The awards recognize outstanding achievement in credit union technology in 2024

SAN DIEGO, June 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Finopotamus, the only online publication providing in-depth technology news and opinion exclusively for credit unions, today announced the winners of its 2025 Tekkie Awards. The fifth annual awards garnered a record number of nominations.

The 2025 Tekkie award winners, including their respective categories and profile publication dates, are:

• 1st University Credit Union – People Helping People; $17M assets, 1,800 members; June 26.
• Centris Federal Credit Union – Increased Efficiency; $1.4B assets, 140,000 members; June 27.
• Credit Union 1 – Member Growth, $1.9B assets, 123,000 members; June 26.
• CU NextGen – Tech CUSO of the Year, June 25.
• Extra Credit Union – Revenue Growth, $332M assets, 19,000 members; June 25.
• Mahalo Banking – Game Changer (co-winner), June 24.
• Talkdesk – Game Changer (co-winner), June 24
• Trustone Financial Credit Union – Innovation; $5.5B assets, 217,000 members; June 27.

Tekkie category winners will be featured on Finopotamus.com from June 24 – 27, 2025, according to the above schedule.

"We kept the categories the same this year and saw a 35% increase in the number of nominations. This is a clear indication that our trusted and valued audience is eager to share their technology achievements that support the credit union movement of 'people helping people,'" said Finopotamus Publisher John San Filippo. "While more nominations create a greater challenge for judges, they were thrilled and excited by this year's submissions, all of which showed merit and promise. With great anticipation, Finopotamus is already looking ahead to next year's Tekkies."

About Finopotamus
Finopotamus is an online publication created by industry veterans W.B. King, John San Filippo, and Roy Urrico to bring credit unions technology news and original content not found elsewhere. The publication looks at technology best practices across multiple industries to bring credit unions the broadest range of relevant information. The publication's tagline is Fintech News for Hungry CUs. Visit Finopotamus at www.finopotamus.com.

Contact: John San Filippo, (619) 467-0431, 397031@email4pr.com

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