Musings from the CU Suite

Compiled by Anthony Demangone, Powered by NAFCU

Here's hoping your Memorial Day weekend is fun, safe and satisfying.  And as I like to say...don't forget the reason behind the season.

Now, on to this week's reading pile. And since you have an extra day, the list is a bit longer.

• Coming out of the pandemic, it seems supply chains are getting more attention than ever. Exhibit No. 2,123? Good luck finding a cheap rental car this summer. (Bloomberg)
• The number of cord cutters and cord “nevers” has tripled since 2014. (Forbes) I love this continuing story, and I bring it up when I hear people saying that credit unions will never be able to dominate main street retail banking.
• The rise of indoor farming. (FastCo)
• Try this one weird trick Russian hackers hate. (KrebsOnSecurity)
• Elon Muck’s Boring Company is getting close to going live. (Business Insider)
• One McDonald’s location is offering a free iPhone to new workers. (Entrepreneur)
• A leader without priorities is alike a chipmunk on steroids. (Leadership Freak)
• We are entering the best environment for retail in many years. (Forbes)
• Date certain. (Godin)
• Speaking of fast food, here’s a clever ad campaign for Burger King in Belgium – welcoming customers back to locations. (FastCo)
• Outlook 2021: Banking industry trends and challenges. (FB)
• “Our latest survey confirms that the future will belong to companies that put technology at the center of their outlook, capabilities, and leadership mandate.” (McKinsey)

Have a great weekend. And as always, holler if you ever need anything from us at NAFCU.