At the end of each year, the Washington Post puts together a definitive, subjective, and plain ol’ fun list of what’s in and what’s out for the year ahead.
In this spirit, CreditUnions.com offers a credit union list of what’s hot and what’s not. Although these aren’t as sure-fire, slam-dunk, bet-the-house-on-it predictionsas the site has made in the past, they’re pretty close.
The first table features selections from the Washington Post. The second table is all about credit unions and offers links to learn more about what’s in.
Without further ado:
WASHINGTON POST’S IN AND OUT LIST
OUT |
IN |
|---|---|
Capturing capital |
Attracting attention |
Fiddle-leaf figs |
Oversize cactuses |
Not being able to explain bitcoin |
Not being able to explain blockchain |
Matcha |
Turmeric |
Pulling for the Cubs |
Resenting the Cubs |
Almonds |
Pecans |
Atlanta |
Kansas City |
CREDITUNIONS.COM’S IN AND OUT LIST
OUT |
IN |
|---|---|
ATMs |
ITMs |
Cash |
Mobile payments |
Hoping members are not fraud victims |
Tweeting fraud prevention best practices |
Wells Fargo |
Not being Wells Fargo |
Bank FinTech |
CUSO FinTech |
Unfocused marketing |
Ugly sweater campaigns |
Siloed conversion procedures |
All hands on deck phone duty |
Stressing mergers |
Surviving mergers |
Financial wellness as an idea |
Financial wellness as an activity |
Human drivers |
Self-driving cars |
Stereotyping unbanked consumers |
Avoiding unbanked assumptions |
Data breaches |
Double data breaches |
Dark web ignorance |
Dark web knowledge |
One size fits all approach to member service |
Considering jobs to be done |
Reinvestment for reinvestment’s sake |
Authentic community investment |
Liz Furman contributed to this article.