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Engaging with the financial services community and bringing thought leadership to the discussion. Insights from some of the smartest people in the industry, conversations Ascent is driving in the media, and more.
Podcast
Apr 15, 2025
29 min listen
Instant Payments: Hidden Efficiencies & Opportunities
Special Guest: Lisa St. Germain, VP Client Success Payfinia
Apr 08, 2025
37 min listen
Leveraging Data within Your Institution
Special Guest: Corey LeBlanc & Drew Saito, Co-Founders Locality Bank
Apr 01, 2025
33 min listen
Preparing a Community Bank for the Future
Special Guest: Eric Schurr, Chief Strategy Officer Sunrise Banks
Mar 25, 2025
11 min listen
Transformative Impact of Generative AI
Special Guest: Ryan Goellner, Executive Vice President of Technology and Project Management Gate City Bank
Mar 18, 2025
33 min listen
Technology to Empower, Innovate, and Satisfy
Special Guest: Traci Michel, Chief Operating Officer Metro Credit Union
Mar 11, 2025
31 min listen
Clean Data is Key: Unlocking the Potential of AI
Special Guest: Jeff Barrage, SVP Chief Information Officer United Solutions Company
Mar 04, 2025
34 min listen
The Importance of Community-Driven Innovation in the Approach of Credit Unions
Special Guest: Trey Maust, Executive Chairman and Co-Founder Lewis & Clark Bank
Feb 25, 2025
34 min listen
The Importance of Community-Driven Innovation in the Approach of Credit Unions
Special Guest: Frank Wasson, President & CEO CommonWealth One
Feb 18, 2025
31 min listen
Serving the Underserved
Special Guest: Jason Hagan, Senior Vice President & Director Sunrise Banks
Feb 11, 2025
35 min listen
The Credit Union Future Driven by Tech Adoption
Special Guest: Jim Kasch, Chief Executive Officer Kentucky Credit Union League
Articles & Stories
Oct 18, 2024
12 min watch
Co-founders Arjun Sahgal and Allan Boyd sit down with host Mike Lawson at TruStage's FintechSummit 2024
Arjun Sahgal
CEO and Co-Founder
Allan Boyd
COO and Co-Founder
An overview on how Ascent is building the next-generation data platform that provides financial institutions (specifically, credit unions) with the tools and data sources required to service their customers/members...
Oct 17, 2024
In the News
Ascent is a finalist in the Banking Tech Awards 2024 in category: Best Digital Solution Provider - Customer Journey & Experience
Sep 24, 2024
7 min watch
Ascent presenting live at Finovate Fall (full video + snippets from transcript
Glen Fossella
Head of Customer
For the next 7 minutes, I'm going to ask you to suspend everything you know about upgrading your digital product applications...
Sep 23, 2024
7 min read | Roy Urrico (Finopotamus)
Fintech Experts Weigh-In on Trends and Innovations Following FinovateFall 2024
Several financial technology industry experts provided Finopotamus with their post-conference observations...
Sep 12, 2024
5 min read | LinkedIn
The CX Revolution: Why Infrastructure is Everything
Arjun Sahgal
CEO and Co-Founder
You're at your annual medical checkup, filling out a stack of forms that ask for the same information you've provided year after year...
Jul 25, 2024
9 min read | LinkedIn
Building Trust in Remote Communities: The Future of Banking Relationships
Arjun Sahgal
CEO and Co-Founder
We're witnessing a seismic shift in how banks and credit unions connect with their customers...
Jul 12, 2024
6 min read | Trish North (Counting Change)
Enabling Customer Outcomes: Success from Data and Collaboration
Banks and Credit Unions often fall into the solution-shopping trap...
Jul 02, 2024
7 min read | LinkedIn
The Key to Unlocking Banking's Full Potential: An Infrastructure That Puts the Customer First
Arjun Sahgal
CEO and Co-Founder
Picture a future where every financial transaction is as seamless as buying a book on Amazon...
Jun 14, 2024
In the News | Zachary Miller (Tearsheet)
How data platform Ascent leverages CUSO and corporate VC investors to expand into credit unions.
In a world where capital is a commodity, specialist financial services investors are able to offer something generalist investors can't...
May 28, 2024
6 min read | LinkedIn
Leadership Lessons from the Quiet Genius of Carlo Ancelotti
Arjun Sahgal
CEO and Co-Founder
In the high-stakes, high-pressure world of elite sports, leadership takes on an outsized importance...
May 22, 2024
7 min watch | YouTube
Ascent presenting live at Finovate Spring (full video)
Glen Fossella
Head of Customer
First, Ascent solves the fragmented experience problem by streamlining and simplifying any and all product applications and forms across the institution...
May 14, 2024
7 min read
Revolutionizing Banking CX: A Blueprint for Empowerment & Efficiency
Arjun Sahgal
CEO and Co-Founder
We've all been there. That dreaded moment...
May 06, 2024
7 min read
Navigating the DeepmindField - How to cut through the noise of AI in the media
Drew Lyall
Head of Technology
Regardless of where you source your news, chances are you will have seen at least a few articles lately about AI...
Apr 30, 2024
6 min read | LinkedIn
The Invisible Form: Reimagining Customer Experiences
Arjun Sahgal
CEO and Co-Founder
Whether it's a medical questionnaire, a loan application, or a software registration, the experience is often painfully inefficient and impersonal...
Apr 16, 2024
6 min read | LinkedIn
Burn the Box: Sparking a CX Revolution for Community Banks
Arjun Sahgal
CEO and Co-Founder
A clarion call echoes through the halls of credit unions and community banks: It's time to move beyond incremental evolution...
Apr 04, 2024
6 min read | LinkedIn
Massive Untapped Potential: Empowering Entrepreneurs with Disabilities
Arjun Sahgal
CEO and Co-Founder
One in four adults—roughly 61 million Americans—has a disability...
Mar 19, 2024
5 min read | LinkedIn
The Loyalty Imperative: Seizing the Open Banking Moment for Credit Unions & Community Banks
Arjun Sahgal
CEO and Co-Founder
'Open Banking' is an imminent disruption coming to the financial services industry...
Mar 05, 2024
5 min read | LinkedIn
Workforce UX Drives Productivity
Arjun Sahgal
CEO and Co-Founder
Time and again, I've seen how antiquated software systems hinder their workforce's productivity and ability to innovate...
Feb 27, 2024
5 min read
Empowering Financial Futures
Arjun Sahgal
CEO and Co-Founder
Feels like we're on the brink of a sea change... but this isn't just about making old processes faster or more user-friendly.
Jan 22, 2024
5 min read
For BaaS Providers: Navigate Regulatory Challenges and Drive Profitable Growth using Ascent
Glen Fossella
Head of Customer
How do you meet the dual challenge of implementing proper controls and oversight, while enabling your neobanks to grow and attain profitability?
Jan 21, 2024
5 min read
CFPB Rule 1033: Don't Just Comply - Compete and Win
Glen Fossella
Head of Customer
The financial services landscape is undergoing a transformative shift with the pending arrival of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) Rule 1033...