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Fintechs and credit unions launch new offerings from Central 1’s innovation platform

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DUCA, First West and thirdstream lead 2023 deployments from Forge Community VANCOUVER, B.C., June 12, 2023 – Central 1 today announced the latest deployments from its innovation hub, Forge Community. DUCA, a credit union participant that joined the collaborative platform last year, launched a new profit-share rewards program for their more than 92,000 members. Credit union First West, in partnership...

Stronger Together: Laurentian Bank of Canada and Central 1

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As Canadians increasingly embrace digital banking to simplify their lives, it is more essential than ever for financial institutions to offer robust, convenient and modern solutions. According to a study conducted by the Canadian Bankers Association, eight out of 10 Canadians are using digital channels to conduct most of their banking transactions. For many financial institutions, developing and delivering on...

Driving Innovation with Forge Community

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Since announcing Forge 2.0 in June, Central 1 is taking significant steps towards building out Forge Community – the ecosystem where clients can access and implement customized plugins provided by their peers, fintechs and innovators. What this means for financial institutions is greater cost advantage and simplified flexibility in choice of providers – significant value-adds for a competitive edge. Since joining Central 1 in...

Cheque Ordering Widget from ASAP Cheques coming soon to Financial Institutions on Central 1’s Forge Digital Banking Platform

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VANCOUVER, BC, February 18, 2021 – ASAP Cheques, a leading provider of cheques to financial institutions across Canada, has completed the first release of their cheque ordering integration with Central 1, Canada’s leading digital banking and payments provider for credit unions and financial institutions.   Anticipated to debut in March 2021, the ASAP Cheques widget will enhance the digital banking experiences of financial institutions on Central 1’s Forge Digital Banking Platform by simplifying the cheque ordering process for...

Central 1 enables Coconut Software on the Forge Digital Banking Platform

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  Coconut Software will provide customer engagement solutions to over 178 financial institutions presently moving to Central 1’s Forge Digital Banking Platform VANCOUVER, BC, October 29, 2020 – Vancouver, BC - Coconut Software, the leading provider of customer engagement solutions for the banking and credit union industry, has renewed a working relationship with Central 1, Canada’s leading digital banking and...

The Police Credit Union reinvents their brand with Forge and The Agency at Central 1

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There’s a reason "Digital Transformation" is the term of the day. Digital is reshaping the world we live in, from dining to shopping. And banking is no different. The Police Credit Union (TPCU) recognized the need for this change. With a growing membership spanning a large geographical region and its 75th anniversary fast approaching, TPCU wanted to strengthen its digital...

Central 1 enables thirdstream to deliver customizable origination journeys on Forge Digital Banking Platform

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thirdstream brings rapidly deployable solutions to over 170 financial institutions presently moving to Central 1’s Forge Digital Banking Platform VANCOUVER, BC, October 21, 2020 – Central 1 is empowering another key player on the Forge Digital Banking Platform, enabling thirdstream’s deposit account opening and lending solutions. When completed, financial institutions will be able to deploy existing account opening solutions on...

Easing COVID-19 Pains for Small Businesses

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CHALLENGES With early recovery now in play, it’s important to examine the needs of small businesses in the Canadian market. Labour Force Survey estimates indicate that small establishments employed about 65% of Canadians in 2019, indicating them as a significant backbone of our economy. Now that businesses are in the process of reopening, there are new challenges to face. As we often like to do when we’re developing products...