FinTech Magazine October 2019 | Page 130

PATELCO CREDIT UNION
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“ There ’ s no reason for us to reinvent the wheel , so we partner with providers that offer a great foundation that does all the basics but is an open platform that allows us to build strategically on top of it ”

— Kevin Landel , SVP of Innovation and Payments Strategy , Patelco Credit Union
Now , when Patelco wants to add a widget to simplify customer donations to its community outreach programmes , it can do so easily without having to develop the technology for an entire web platform . “ I ’ m happy to say we are out of fix mode and into the build mode ,” says Landel . His role has since shifted as Patelco brings on a new CTO , as well as marketing and credit analysists with strong data science backgrounds . Now , Landel focuses on developing other areas of innovation where the company can flourish : robotic process automation ,
OCTOBER 2019