by Gary Collins | Sep 28, 2026 | Featured, News & Updates
Swoboda members are invited to apply for i4 Incubator 2027, the second year of our collaborative innovation programme. Credit unions work alongside carefully selected Strategic Partners across five flexible labs to test and learn together, without operational risk....
by Brigene Litchfield | Sep 7, 2026 | Featured, News & Updates, Research, Uncategorized
Swoboda Research Centre is pleased to publish this white paper by Todd Proulx of f64 business services, LLC examining how credit unions can compete not by accumulating more technology, but by integrating it around a co-operative core system. Credit unions have always...
by Brigene Litchfield | Jul 28, 2026 | Featured, News & Updates, Uncategorized
David Fagleman, Project Manager, i4 Incubator, Swoboda Research Centre Innovation is one of those words that everyone feels obliged to use, but not always to define. It sits comfortably in strategy documents and keynote speeches because it sounds positive, modern and...
by Brigene Litchfield | Jun 26, 2026 | Featured, News & Updates, Research
New report: The Common Bond Enigma Every credit union in Ireland and the UK is legally required to restrict membership to a defined group, such as employees of a company, residents of a town, or members of an association. This common bond is what makes credit unions...
by Brigene Litchfield | Jun 24, 2026 | Featured, News & Updates, Research
This report analyses credit union business models across countries with differing income levels, regulatory environments and co‑operative traditions, with particular attention to implications for Ireland. Using international case studies, expert insights and...
by Brigene Litchfield | Jun 22, 2026 | Featured, News & Updates, Research
New research: The business models of credit unions — an international comparison This new report by Nick Money and Paul A. Jones examines credit union systems in Brazil, Canada (Desjardins and Anglophone), Guatemala, Jamaica, Poland and the USA, using a common...
