Last week, the CreditUnionTimes featured a story about why three of Shastic’s credit union partners are integrating text messaging into their operations strategy.
This CUTimes article dives into how credit unions are using SMS text to connect to the systems they already use, including account opening, loan origination, and customer relationship management systems.
Continue reading “CUTimes story: Why Credit union members love text message interactions”The financial industry is seeing an emergence of digital technology, delivering enhanced experiences to customers who demand convenience, accessibility and easy-to-use platforms.
Continue reading “Why it’s Now Time to Adopt an Omni-Channel Digital Strategy”In 2018, Park Community was evaluating messaging communication services to create a better experience for their members. The credit union needed a text messaging platform that could accurately capture loan prospects in real-time and help guide them through the digital application journey when applicants entered Park’s online loan applications.
Continue reading “Park Community on pace for 2044% ROI from loan growth”Is your financial institution experiencing a lower-than-average rate of new customers? How about those online applications — are they being consistently abandoned by new customers? If so, you’re not alone. Studies have shown that recent abandon rates for online banking applications have averaged out to about 97% among financial institutions.
Continue reading “Reducing Friction in Account Opening”With many people concerned about the prospect of “robots” taking their jobs, the idea of an automated workplace just might seem like one step closer to a dystopian reality. But for those in workforces where the majority of the work can be completed on an employee’s own time and without direct supervision from a manager, workflow automation can be a blessing. Not only does it place more trust in your employees and cause them to focus efforts on more meaningful tasks, but it can also increase the level of satisfaction held by your customers.
Continue reading “Benefits of Workflow Automation”The mass adoption of B2C text messaging is not by accident. Companies, both large and small, now understand just how powerful text messaging tools can be for their business. This is particularly true for the new digital age of banking.
Continue reading “B2C Text Messaging: Knowing the Rules for Digital Banking”Text messaging is no longer considered a complicated, high-tech decision for banks and credit unions. Statistics show that text message for banking is critical to efficiently service customers in today’s world. Furthermore, a majority of financial institutions see text message as a gateway to provide consumers with a better digital experience.
Continue reading “As Communication Changes, Banking Call Centers Turn to Text”Financial institutions are experiencing an evolution in terms of how they reach consumers across new mediums of communication. Many have followed the example of
The building out of these products demonstrates an growing demand for conversational messaging functionality. Here are a few key attributes driving this progress:
Continue reading “Why Conversational Messaging is a No-Brainer”The biggest concern credit unions have with text messaging is opt-in consent. All credit unions must obtain “prior written consent” from members before sending text message communication to meet FCC/TCPA compliance. So how can you automatically convert new applicants into lifelong text message recipients?
Continue reading “7 Strategies for Credit Unions to Grow Text Message Opt-in Consent”Posted on
Shastic has signed on five new customers in the first month of 2018. The recent growth follows the company’s early launch of Elle, a conversational text messaging platform built for credit unions. Elle is an expansion of their automation services to deliver efficient, real-time message communication between credit unions and their members.
Continue reading “Five Credit Unions Sign with Shastic’s Text Messaging Platform in January to Enhance Lending and Operations”
