactions, a move that was accelerated by the <a href='https://news.cuna.org/coronavirus'>pandemic</a>. <br/><br/>“Payments is the path to growth,” says Todd Clark, CEO of <a href='https://www.co-opfs.org/'>CO-OP Financial Services</a>, a <a href='https://www.cuna.org/abm/'>CUNA associate business member</a> at the elite level. “Meet members where they’re doing their everyday business. I’m not saying abandon life-stage lending, but add these two things together.” <br/><br/>In this episode of the <a href='https://news.cuna.org/podcasts'>CUNA News Podcast</a>, sponsored by CO-OP Financial Services, Clark discusses new solutions CO-OP is developing to assist with the payment pathway, recent payments research CO-OP conducted in partnership with <a href='https://www.ey.com/en_us'>EY</a>, advice for combating fraud, and more.</p>