World Credit Union Conference to be held virtually in 2021

Tuesday 16 January 2024

The World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) has announced that its 2021 global conference will be held virtually on 14-21 July.

The event was initially due to take place in Glasgow and co-hosted by ABCUL, between 11 and 14 July, but WOCCU decided a virtual format would be more appropriate due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

“In light of current health and safety concerns, the decision was unanimous in transitioning to a virtual experience. We are committed to delivering the same high-quality event you have come to expect from World Council within the virtual space,” said World Council President and CEO Brian Branch.

The conference will feature more than 30 educational sessions with topics relevant to all credit union leadership levels.

In 2014, World Council of Credit Unions set a goal of reaching 260 million credit union members worldwide by 2020. Through a concentrated worldwide effort, credit unions were able to reach WOCCU’s “Vision 2020” goal by 2017. But that growth was not even across all countries or among all credit unions. The credit unions that grew were those that offered core services via online and mobile channels. That is why WOCCU is now addressing how to increase membership even further going forward—through the digitization of the global credit union system by 2025. In a guest blog on the WOCCU website, written by ABCUL CEO, Robert Kelly, he states: “Challenge 2025 resonates strongly with us and our members. It links directly with our new vision and strategy document which forms the basis for the sector and ABCUL’s shared future, its lobbying priorities, and our product and service development agenda.

“ABCUL is confident that the strategy and roadmap we have now shared with the British sector sets out the clear path we need to take to achieve our Vision 2025 and contribute to the digitisation of the global credit union system.”

Further event details including registration will be available on the World Credit Union Conference website in early 2021.