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RECAP: Lumin Chief Commercial Officer Kelley Michalik on the Importance of Speed, Trust, and Adaptability in Digital Banking
Lumin Digital Chief Commercial Officer Kelley Michalik recently joined the Fintech Hustle podcast for a wide-ranging conversation on the future of community banking, digital experience, and how credit unions and community banks can outpace larger competitors. In a conversation that spanned everything from go-to-market innovation to personalization at scale, Michalik underscored how community financial institutions…
Trust and intentional design: An AI roadmap for CFIs
Written by Sean WeadockAs first seen in CUInsight, July 30, 2025 Emerging AI technologies—spanning natural language processing (NLP), generative AI (GenAI), and agentic AI—are rapidly reshaping the financial services landscape. They are becoming an increasingly practical and powerful force with the potential to transform how people engage with their finances. These tools have the promise…
RECAP: Lumin Founder and CEO Jeff Chambers on leadership, innovation, and the future of digital banking
Lumin Digital founder and CEO Jeff Chambers recently appeared on the Fintech Cowboys podcast to discuss how strong leadership, a culture of innovation, and a focus on disciplined execution have shaped Lumin’s growth. In a wide-ranging conversation, Chambers shared what differentiates Lumin in a crowded digital banking landscape, how to build a lasting company, and…
Conquer the 4 concerns likely delaying your digital banking transformation
In today’s banking landscape, where more than 70% of people prefer to bank digitally, the ease of that experience determines consumer loyalty. Financial institutions (FIs) are well aware that customers expect a banking experience as fast and intuitive as shopping online or reserving a car service. Yet many FIs whose technology can’t deliver that experience…
Human-inspired digital banking design engages users and builds long-term digital relationships
Users are looking for and expecting intuitive, human-centered, and deeply personalized experiences that evolve as their expectations and financial needs shift. At Lumin Digital, we believe the key to delivering on that expectation is continuous activation. What is continuous activation? At its core, continuous activation is about creating ongoing value that evolves as the user’s…
Combatting fraud with future-ready technology: A strategic imperative
By: Sean McElroy, Chief Risk Officer, Lumin Digital First published on CUInsights, May 20, 2025 From account takeovers and wire fraud to phishing campaigns and social engineering, the threat landscape for financial institutions evolves constantly. So, it stands to reason that security and fraud detection measures must also grow and change quickly in response. Institutions…
Designing a better user experience that drives double-digit engagement and adoption rates
Evaluating how users manage their accounts Lumin Digital’s User Experience (UX) team monitors and evaluates user data from over 5M users to uncover opportunities to improve the digital banking experience and provide additional value to end-users. Lumin’s UX team discovered an opportunity to rethink how digital banking users interact with their accounts and set their…
The top 7 costs of standing still with banking technology
Digital channels have become the backbone of today’s banking journey. Consumers expect a seamless, hyper-personalized experience across all platforms, and FIs must adapt to meet these ever-changing demands. If you are still using legacy technology or an early modern platform–originally built on-premises but migrated to the cloud–you’ve likely experienced unplanned downtime, an influx of support…
Digital banking health check: 5 areas that predict growth or risk
Hailing a ride, ordering food, opening a checking account: customers expect all their daily transactions to be instant, intuitive, and always available. Is your architecture legacy, early modern, or future-ready? Many financial institutions (FIs) struggle to meet consumers’ expectations for digital banking because they’re held back by decades-old technology. Whether still operating on fully legacy…
A Conversation with Lumin Digital Founder and CEO Jeff Chambers
Recent news from Lumin Digital welcomed over 20 new partners from its client community as investors in its shared success. This follows on the heels of the growth equity funding announcement in December 2024. These announcements cement Lumin Digital’s category leadership in digital banking—providing a solid foundation for future innovation, expansion, and long-term client success. …