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access to their finances enter the<br />

market. “Three or four years ago,<br />

digital didn’t contribute much at all to<br />

the overall new membership growth,”<br />

explains Baldarelli. “When you fast<br />

forward to today, digital is the number<br />

one new member acquisition channel<br />

across all of our districts.”<br />

The launch of motusbank has<br />

realised a surge in new membership for<br />

MCU. As new members benefit from a<br />

holistic approach towards banking with<br />

a company that doesn’t assume the<br />

needs of its users but rather approaches<br />

them for the sort of change they want<br />

to see as members. “One of the<br />

biggest things is to never assume that<br />

you have the answer,” says Baldarelli.<br />

“It’s important to listen to what your<br />

members are saying, to spend time in<br />

operations, the contact center and<br />

branches as well as obtaining a holistic<br />

understanding of the business.”<br />

Specifically on digital member<br />

experience, MCU worked closely with<br />

TELUS Financial Solutions. Keith<br />

Nugara says: “Through collaboration<br />

with Meridian, we aligned on its digital<br />

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