Castle Community Bank Chief Executive Adrian Sargent was a speaker at the Association of British Credit Unions (ABCUL) conference on Friday (Mar 15) in Manchester to share his insight on the future of the UK credit union and mutuals sector.
Adrian said:
I’m excited to continue sharing my passion for growing the credit union and mutuals sector across the UK with ABCUL members at this year’s conference. We embraced fintech and since 2021 have seen our membership grow to over 46,000. There’s more to do and I want to help the sector get onboard with the latest technology can offer, improving products for members, and facilitating the growth of social impact through community wealth building values. With the cost of living at an all-time high in the UK, community banks and credit unions are more important than ever. This is our moment to step up and make a difference.
Annual sector conference
The conference is the largest event of the year for the UK credit union sector. Providing an opportunity for credit union board members, staff, and volunteers to hear from a wide range of speakers and discuss the issues that are important to them and their organisations.
ABCUL Chief Executive Robert Kelly said:
We’re delighted Adrian is sharing the success of Castle Community Bank with our members at this year’s ABCUL conference and AGM. We are interested to learn more about how they have utilised fintech to grow the membership and what the member benefits and social impacts have been.
There are currently around 500 credit unions in the UK with over 1.8 million members.