Glen visits with Kris Jacobsen and Andrea Molnau of the Minnesota Credit Union Network to discuss the state’s deep-rooted cooperative culture, its efforts to boost consumer savings and attract the next generation of members, and programs to help CUs leverage big data. Also- the latest in artificial intelligence, a debit card slowdown, cash’s counter-punch, seed art at the Minnesota State Fair, and famous sons of credit union employees.    

Links related to this week’s podcast:

http://www.mncun.org/  The Minnesota Credit Union Network

http://www.mnstatefair.org/  The Minnesota State Fair

https://www.technologyreview.com/magazine/2017/11/  The Artificial Intelligence issue of MIT Technology Review

https://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21730546-e-commerce-transforming-business-and-daily-life-mostly-better-says-charlotte  The Economist’s recent special report on e-commerce

http://www.withdrawcashwednesday.com/  The new “Withdraw Cash Wednesday” campaign- mark your calendar for November 22!

http://money.cnn.com/2017/11/11/news/economy/cash-digital-payments/index.html CNN’s coverage of the International Currency Association

http://www.cashmatters.org/  The new CashMatters advocacy site promoting cash usage. 

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