Comments for Member Gateways Blog http://www.membergateways.com/blog providing strategically significant and relevant advantages for our partners Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:31:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Possible Components of the Virtual Credit Union by Is Now the Time for the “Virtual Credit Union”? @ Beyond Marketing http://www.membergateways.com/blog/?p=4&cpage=1#comment-16 Is Now the Time for the “Virtual Credit Union”? @ Beyond Marketing Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:31:29 +0000 http://www.membergateways.com/blog/?p=4#comment-16 [...] and building a virtual credit union. I read the post Vic put up on the Member Gateways site (and it’s still there) and thinking why wouldn’t someone build this [...] [...] and building a virtual credit union. I read the post Vic put up on the Member Gateways site (and it’s still there) and thinking why wouldn’t someone build this [...]

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]]> Comment on Possible Components of the Virtual Credit Union by rblair http://www.membergateways.com/blog/?p=4&cpage=1#comment-7 rblair Wed, 14 Nov 2007 22:05:43 +0000 http://www.membergateways.com/blog/?p=4#comment-7 X-Card Advantage An advantage for x-Card is the support of IBM. Provides security and credibility. $24 cost an initial barrier, that will fade over time. CU's may fund the card due to offsetting savings from fraud losses. This savings eventually comes back as a member benefit because as a member, I'm not funding my neighbor's losses due to ID theft etc. Payments can be made by smart card or cell phone. X-card offers superior security. X-Card Advantage
An advantage for x-Card is the support of IBM. Provides security and credibility.

$24 cost an initial barrier, that will fade over time. CU’s may fund the card due to offsetting savings from fraud losses. This savings eventually comes back as a member benefit because as a member, I’m not funding my neighbor’s losses due to ID theft etc.

Payments can be made by smart card or cell phone. X-card offers superior security.

]]> Comment on Possible Components of the Virtual Credit Union by rblair http://www.membergateways.com/blog/?p=4&cpage=1#comment-6 rblair Wed, 14 Nov 2007 21:56:57 +0000 http://www.membergateways.com/blog/?p=4#comment-6 We're building a site for mobile payments. This concept has enormous potential to nearly eliminate cash, the need for branches for check cashing, ATM's. This needs to be anywhere, anytime worldwide. How does the credit union movement capitalize on this? Parameters: - merchant based payments - peer to peer - online payments/banking - complete security - simplicity key for mass adoption - anywhere anytime - cooperative network to leverage CU advantage - Marketing/funding, this represents a huge opportunity for CU's We’re building a site for mobile payments. This concept has enormous potential to nearly eliminate cash, the need for branches for check cashing, ATM’s. This needs to be anywhere, anytime worldwide. How does the credit union movement capitalize on this?

Parameters:
- merchant based payments
- peer to peer
- online payments/banking
- complete security
- simplicity key for mass adoption
- anywhere anytime
- cooperative network to leverage CU advantage
- Marketing/funding, this represents a huge opportunity for CU’s

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