- Digital banking solutions provider Alkami Technology has teamed up with Ohio-based credit union, Kemba Credit Union.
- Via the partnership, the financial institution will launch a new digital banking solution for its retail and business members.
- One of Finovate’s earliest alums, Texas-based Alkami Technology made its Finovate debut as iThryv in 2009.
Digital banking solutions provider Alkami Technology announced a partnership with Cincinnati, Ohio-based Kemba Credit Union. The institution, founded in 1934, will leverage its relationship with Alkami to launch a new digital banking solution for its retail and business members. The fintech’s digital banking platform will give Kemba Credit Union members intuitive self-service tools, advanced fraud prevention, and a highly personalized experience.
“Kemba’s successful launch and transition to the Alkami Platform is indicative of a strong partnership to come and we look forward to providing their retail and business members with exceptional digital banking resources,” Alkami VP of Client Experience Group Services, Shannon Marshburn said.
The new platform will empower Kemba Credit Union to boost growth in deposit accounts, create new cross-sell opportunities, and foster greater loyalty. In addition to the platform itself, the credit union will benefit from access to Alkami’s software development kit (SDK) and APIs to further customize its digital banking platform to meet member needs and ensure connectivity to functionality throughout the fintech ecosystem.
“We pride ourselves in providing our members with a high-quality, personalized banking experience that will further our mission to enrich their financial lives,” Kemba Credit Union President and CEO Dan Sutton said. “By partnering with Alkami, we are thrilled to expand that experience through a new digital platform. The launch and implementation of Alkami’s Platform exceeded our expectations, and we are impressed with the speed, look, and feel of the mobile application.”
Kemba Credit Union serves more than 130,000 members in Southwest Ohio, Southeast Indiana, and Northern Kentucky. The institution transitioned to a new online and mobile banking platform earlier this year, and recently announced that it was offering the Ohio Homebuyer Plus Program. This program offers a specialized tax-advantaged savings account with above-market interest rates to support Ohioans looking to purchase a home. Named to Cincinnati.com/The Enquirer’s Top Work Places roster for the past six years in a row, Kemba Credit Union has more than $1.7 billion in assets.
Alkami Technology made its Finovate debut in 2009 as iThryv. In the years since then, the Texas-based fintech has helped more than 800 financial institutions transform their digital banking offerings to meet growth goals, optimize the customer and member experience, and ensure regulatory compliance. Firms using Alkami’s banking platform for at least five years have experienced 25% higher loan growth, 19% higher revenue growth, and 11% higher core deposit growth relative to their peers.
Earlier this month, Alkami announced that it had been listed as the top digital banking provider to the credit union market based on the total number of enrolled mobile users. The recognition comes courtesy of FI Navigator, a U.S. banking vertical data and analytics company. The announcement follows news that Alkami was named “Best Banking App” in October in Tearsheet’s The Big Bank Theory Awards.
In October, Alkami teamed up a pair of regional financial institutions: Connecticut-based Nutmeg State Financial Credit Union and Montana-based Intrepid Credit Union.